Media Inquiries
Multi-Service Center welcomes media inquiries regarding our work in the South King County community. Media inquiries should be directed to:
Kirsten York, CEO or Sarah McNiesh, Development Director
(253) 838-6810 or (253) 681-6151 (direct line for Sarah)
[email protected]
Keeping Khadija Warm
"My monthly income barely pays for my rent. Without MSC's energy assistance program I don't know if I'd make it in the winter." Khadija is in her early sixties and worked up until 2006 when [...]
MSC to Open Veterans Housing Project
In early 2014, MSC completed the initial funding phase for a new Veterans Housing Project to serve low-income and homeless veterans. MSC expects to break ground on the project in early 2015 and anticipates the [...]
I’m Working
When his uncle passed away suddenly, Vernell found himself without a place to live and without a job. Vernell had both lived with his uncle and worked for his uncle’s company. He moved in with [...]
A little help from friends
"Everything was going fine until the checks stopped coming, and then a friend told me about MSC's Energy Assistance Program," shares Helen. Helen, a 72-year-old retiree living on Vashon Island with her dogs and birds, [...]
Surviving
Kaleigh’s first visit to the food bank at MSC was when she was 16 years old. At that time, she was living with her aunt who became injured and unable to work. “It’s hard to [...]
Investing in the future
“I’m a budgeter, my husband is not,”says Shamika with a playful smile.Shamika and her husband, Aaron, live in an apartment with their five children, Samuel (17),Darius (16), Zephenia (14) Olyvya (9), and Sebastian(6). They were [...]