Links to Additional Resources
FareStart is fortunate to work with a network of partners whose collaborative missions work to eradicate homelessness. Click on the links below for more information on the inspiring work these organizations are engaged in.
Kitchens With Mission:
Founded in 2006, Kitchens With Mission is an independent 501(c)3 organization with the goal of replicating successful components of the FareStart model around the United States.
Under the guidance of Executive Director David Carleton, Kitchens With Mission (KWM) works to provide a tangible path to new opportunities and better lives for individuals with barriers to employment. This is accomplished through the replication of a self-sustaining food service-based job training model. KWM exists to directly support and assist individual affiliate partners across the US as they plan, develop and grow food-service-based job training programs and associated social enterprise businesses.
Other Resources:
Founded in 1974, YouthCare was the first shelter for homeless youth in the Western United States and continues to be a leader in providing services to this vulnerable population. Today, YouthCare’s services range from street outreach and residential housing to employment training. FareStart's Youth Barista Training & Education Program is a collaborative effort between YouthCare and FareStart.
United Way of King County: 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
As a founding member of the Committee to End Homelessness in King County, United Way of King County has helped put together a comprehensive 10-year plan to end homelessness. The plan lays out a series of specific strategies and actions, with clear goals and measurable outcomes, for local leaders and their organizations to pursue so that we can end homelessness in King County by 2014.
United Way of King County: Out of the Rain Initiative
Helping those in need find a place to call home.
Seattle/King County Coalition for the Homeless
The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH) was formed in 1979 and is one of the oldest homeless coalitions in the country. They work collaboratively to ensure the safety and survival of people who are homeless and to end the crisis of homelessness in our region.
National Coalition for the Homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless, founded in 1984, is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission - to end homelessness.