Multi-Service Center and Puget Sound Energy’s partnership begin in 2002 to provide energy assistance benefits to PSE customers in South King County. Today, the PSE HELP program provides over $24 million in annual direct benefits to clients in the form of credits on electricity and gas bills through MSC. Since PSE introduced their Bill [...]
Multi-Service Center has been chosen by the Gesa Community Foundation as a recipient of Gesa Credit Union’s Local Heroes Grant Award, receiving $10,000 in funding. With the award money, MSC plans to do upgrade technology and replace some furniture in community common areas. “At Gesa, we are honored to support the Local Heroes [...]
MSC’s mission is to increase equitable access to advocacy, opportunity, and well-being. One of the ways we do this is by removing as many barriers as possible so people can access the help they need. When we are able to remove barriers, the number of people we can serve increases dramatically. Last fiscal year [...]
Six months into 2025, we continue to center our communities as we navigate the impacts of policies on our clients, services, and our agency. In these moments, this is where MSC finds our courage. We root down into what we know to be true—MSC has been serving the community for over 50 years, and [...]
Budget proposals would devastate regional nonprofit sector’s ability to respond to economic crisis, agencies warn – leaving hundreds of thousands of community members in King County without critical resources. King County’s Community Action Agencies Byrd Barr Place, El Centro de la Raza, Hopelink, Multi-Service Center, Neighborhood House, and Solid Ground are together calling for [...]
Brian* lived without a place to call home for two years before moving into MSC’s Burien Veterans House. Like many in our community, Brian faced significant barriers to stable housing including crushing debt, ongoing mental health struggles, and the overwhelming weight of trying to rebuild with limited support. Every door seemed to close before [...]
Not a lot is certain right now -- so when I’m asked to say with certainty what our future will be, there are a few things that are sure for MSC. With the difficulties barreling down from the federal and state level impacting MSC’s funding and our services to our most vulnerable community members, [...]
Providing nutritious food for our neighbors is a vital resource that MSC continues to prioritize as one of our core services in our community. Unfortunately, funding for food banks is declining significantly as need is increasing with inflation and rising food costs. Last fall, we began efforts to address a deficit in our food [...]
No one should face hunger or the anxiety of not knowing where their next meal will come from. Yet, in King County, food insecurity continues to rise. At MSC’s Federal Way Food Bank, the number of households receiving food assistance has increased by 20%. The impacts of this crisis are also disproportionately felt by [...]
While their stories are different, Judi, Johanna, and Carolyn all have one thing in common. An unplanned life event led them to seek help at MSC. Judi was barely making ends meet when her child fell ill and needed hospitalization. This unexpected medical expense overwhelmed Judi. She reached out to MSC for assistance. Judi worked [...]
