Mary's Place
September 2, 2020
Today we're highlighting @marysplacewa, a nonprofit we partner closely with. Mary's Place is a shelter and resource center for women and families. Homelessness disproportionally affects BIPOC communities and Mary's Place is a safe space for their over 40% BIPOC residents who receive the support they need to get back on their feet until they find employment and stable housing.
There are five centers across the greater Seattle area. We usually partner with the Mary's Place Girl Scout troop to send them to Summer camp, but this year unfortunately camp was cancelled due to COVID. We are finding new ways to support them through this difficult time, and on August 18th, our mooncrew brought ice cream to every shelter location and stayed to help register anyone who wanted to vote! Our mooncrew took voter registration trainings to prepare - and were so excited to be registering women there on the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which granted women the right to vote.