“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 [...]
After serving as MSC’s CEO since 2012, Robin Corak has announced she will be retiring in January 2024. “I’m proud of what MSC has accomplished over the last ten years and am excited to see what additional growth can happen under new leadership. I’m looking forward to joining my husband Richard in retirement, traveling together, [...]
More affordable housing is coming to Federal Way! Multi-Service Center (MSC) and housing developer Shelter Resources, Inc. (SRI), broke ground on their new Redondo Heights project on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Redondo Heights is a partnership between nonprofit MSC and housing developer SRI, to rehab 132 existing residential units at what is now known as [...]
“We would have been in debt and would not have a house to live in,” shares Gyna. Gyna and her family live in Burien and recently received emergency rent assistance through MSC. Gyna’s husband had always been the main source of income for their family. When he started losing his eyesight and had difficulty working, [...]
“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 [...]
Twenty-two year old Brenden wants to be a high school teacher. When he learned about the opportunity to work feeding young people with MSC’s Summer Meals program, he jumped at the opportunity. “The Summer Meals program is first about feeding kids, but there’s also a social aspect as well,” shares Brenden. “Especially with the pandemic, [...]
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 [...]
