Give Where You Live: How your support helped a local family stay afloat during COVID-19.

Since the pandemic began, your generosity has helped provide rent payments for 373 families, preventing over 748 children from experiencing homelessness. Anna, her husband, and her daughter, a fourth-grader here in Bellevue, are one of the families who received emergency rent assistance thanks to your support.   Anna and her family are refugees that fled from Russia in 2017 … Read Now

Avenue Bellevue Joins the Fight Against Poverty in Bellevue

Local real estate developer and philanthropic leader Andy Lakha, owner and developer of Avenue Bellevue, is a Local Legend partner in our Give Where You Live campaign. They have invested $25,000 to do their part in ensuring no child in Bellevue has to experience hunger or homelessness. “Avenue Bellevue supports Bellevue kids because they are … Read Now

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