After a string of unfortunate events, U.S. Army veteran Samuel found himself with no hope left and nowhere else to turn. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning, Samuel was laid off from his job with a large company. He was able to find part-time work as a checker at a local grocery store, but [...]
In August 2021, Barbara and John were informed that the assisted living facility that John’s parents lived in were no longer taking Medicaid, and that his parents would soon have nowhere to live. Just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the facility that John’s parents were living in was sold to a new owner who decided [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
Last winter, May, Richard, and their four-month-old baby lost their housing. Richard had been out of work for quite some time, and although May was working full-time, they had been unable to pay rent while also providing for basic needs for their newborn. Richard was losing hope that he would ever be employed again, and [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
As temperatures start to cool off and the days get shorter, energy costs start increasing for most of us. There are several simple things you can do to both use energy more efficiently and conserve energy. Energy efficiency means using less energy to do the same function. For example, a simple way to become more [...]
