How to Reach Us

For those of us committed to ending poverty in our community these are truly promising times. Across the region there is a growing expectation that we can end homelessness in Seattle/King County and make transformational progress on many of the issues that impact low-income people.

Here at Solid Ground, we are currently doing more than we have ever done to address homelessness, hunger, and other aspects of poverty. Among the leaders in our community’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, Solid Ground is on the brink of developing over 100 units of new housing for homeless families at Sand Point. At the same time we are expanding our services for families who are victims of domestic violence, and offering a wider range of shelter and transitional housing options than ever before, in order to meet the needs of as many families as possible. Recognizing that institutional racism is a major cause of poverty, we are also addressing institutional practices and policies that prevent the full participation of people of color in our society.

When the agency began in 1974 (as the Fremont Public Association), a neighborhood food bank was our core service. Although we no longer run a food bank, fighting hunger remains a central and expanding component of our work. We are the largest provider of organic produce to Seattle food banks and the backbone of area food bank efforts to serve families with young children. Recently we began providing food deliveries to seniors in public housing whose isolation and limited mobility compromise their nutritional well-being. And we are exploring a unique new program to fight childhood obesity.

From our early days, we’ve always helped low-income families and individuals to get back to the solid ground of stable housing, sustainable nutrition, financial skills and freedom from discrimination. At the start of 2007, we took the name Solid Ground to better describe the vast scope of our work throughout King County. An important aspect of this new identity is the opportunity it provides to reestablish our connection to the broader community. This revamped web site is one part of our effort to do a better job describing our work and involving more community members in our mission. As you visit us here, please ask yourself: what can I do to help work for a just and caring community free from poverty, prejudice and neglect? We look forward to hearing from you!