Helping families reach their goals

Layla, a single mother of four children, found herself wanting a fresh start for her family. At the time, they were homeless and Layla was having a difficult time finding employment. Layla and her children moved into MSC's family shelter in Kent. While there, Layla was able to work with an MSC staff member on [...]

2023-11-20T12:10:07-08:00December 14th, 2023|Housing, Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Helping families reach their goals

A place to call home

“When you don’t know where to go or what to do, it’s very stressful,” Jose said about looking for a new home.  Jose had been living with his wife and mother in a double-wide mobile home. He had owned the home for the past four years, but like many mobile home owners, did not own [...]

2023-02-14T10:25:23-08:00March 30th, 2023|Housing, Stories of Hope|Comments Off on A place to call home

There every step

“We’re not just pointing someone in the right direction of the appropriate resource, we’re checking in with them if they need someone to call with them or help them complete application forms,” shares Carolina.  Carolina is MSC’s Community Access Coordinator. MSC created this role in April of 2021 to help people access and navigate services [...]

2022-09-20T10:06:41-07:00October 5th, 2022|Education/Employment, Housing, News/Media, Stories of Hope|Comments Off on There every step

No contribution too small

Multi-Service Center has been a part of Jenny Hulse’s life for so long that when asked how she was first introduced to MSC, it was difficult for her to pinpoint an exact time. “It might have been through a diaper drive at my kids’ elementary school years ago.” Shortly after, Jenny began bringing fresh produce [...]

2022-04-29T17:23:07-07:00April 29th, 2022|Food/Clothing Bank, News/Media, Stories of Hope, Volunteers|Comments Off on No contribution too small

Full Table

“My younger brother and I had moved across the country to live with our aunt in Federal Way in the nineties,” shares Shannel. “In that year, my aunt’s household went from one adult and two children to two adults and five children, surviving on one adult’s working-class income.” Shannel remembers her first visit to MSC [...]

2021-10-12T14:11:15-07:00January 3rd, 2022|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Full Table

Giving Back

“As teenagers, we never thought we’d be where we are at now,” shares Elia. Elia, now age 26, was born in Greeley, Colorado, after her parents had moved there from Mexico. Elia recalls Greeley being a mostly Spanish-speaking community. When her family moved to Kent in 2002, it was quite a change for them. “We [...]

2021-11-23T17:50:13-08:00December 15th, 2021|Food/Clothing Bank, Giving, Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Giving Back

One of Our Own

“It makes me feel good to do something,” shares Eric. Eric has been volunteering at MSC’s William J. Wood Veteran House (WJW) for the last two years. After college, Eric joined the U.S. Army. Stationed at Ft. Lewis for most of the time, he was in military intelligence and his last assignment was at University [...]

2021-10-12T13:16:58-07:00December 3rd, 2021|Stories of Hope, Volunteers|Comments Off on One of Our Own

Lifted Up

“I started using drugs at 11 years old,” shares Linda. Linda is now 58 years old with three grown children. In 2007 and just out of rehab, Linda moved into Titusville in Kent, MSC’s housing for women in recovery. Linda lived there for about a year. “It was hard. I had to focus with [...]

2021-10-12T13:08:55-07:00November 2nd, 2021|Housing, Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Lifted Up

A Significant Legacy

“It was really the lack of access to services,” shares Elizabeth (Liz) Johnson when asked how the Multi-Service Center came to be. In 1971, Liz was the Lead Head Start teacher in Federal Way and had three young children. Her husband, Preston, was just a year out of law school, having attended on the GI [...]

2021-10-12T13:14:02-07:00October 12th, 2021|Giving, Stories of Hope, Volunteers|Comments Off on A Significant Legacy

Making Ends Meet

Desiree had her first child at the age of 19 and is now the proud mother of six and grandmother of one. “My kids are my everything,” says Desiree. However, raising six kids is not always easy. Desiree’s first relationship was a difficult one. “I knew my girls were looking at me for the standard [...]

2021-03-24T07:40:48-07:00May 1st, 2021|Energy, Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Making Ends Meet
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