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There are 12 hours left in the year. Donate now to help us reach our $200K end-of-year fundraising goal!

2025 has been a BIG YEAR for Real Change – one of celebration, grief and action.

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December 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Real Change!🎄☃️

➡️ During this season of giving, please consider making a gift to Real Change tinyurl.com/rcwfd25

For hundreds, our Vendor Center means possibility, hope and community. Your donation keeps this space open for our neighbors who need it most!
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
There are TWO WEEKS left in our Winter Fund Drive! 💙❄️ If you haven’t yet, give now to help us raise $200K by Dec. 31: tinyurl.com/rcwfd25

For 31 years, Real Change’s Vendor Program has provided our neighbors with the resources and care they need to THRIVE.

Donations of every size power this work!
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Every Winter Solstice, WHEEL stands vigil to honor the homeless people who’ve died outside, in public or by violence in #KingCounty that year.

Please join Homeless Remembrance Project in remembering, grieving and honoring our community on Sunday, Dec. 21. #WithoutShelterPeopleDie
December 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
As a result, workers have decided to play one final card: A national, open-ended strike. Starting on Nov. 13, baristas in more than 40 cities went on strike, picketing outside their stores and shutting them down.
December 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Want to read all this in print AND support essential Seattle workers? Buy a copy from Real Change vendor Dawn!

Dawn (badge #13757) has made a living as a vendor since 2017. She typically sells outside the Lake City Post Office. Next time you’re in the area, stop by to say hi & grab a paper! 📰💕
December 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
A new issue has hit the #Seattle streets!

In this week's paper:
- @guyoron.net covers @sbworkersunited.org's nationwide strike.
- Our newsroom announces our new generative AI policy.
- Dev Manager Kelly Nguyen writes about the power of community.

📍Find a vendor now: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor
December 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Local news is under threat." - @typewriteralley.bsky.social

There’s still time to support Real Change’s independent journalism this #GivingTuesday!

➡️ Donate now to power our newsroom – and help us get closer to our critical end-of-year fundraising goal: tinyurl.com/give4change25
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
There are 12 hours left in #GivingTuesday. So far, 20 generous community members have donated to our campaign. Can we DOUBLE that by the end of the day? 💙✨

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December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
#GivingTuesday is tomorrow. Help us raise $50K during this radical day of giving! 💕

@nerd4cities.bsky.social is one of thousands of readers who knows how vital Real Change is.

➡️ Join us in our fight for a future where EVERYONE can live & thrive in Seattle now: tinyurl.com/give4change25
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
#GivingTuesday is coming up on Dec. 2, and we're choosing to kick things off early!

Last #GivingTuesday, our community raised over $70K. ✨ This year, we hope to raise $50K by Dec. 2 to fund our programs and bring us closer to our major Winter Fund Drive goal.

➡️ Join us: tinyurl.com/give4change25
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A new issue of Real Change has hit the streets! 📰 💕

In this week's paper, we're covering Seattle protests calling for an end to the civil war in Sudan, a campaign calling for Seattle Housing Authority to repair its housing & more.

📍 Find a Real Change vendor near you: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Jen Tibbits (badge # 12894) sells the paper outside the View Ridge PCC. 📰💕

Next time you’re in the area, stop by to say hi and buy a paper for just $2, cash or Venmo!

📍 Find a Real Change vendor who sells the paper in your neighborhood: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It’s Wednesday and you know what that means: another issue of Real Change is hot off the press! ✨

In this week's print paper: @guyoron.net breaks down local election results, @glentalk.bsky.social covers Israeli ties to Seattle's government (c/o @sgn.org) & more!
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We’re less than 72 hours out from our biggest event of the year: our 31st Anniversary Celebration 🎉

If you haven’t yet, now’s the time to RSVP and secure your seat: givebutter.com/rise-and-refuel

Can’t make it out? You can help us celebrate 31 years by donating at the link above. 💙 💛
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Free next Thursday, Nov. 6th? ✨Join us in Pioneer Square for the biggest Real Change event of the year!✨

Together, we're celebrating 31 years of economic opportunity, independent journalism and housing justice. 🌅💕

➡️ RSVP now: givebutter.com/rise-and-refuel
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A new issue of Real Change is out now! Buy a paper from a #streetpaper vendor while you're out celebrating spooky season. 🎃📰

Read about Seattle's City Attorney race, local fashion scene, and why @cjayeasye.bsky.social wants the city's progressive media to do better in our Oct. 29 issue.
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
For 16 years, King County has had the same person helming the ship: former KC Exec Dow Constantine.

@guyoron.net spoke to the front runners who hope to take on the mantle: Claudia Balducci & Girmay Zahilay.

Read about both & check out all of our 2025 election coverage online ➡️ bit.ly/realvote2025
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
There are just two weeks left until we come together to celebrate 31 YEARS of Real Change! 🎉

🌟 Rise & Refuel🌟
📅 Thursday, Nov. 6 at 10 AM
📍 THE 101 in Pioneer Square
🎤 Hosted by @bretthamil.bsky.social; feat. Malou Chávez of @nwirp.bsky.social
🔗 RSVP now: givebutter.com/rise-and-refuel
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A new issue of your favorite Seattle newspaper has hit the streets!

In this week’s paper, @guyoron.net talks to KC Exec candidates, @sabraboyd.bsky.social shares where Seattleites can find free COVID vaccines & more!

Find a Real Change vendor near you to read it in print: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor
October 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Real Change is celebrating over three decades of community-driven journalism, justice for all, and jobs for people experiencing poverty and homelessness.

Locate your nearest vendor and buy the special 31st anniversary edition today! 🌟
September 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
📰 Find it on page 2 of the Aug 20 issue of @realchangenews.bsky.social available from your local #streetpaper vendor.

Real Change vendors are folks with lived experience of homelessness and poverty who earn income selling the paper. Grab one for $2 (cash or Venmo)!

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August 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
💻 In this powerful op-ed, guest writer Morgan Costello-Hostettler with PCs For People WA breaks down the deepening digital divide and the very real consequences of defunding digital equity efforts.
August 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Hungry for more? 😋 Devour the rest of the feature online here: 🔗https://www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/08/20/all-youth-can-eat-program-feeds-hundreds-kids-week-free-meals

📸: Hong Ta & Marian Mohamed
August 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Initially called “Every Kid Eats,” he started the program in 2022, when he began going to dozens of individual restaurants and pitching the idea. In its inaugural year, seven restaurants participated. Three summers later, the total is now 18."

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August 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM