How to Reach Us

At Solid Ground we believe:

• Our community has the resources, will and ability to end poverty.
• All people have the right to food, shelter, social justice and opportunities.
• Racism perpetuates poverty. To end poverty we must undo racism.
• Together we can build a community free from poverty, prejudice and neglect, in which all members stand on solid ground with the skills and confidence needed to achieve their dreams.

For more than 30 years, Solid Ground has been recognized for its ability to respond to the needs of low-income and disadvantaged people in our community. As our Senior Advisor, and former Executive Director, Frank Chopp, said: “We see what needs to be done and just start doing it—it’s a constantly rejuvenating effort to fight poverty and injustice.”

We have a legacy of providing services that respond to basic needs—such as housing for homeless people and chore services for elderly and disabled people. 

And we have an unparallel record of developing new services to meet emerging needs. In response to increased incidence of obesity among young people, we recently developed the Apple Corps, which will pioneer a school-based nutrition and fitness program to give children and families tools and support to fight this epidemic. Other innovations, such as Community Voice Mail and Working Wheels have become models replicated in other communities.

We coordinate the largest AmeriCorps and VISTA programs in our community, providing more than 130 full time staff to enable scores of other area organizations to carry out their missions.

Solid Ground’s political advocacy has been a cornerstone of efforts to create and expand Washington State’s Housing Trust Fund, expand the Basic Health Plan, save the state’s General Assistance-Unemployable (GAU) Program and other campaigns to help make our public policies more responsive to the real needs of low-income people.

Together our 30 programs offer a coordinated, comprehensive approach to meeting the immediate needs of people trapped in poverty and providing the support, tools and services they need to achieve lasting stability and self-sufficiency.

Phone:      206.694.6802
Email:       communications@solid-ground.org
FAX:         206.694.6777
Address:   Solid Ground
                1501 North 45th Street 
                Seattle, WA 98103-6708