Your Support Helped This Family Avoid Homelessness

Since the pandemic began, your generosity has helped provide rent payments for 345 families, preventing over 700 children from experiencing homelessness. Tasha, a Bellevue resident, and mother of two children, shared how her family ended up in immediate need of rental assistance.  Here is  what Tasha shared about her experience with Bellevue LifeSpring:  Before the … Read Now

Give Where You Live: Jennifer Stelly

Local resident Jennifer Stelly and her husband, Jay, moved to Washington state 23 years ago from their home state of Louisiana. Jennifer’s family has called the Medina community home for the past eight years. Jennifer’s favorite part of living in Medina is the strong sense of community she feels with her neighbors. “Your neighbors can … Read Now

Your Support Helps Bellevue Families Weather the COVID-19 Storm

Meet Amber. Her story is similar to the many low-income Bellevue families whose worlds turned upside down in 2020. Amber is a single mother who cares for her 10-year-old son with epilepsy, Michael, and her 6-year-old niece, Camille. Even though it hasn’t been easy, Amber has always managed to make ends meet for her family. … Read Now

Supporter Spotlight: Gail Craddock   

Bellevue LifeSpring is continuously grateful for our Bellevue neighbors who show up and support local children in need. Gail Craddock is one neighbor whose passion for giving back helps Bellevue LifeSpring prevent hunger and homelessness for Bellevue families every day.    A native of Connecticut, Gail moved to Washington state in 1983 and made it her home. In 2017, she and … Read Now

Microsoft Community Gets Creative With Their Giving

Tom Foster from Microsoft promised to dye his hair purple if his team hit their goal during their virtual giving campaign. They ended up raising over $11,000 to help support Bellevue children and Tom got a fun new hairdo!  Tom, also a monthly donor, shared why it was important to him to encourage his colleagues … Read Now

You did it! You helped raise $1.4 million for Bellevue kids!

We are pleased to report that thanks to our community’s generosity, we exceeded our goal of raising $1.4 million by December 31 to prevent hunger and homelessness for Bellevue children! Your support brought much-needed hope and stability to thousands of Bellevue families who are experiencing poverty.  Here’s what your investments made possible:   Instead of having to skip meals, children had the nutrition they needed to … Read Now

Low-Income Families Still Feeling the Ripple Effects of COVID-19

Nearly a year after the onset of the pandemic, the effects of COVID-19 are continuing to leave low-income families in difficult and vulnerable situations. The risk of a child experiencing hunger and homelessness has increased exponentially. Our team has seen a 30% increase in food assistance requests and rent assistance requests have tripled. We’ve also … Read Now

Bellevue Companies Join the Fight Against Poverty

During the complex challenges of 2020, joining forces with local corporations and harnessing our strengths for the greater good has proven successful in creating positive change.  Bellevue LifeSpring values our corporate partners who have shown up this year in support of Bellevue kids. COVID-19 has made this year incredibly difficult for Bellevue families in need. Partnerships with companies like Amazon, The Bellevue Collection, Microsoft, Safeway … Read Now

This Thanksgiving Season, We Are Grateful for You!

With the Thanksgiving holiday around the corner, Bellevue LifeSpring would like to express our gratitude to our community. Your investments in local children have accomplished so much during a year that had the potential to devastate low-income families.  We could not do this vital work without…  the volunteers that donated and delivered food to the schools.   our community members … Read Now

You Help Us Fight Hunger Every Day!

Thousands of children here in Bellevue rely on their school for meals. This school year has been uniquely challenging for these children due to COVID-19. With remote learning underway, families dependent on free and reduced-price meals at school are left scrambling to provide food for their children. Accessing the proper nutrition their family needs is now an even greater … Read Now