Founded in 1906, Neighborhood House is one of the oldest human services agencies in the King County region. In addition to the benefits of the services they have provided for over 100 years, their goal is to remove barriers and change oppressive systems that are causing poverty. I have served on the board of directors for the past four years.

Let me tell you a story about Ephraim, a rideshare driver saw a huge drop in income when COVID hit. Fortunately, the federal government extended unemployment to gig workers. Unfortunately, the Employment Security Department was not equipped to serve people that didn't speak English or have computer literacy.

Neighborhood House advocated with them to:

Add a language line,

Hire bilingual staff, and

Revamp their website.

After they helped Ephraim secure unemployment, they paid for Ephraims Commercial Drivers license. He now makes $55/hour driving a truck.