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Meet Eileen Aparis, the New Hopelink Chief Operating Officer

Hopelink is pleased to announce Eileen Aparis as new Chief Operating Officer. …

Feb 2026

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Food Assistance Resources

If you’re looking for additional food resources for the 2025 – 2026 season, we …

Oct 2025

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How Transportation Access Impacts Poverty 

For people experiencing poverty, the road toward stability can be long, but on …

Jul 2024

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Food Assistance Resources

If you’re looking for additional food resources for the 2025 – 2026 season, we have created a list.

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What to Know About SNAP Benefits & the Government Shutdown

In our busy world, we know how overwhelming it can be to keep up with the news.

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King County Community Action Agencies Call for Action as Federal Cuts Loom

King County’s Community Action Agencies Byrd Barr Place, El Centro de la Raza, Hopelink, Multi-Service Center, Neighborhood House, and Solid Ground are together calling for action to protect the vital network of programs that serve the region’s most vulnerable community members.

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Announcing Our 31st Annual Reaching Out Celebration Speaker: Rick Steves  

Announcing Our 31st Annual Reaching Out Celebration Speaker: Rick Steves   We’re excited to share that Rick Steves will be the featured speaker at Hopelink’s 31st annual Reaching Out Celebration.   Since 1995, this signature event has brought together community members from across our region in support of a shared vision—a community free of poverty. As Hopelink’s premier fundraising event, the Reaching Out […]

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A new beginning for Anita, Made Possible by the Community 

While learning English, Anita started baking again, this time from scratch, without expecting profit. She simply wanted to share her food and introduce people to the flavors she loved. 

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“Stamp Out Hunger” with Hopelink: A Simple Act, A Powerful Impact 

Last year, Hopelink received 45,336 pounds of food through this incredible effort, stocking our shelves and helping us meet the growing need across North and East King County. 

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Meet Eileen Aparis, the New Hopelink Chief Operating Officer

Hopelink is pleased to announce Eileen Aparis as new Chief Operating Officer. This role is responsible for leading Hopelink’s programmatic divisions—Community Services and Transportation, including oversight of all Facilities strategy and operations.

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Hopelink Stories

Hopelink Stories

“I’m really proud of myself. I’m at a place financially where I’m not so tight on money that I need to use credit cards”

Staying on top of finances is just the tip of the iceberg in Ashley’s story

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Hopelink did so much for me, so volunteering at the Food Market was just my way of saying thank you. I want to help the way they helped me.

While participating in English for Work, Raouf began researching culinary arts courses

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I finally felt hopeful about starting to move forward with learning how to handle getting out of debt.

Cindy says she learned way more than just money management

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Choosing to smile no matter what, is how Violet chooses to live her life. Violet came to the US with her family seeking asylum from her native Tanzania.

How Violet found her strength

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We worried that in the future, there would be some problem with authorities. Right now, I am absolutely confident that our kids will be okay.

In Russia, our biggest concern was for our kids

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