New Back-To-School Clothing for Every Bellevue Child 

Remember your first day of school? Picking out the perfect outfit and wanting to make a good impression? Wanting to feel confident and fit in with your peers? For students in need, new clothing is a luxury their parents often can’t afford.   Bellevue LifeSpring’s Clothes-4-Kids™ program distributes gift cards to students to select new school … Read Now

Four Benefits of Giving Where You Live

When you give where you live, all members of the community benefit — especially our students. When Bellevue students achieve success, it spreads throughout our schools, businesses, and neighborhoods, benefiting all Bellevue residents, present and future. At Bellevue LifeSpring, our goal is to foster stability and self-sufficiency for Bellevue children from low-income households. We aim … Read Now

The Impact of Receiving “Right Now Needs” for Local Students and Families

Our Right Now Needs Fund partnership with Amazon is making a big impact for students and families in need in Bellevue. Our partnership with Amazon began in 2020 when they committed $700,000 to Bellevue LifeSpring each year for two years. Amazon’s continued investment reflects a transformative collaboration where we innovate together to provide basic needs … Read Now

In One of the Wealthiest Cities in America, Families Are Being Left Behind

Here in Bellevue, one of the top wealthiest cities in the nation, tech and businesses are booming. Yet, despite this growth, one in five Bellevue students is at risk of experiencing hunger or homelessness. As the cost of living continues to rise in Bellevue, low-income families have become even more vulnerable to experiencing food and … Read Now

A Local Family’s Story of Hope With Bellevue LifeSpring

This past fall, Kayla, a single mother here in Bellevue, reached out to Bellevue LifeSpring for move-in assistance. Kayla and her five children were in the midst of experiencing homelessness after fleeing domestic violence and relocating from California. After arriving in Bellevue, they had been couch-surfing and staying with friends but spending most days and … Read Now

Thankful for you!

Bellevue LifeSpring has so much to be thankful for this holiday season, starting with you! Our gratitude is overflowing for the Bellevue community members, neighbors, and local businesses who have stepped up this year to give where they live and support Bellevue kids.   The pandemic has and continues to be devastating for Bellevue children … Read Now

Help Set Bellevue Students Up for Success This School Year 

Bellevue students are heading back to school next month following a challenging year of remote learning and a global pandemic. With the new school year starting back up, many students face learning curves and have to play catch up as they transition back to in-person learning. Bellevue students from low-income households are especially vulnerable to these challenges on top of … 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