EVERETT — United Way of Snohomish County announced last week that it had received a $725,000 grant from Boeing Commercial Airplanes to support work in education, financial stability and lean for nonprofits.
More than half of the money, $450,000, will be used to support a United Way initiative that helps working families meet their basic needs. A core piece of this financial stability initiative is the free tax preparation program, which helped 3,376 working taxpayers get $5.8 million in refunds last year, for free.
This year’s program will have sites in Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville and Monroe. Volunteers are still needed to work at sites in Monroe or Marysville. Visit United Way’s website at uwsc.org for more information.
Almost a quarter of the grant, $200,000, will be used to support United Way’s work ensuring that kids are ready for and prepared to thrive in school. The education initiative includes Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which distributes age-appropriate books to kids up to five years of age, as well as programs that help prepare young children and families for kindergarten.
United Way plans to use $75,000 to add lean principles in the nonprofit community, as well. The goal is to help nonprofit organizations streamline their operations by adopting the principles of lean — pioneered in the manufacturing sector and used locally by Boeing, The Everett Clinic, Premera Blue Cross and Workforce Snohomish. United Way has been lean management principles for more than five years.
To find out more about United Way of Snohomish County, visit its website at uwsc.org.
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