Looking for a comeback “My life went the way of the Mariners. Back in 2001, I had the best job of my life and was loving life.” Dean is a huge baseball fan, a veteran, and a Northwest native, born in Tacoma and raised in Puyallup. At 21 years of [...]
The Multi-Service Center would like to take a moment to reaffirm its commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. These are values that we at the Multi-Service Center embrace and they are vital components in fulfilling our mission statement of “providing help and hope to our neighbors in need through innovative and integrated efforts that enhance [...]
Housing affordability and homelessness top community concerns in South King County Community Needs Assessment Click here to read the full 2016 Community Need Assessment Report Residents of South King County had the opportunity to share their concerns about the most pressing needs in our community through the recent Multi-Service Center [...]
“I’m sick of looking back, I want to look forward. I want to leave a positive legacy and let people know not to give up, never to surrender.” At age 14, Jack left an abusive home and dropped out of school. He became emancipated so he could get an apartment and a job. He married [...]
Three years ago, Angiee Lafferty joined the Multi-Service Center (MSC) staff as an energy assistance counselor. When asked why she wanted to work at MSC, she replied, “I do it because I’ve been on the other side of the table, and it makes me feel good to help. It’s good a karma career.” Angiee and [...]
A small focus group comprised of veterans (and some current duty service members) recently selected William J. Wood Veterans House as the name of the Multi-Service Center’s Veterans Housing Project being built on Pacific Highway near Dash Point Road in Federal Way. The selection committee represented a diverse group of veterans from all branches of [...]
Last Tuesday we held MSC's GED Graduation Celebration to honor the 21 graduates MSC has had so far this year. This has consistently been one of my favorite events and, in my 15 years of working at MSC, I have rarely missed a graduation. As a former public school teacher (with family members who also [...]
"Their willingness to be open and put aside bad experiences and trust me, it's changed me. I'm more compassionate. I don't want to let them down," shares Julie Tran. Julie is a MSC Education and Employment Support Specialist and an AmeriCorps volunteer. Julie leads GED prep courses and community workshops on financial empowerment. She is [...]
Summer means less access to food for many children in our community. Families who receive free and reduced meals at school struggle to find a way to replace those meals during school vacation months. It is also a time when food bank resources are low. Local businesses and organizations can help ease this burden by [...]
Brooklake Church in Federal Way is having it's Big Ol' Turkey Round-Up on November 22! The turkeys collected will be distributed to families for Thanksgiving through the MSC food bank. Their goal this year is to donate over 1000 turkeys. Please consider donating a turkey. Bring turkeys to Brooklake Church on the morning of November [...]
