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United Way of Pierce County outlines poverty goals, 211 and income programs in Lakewood update
Summary
Donna Bonapinto, president and CEO of United Way of Pierce County, briefed Lakewood council members on the organization's anti-poverty goal, 211 navigation work, Center for Strong Families outcomes, guaranteed-income pilots and funding challenges.
Donna Bonapinto, president and CEO of United Way of Pierce County, updated the Lakewood City Council on the nonprofit’s multi‑program approach to reducing household poverty in Pierce County, including its target to lift 15,000 households into financial stability by 2028.
Bonapinto said United Way’s goal is “lifting 15,000 households out of poverty and into financial stability by 2028, 1 family at a time,” and described programs intended to move that goal forward.
The update centered on three program areas United Way tracks as pathways out of instability: direct basic‑needs referrals and navigation via South Sound 2‑1‑1, its Center for Strong Families financial coaching, and advocacy to change systems that drive poverty.
Bonapinto told council members that 2‑1‑1 handled more than 74,000 contacts in 2023 and that United Way views navigation — helping callers get to…
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