Solid Ground WA

Change begins with community.

This year has been a whirlwind — moments of hope, waves of uncertainty. As safety nets fray and long-held values are challenged, one truth stands strong: lasting change begins in community. It begins with us.

At Solid Ground, we see this power in action every day. When families face hardship, it’s your compassion that helps turn hard days into hopeful ones. Your generosity fuels the housing, meals, and connections that keep people going — and growing.

But right now, vital programs are strained. Federal funding cuts threaten the services families count on to stay nourished, healthy, and housed.

Despite the challenges, we remain hopeful. For over 50 years, Solid Ground has endured recessions, budget cuts, even a pandemic — because supporters like you have always shown up.

Today, we need your support more than ever to close a growing funding gap and continue serving over 65,000 neighbors across Washington.

Your donation before December 31 will be doubled – up to $100,000 – thanks to generous friends of Solid Ground. Every gift, matched dollar for dollar, helps keep food on the table and families in their homes.

Families like Heaven’s and Lashaye’s – two neighbors rebuilding their lives at our Sand Point Housing campus. 

Every morning, Heaven’s three-year-old son, Sai’chaun, runs to the window to check if Lashaye’s kids – Bobby, 4, and Laila, 3 – are outside yet. The moment he sees them, the day begins. Tricycles whirl across the playground just feet from their shared front porch. Laughter fills the air. 

“Our kids are inseparable,” says Heaven. “There’s nothing we don’t do together,” adds Lashaye. 

Behind Heaven and Lashaye’s friendship lies a bond forged through shared struggle and strength. Lashaye, a domestic violence survivor, once lived in her car with her son while pregnant. Heaven, grieving two family deaths, moved in with her mom at Sand Point last spring. When Lashaye had a seizure, Heaven – familiar with epilepsy from caring for her sister – rushed to help. 

That moment knit a strong friendship between the two moms, held tight by care and trust.  

“I don’t have anyone else walking me through this,” Heaven says. “If I need to take a breath, here comes [Lashaye] to help.” 

At Sand Point, nearly 200 people are rebuilding after homelessness. With help from Solid Ground, they find more than housing – they find healing and connection. By continuing your support for Solid Ground, you help keep this community strong by providing: 

• Safe, stable housing with caring case managers by each resident’s side.
• Reliable access to nutritious food plus simple cooking classes that stretch every dollar.
• Youth development programs connecting kids to skills, mentors, and opportunities to help break the cycle of poverty for good.
• Strong advocacy fighting for fair policies that uplift low-income communities across Washington state and address the root causes of poverty.

When we show up for each other, we create the kind of future every family deserves – one rooted in dignity, hope, and love. Please consider making your most generous gift by December 31 to help make that future possible.