Back in 2008, we visited with Bill Talbot and the people working at The Salvation Army’s branch in White Center.
KIRKLAND — Wahidullah Qaderdan arrived in the U.S. not knowing his ABCs. When he landed in Washington in 2019, he couldn’t tell the immigration officer he had fled Afghanistan because he didn’t understand how to respond in English. Once he and his family settled in the Seattle area, he struggled to help his children with their schoolwork.
Aujamari Cook, a medical assistant and mother of two, found herself unexpectedly needing to move in late 2021, after the rented home in Renton where she had been staying with relatives was put up for sale. Pregnant with her second child, Cook managed to find an affordable Burien apartment big enough for the three of them, in a location that would work for Cook’s commute and the kids’ school and day care. But the costs associated with the move — deposits, first/last month’s rent, moving expenses — were overwhelming for Cook’s tight budget.
BURIEN — Ask 5-year-old Kai Hoddevik what he wants for dinner and you’ll get a considered, measured response with a vocabulary beyond his years.
From Ravenna and Matthews Beach. From Columbia City and Coupeville. From Queen Anne and Kent and Lynnwood and so many other places across the Puget Sound region this holiday season, donations to The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need campaign are rolling in.
Back in 2008, we visited with Bill Talbot and the people working at The Salvation Army’s branch in White Center.
A big blessing’ brings joy, help to Redmond mom and 4 kids
REDMOND — Julie and Vincent Iiyambo frantically pushed their plastic spatulas forward, trying to keep their runny egg mixture from falling off the griddle as it started to cook.
Seventeen years ago, Karlah Ramírez-Tánori was flailing for help. When she got it, she vowed to do the same for anyone else in the same predicament.
If you attend a Seattle Seahawks game at Lumen Field this holiday season, you may run into Alem Birhan Taye as he makes his custodial rounds.
ISSAQUAH — Ana Nuñez was relieved when she found out Kindering would come to her Issaquah home to work with her toddler, Steve, who has been slow to speak. She thought she might have to bundle up the three kids she’s raising on her own and take them somewhere, or ask her mom to drive from Auburn to babysit.