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It seemed like a normal Saturday morning. When Isabelle woke up, she expected her normal morning routine of getting up, greeting her grandmother and playing with her little brother. Her mom was usually gone, working her Saturday shift, while Isabelle’s grandmother cared for her and her brother. Walking into the […]

Kayla is a sixth-grader here in Bellevue. When the coronavirus outbreak began and businesses began to shut down, her mom – a single mother to Kayla and her sister – was laid off from her job at a restaurant. Now Kayla’s family is struggling even more to make ends meet […]

Facing Homelessness Low-income families Bellevue LifeSpring helped last year reported spending more than half their monthly income on rent. Many live squeezed together in cramped quarters or rent rooms in shared apartments to make ends meet. Rising housing costs put low-income families at risk of ending up on the streets. […]