School’s out and that leaves many families with children around Whatcom County struggling to keep their kids fed. Here are free meals being served for children 18 & under throughout our community. Thank you to everyone who makes these meals happen!
While a mom and her children were experiencing homelessness, she couldn’t cook for her family. Now in our emergency shelter, this mom is making up for lost time in the kitchen.
Scarcity mindset instills the idea that if your fellow community members get what you need, there will not be enough left for you. That thinking may be exacerbating poverty and homelessness in Whatcom County.
“The support families who have worked with Interfaith Coalition has received is huge. A lot of their housing needs are met, so I can focus on the child’s academic needs.”
Bellingham Public Schools Family Liaisons, Emily Humphrey-Krigbaum and Jami Pitman, have a very specific job: to break down barriers that prevent a child in poverty from reaching their potential.
A bike commuter and lover of water, trails, and trees, our new Family Housing Director, Hannah Kunde is an introvert with a quiet, thoughtful inquisitiveness.
Most of us know about the work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Civil Rights Movement, but many of us aren’t aware that fair housing for everyone was part of his fight.
Started in 2018, The Chardi Kala Project fights hate crimes against Sikhs and other marginalized populations by educating and providing opportunities for connection around Whatcom County.
No matter how many assurances are made to them, many families transitioning out of homelessness won't believe they are getting to move into a place of their own until they are holding the key.
In general, people in low and middle class cultures have different ways of interacting with the world. So how do we come to a place of understanding when interacting with each other?
