Author Archives for Anthony Austin

Give 8/28 generosity keeps giving

August 30, 2020 11:13 am Published by

We are incredibly humbled by the outpouring of generosity our community gave us during our Give8/28 fundraiser. When the online day of giving for Black-led organizations officially wrapped up at 8pm on August 28, we came in 15th among 474 nonprofits nationwide. Then the donations kept coming. Our community kept showing up. Every dollar means... View Article

The Blackest Day of Giving

August 28, 2020 9:08 am Published by

We are proud to be taking part in The Young Black & Giving Back Institute’s Give 8/28 — an online day of giving to rally support for Black-led, Black-benefiting community organizations across the country. Four pivotal events in Black history happened on August 28. Emmet Till was murdered by three white men on this day 65... View Article

BIG thanks for GiveBIG

May 15, 2020 10:42 am Published by

We are so grateful for the tremendous support our community showed us during GiveBIG  this year. We raised over $8,000 — more than we ever have before!  These funds will directly benefit youth and families who are struggling with high levels of stress, anxiety, job loss, and other challenges by helping us: Cover the full... View Article

Sharing support with grassroots community groups

April 8, 2020 11:55 pm Published by

It takes time, staff, coordination, experience to successfully apply for grants — luxuries that many grassroots groups in our community don’t have. That’s why Southeast Youth & Family Services is sharing some of our Seattle Foundation COVID-19 response funding with Southeast Seattle partner organizations that are doing phenomenal work to support some of our most... View Article

Our quick transition to virtual counseling

April 2, 2020 11:16 pm Published by

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to close our offices, we made a smooth and quick transition to serving our youth and families virtually, because we prepared. Many months ago, we foresaw the need for technology that would give more people access to counseling services via phone or via videoconference. Not everyone feels comfortable walking... View Article

Thank you, Seattle Foundation!

March 30, 2020 1:21 am Published by

We are incredibly grateful for more than $35,000 Southeast Youth & Family Services has received from the first round of Seattle Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund. This generous grant will help us cover phone and internet costs for youth and families, so they can continue meeting with their therapists remotely as while the stay-at-home order keeps... View Article