New immigration paperwork calls for ’Placeholder Family Member, Age Unknown’

Real Change
Share accurate information – not stigma – because viruses don’t discriminate

via Mike Buchman | March 12th, 2020

Coronavirus incidents are evolving rapidly, as you know. At Solid Ground, we are closely monitoring the situation, globally and locally. Our organization comprises 22 programs and services that help more than 75,000 households each year overcome poverty...
Read more in the Mar. 11-17, 2020 issue.
- Read more about Share accurate information – not stigma – because viruses don’t discriminate
Real Change
’Stay home’ when you’re homeless?

by Hanna Brooks Olsen | March 11th, 2020

Recently I saw a suggestion from a concerned citizen on Facebook that underscored so much of what we get wrong when things go wrong. The woman was asking local elected officials to mandate quarantine for “help-averse” homeless folks if they presented with...
- Read more about 'Stay home' when you're homeless?
Real Change
Vice President Mike Pence is very expert at sabotaging public health

by Dr. Wes Browning | March 11th, 2020

The coronavirus is all over the news today. Probably the scariest news connected with COVID-19 was a Washington Post story with the headline “CDC to cut by 80 percent efforts to prevent global disease outbreak.” What’s so scary about it is it was dated Feb...
- Read more about Vice President Mike Pence is very expert at sabotaging public health
Real Change
Is Seattle is past the point where the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program is considered controversial?

by Timothy Harris | March 11th, 2020

I’d like to think Seattle is past the point where the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program is considered controversial. Since LEAD began nine years ago in Belltown, this criminal diversion program has expanded throughout the downtown and to...
- Read more about Is Seattle is past the point where the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program is considered controversial?
Real Change
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a necessary program

via Elinor Graham | March 4th, 2020

What do Washington’s kids need to be healthy? You might be tempted to give the most basic of answers — nutritious food, clean diapers, a safe home to live in. You would be right. Meeting a child’s basic needs is proven to build a foundation for health and...
- Read more about Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a necessary program
Real Change
We don’t have the luxury of looking away

by Oscar Rosales Castaneda | February 28th, 2020

I watched the federal court case against Seattle activists who were charged with trespassing for protests at U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office last summer. To my dismay and that of many others, there was no mention of their reasoning to request a meeting...
- Read more about We don’t have the luxury of looking away
Real Change
Stop before we get the ’Trump Movie Awards of America’

by Dr. Wes Browning | February 28th, 2020

The South Korean movie “Parasite” won big at the Academy Awards earlier this month, including best picture. The first non-English movie ever to win best picture, and President Trump restrained himself for one whole week before letting loose a cry over it...
- Read more about Stop before we get the 'Trump Movie Awards of America'
Real Change
Creating homes for youth in foster care recovering from trauma and neglect

via Dawn Rains | February 28th, 2020

Youth experiencing foster care achieve academic outcomes significantly below their peers. Less than 50 percent of youth in foster care nationwide graduate from high school on time due to trauma, frequent transitions and loss. As a result, studies show they...
- Read more about Creating homes for youth in foster care recovering from trauma and neglect
Real Change
Impeachment and battle for our nation’s soul

by Jill Mullins | February 19th, 2020

The impeachment battle and the current wave of violent white supremacy is the enduring battle for our nation’s soul — does the wealth of a few matter more than the dignity of the many? Our nation was founded with the immoral compromise to enslave human...
- Read more about Impeachment and battle for our nation’s soul
Real Change
New immigration paperwork calls for ’Placeholder Family Member, Age Unknown’

by Dr. Wes Browning | February 19th, 2020

One year after becoming U.S. Attorney General, William Barr has finally acted as one by telling President Trump to stop making his job impossible. I’m going to guess that Barr already knows he’s to be fired, since his usefulness to Trump — to help impede...
- Read more about New immigration paperwork calls for 'Placeholder Family Member, Age Unknown'

Seattle's award winning street newspaper. Immediate economic opportunity for people who are low-income and homeless.