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Hopelink Kenmore Place Holiday collection

Episcopal Church of the Redeemer plans again this year to help families with food and housing insecurity during the holiday season. The plan is to give a $100 grocery store gift card to each family living at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

Donate at Outreach – Hopelink Kenmore Programs so we can meet our goal. Please give what you can to help families facing housing insecurity.

Long-standing help for families at Hopelink Kenmore Place

Church of the Redeemer has taken on projects for 40 years to help residents at Hopelink Kenmore Place. If Redeemer receives more contributions than necessary for each family to receive a $100 gift card, either or both of the following things will happen:

The extra money will go towards other needs at Kenmore Place.
The amount of the grocery gift card could be increased.

All the money earmarked for Hopelink Kenmore programs this way goes towards families at Hopelink Kenmore Place. Please be generous.

If you have any questions, please email Michelle Henderson at hkp@redeemer-kenmore.org.

Hopelink Kenmore Place

Hopelink Kenmore Place is emergency family shelter and transitional housing program for families experiencing homelessness in north King County, Washington. Operated by the nonprofit organization Hopelink, it provides a safe place for families to live while they work toward stability. Families receive services like case management and support programs to help them exit poverty.

Shelter: It is the only family shelter in north King County and provides emergency shelter and a safe environment for families in crisis.
Support services: Hopelink provides support to help families regain self-sufficiency, including case management, housing programs, and access to other resources.
Location: The facility in Kenmore, Washington, is owned by the King County Housing Authority.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

November 30, 2025

Give to the Hopelink Kenmore Place Thanksgiving collection

Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. Once again Church of the Redeemer is supporting our neighbors experiencing housing insecurity at Hopelink Kenmore Place. With your donation, each family receives a $100 gift card to buy food. To donate, please make your donation online today. Select the following button to make your donation.

Church of the Redeemer will use any funds donated over the amount needed for this project and earmarked for Outreach-Hopelink Kenmore Programs to our other projects with Kenmore Place.

This is how you can make your donation.

Open the donation platform.
Select the button that looks like this or go to https://bit.ly/COR-HKP.
Complete the donation form.
Add the amount of your donation, your contact information, and how you will make the donation (credit card or bank information) to the form. You may also select covering the donation fees so the full amount of your donation goes to Outreach-Hopelink Kenmore Programs. You may optionally save your information and make this donation reoccurring,
Make the donation.
Select Give to make your donation. You should receive an email confirmation of your donation.

Hopelink and housing

For families experiencing homelessness, transitional and long-term housing—as well as emergency family shelter—may be available through Hopelink.

Hopelink’s transitional and long-term housing programs in King County include comprehensive support to help families move from crisis to stability. Transitional housing units provide a secure home for up to two years. Families in long-term housing can stay longer, as long as they meet their lease requirements.

While families are living in Hopelink housing, they will work closely with a skilled case manager to identify strengths, overcome obstacles, and set and meet goals designed to find and maintain permanent housing.

If you require assistance with eviction prevention, or with moving-in costs, please visit their Financial Assistance page.

Individuals and families experiencing homelessness may seek assistance through Coordinated Entry for All. To access Coordinated Entry for All, please contact one of the Regional Access Points on the Regional Access Points website.

For more information, including information about emergency family shelter, visit Housing on the Hopelink website.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

November 11, 2025

Cookie sharing

On December 22, 2024, please bring 2 dozen homemade cookies of your choosing to Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. We cookies will share with our neighbors at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

Everyone will assemble cookie tins during coffee hour after the 10:30 am service. Give cookies brought to the 8:00 am service to Susan Switzer.

Please label cookies that contain nuts, or any other special info. This includes gluten free, vegan, or so forth.

Contact Susan Switzer with any questions.

Hopelink

Since 1971, Hopelink has provided programs for people experiencing poverty, immigrants and refugees, and people with disabilities in north and east King County. Its Transportation programs services the entire King County and into Snohomish County. The agency’s programs work in tandem to fill gaps, supporting each family or individual’s unique needs as they gain stability and build skills to exit poverty.

Hopelink’s mission is to promote self-sufficiency for all members of our community to help people make a lasting change. 

Hopelink’s Values:

Growth and Human Potential
Inclusion
Compassion
Relationships Built in Trust
Quality of our Work
Fiscal Stewardship

Read more about Hopelink.

Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

December 6, 2024

Gift card purchase for families facing housing insecurity

The holiday season is upon us! This time of year is about practicing gratitude and giving to others. Hopelink Kenmore Place, just around the corner from Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, is a transitional housing community for 11 families experiencing housing insecurity.

Throughout the month of November, we are collecting monetary donations to purchase a $100 gift card for each family. These cards will be given to the families before Thanksgiving.

If you would like to donate towards a gift card, you may do so on the Giving page on the Redeemer website. By selecting this link, your gift will automatically go to Outreach – Hopelink Kenmore Programs. You won’t need to select that from the menu.

The families facing housing insecurity at Kenmore Place appreciate the help you provide.

Stay tuned for more ways that we will be helping these families in the month of December.

Hopelink

Since 1971, Hopelink has provided programs for people experiencing poverty, immigrants and refugees, and people with disabilities in north and east King County. Its Transportation programs services the entire King County and into Snohomish County. The agency’s programs work in tandem to fill gaps, supporting each family or individual’s unique needs as they gain stability and build skills to exit poverty.

Hopelink’s mission is to promote self-sufficiency for all members of our community to help people make a lasting change. 

Hopelink’s Values:

Growth and Human Potential
Inclusion
Compassion
Relationships Built in Trust
Quality of our Work
Fiscal Stewardship

Read more about Hopelink.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

October 25, 2024

Thank you for school supplies

Thank you to everyone for your generous donations for the Hopelink Kenmore Place Back to School Drive! Eighteen backpacks were filled with school supplies and delivered to Kenmore Place on Monday, August 30, 2022, in time for the school year. Because of you, these 18 students, ranging from preschool to high school, will start the year off on equal footing with their peers.

If you have any feedback on how the process worked this year, please email Susan Switzer at hkpschoolsupplies@redeemer-kenmore.org.

Pictures of the school supplies donations for 2022

Here are some pictures about the school supplies collection for children living at Hopelink Kenmore Place for 2022.

Susan Switzer looking at school supply donations in 2022.

Sorting school supplies to backpacks in 2022

Before loading the backpacks with school supplies

Backpacks with school supplies ready to be delivered

Hopelink

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities in King and Snohomish counties; providing stability and helping people gain the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good. With service centers in Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Shoreline and Sno-Valley (Carnation), Hopelink is the largest nonprofit organization in the area.

Hopelink provides a network of critical social services through a number of different programs—including housing, transportation, family development, financial assistance, employment programs, adult education, financial literacy training, and five food banks. The agency’s service centers, housing, and transportation programs help more than 63,000 people every year.

For families experiencing homelessness, transitional and long-term housing as well as emergency family shelter may be available through Hopelink.

Read more about Hopelink.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

August 30, 2022

Remaining items for school supplies drive

The 2022-23 school year is right around the corner! It is time to gather school supplies to give to the families experiencing homelessness at Hopelink Kenmore Place. And we are approaching success.

As of 5:00 pm on August 23, 2022, we only need people to give the following:

Item	Number Needed
8-tab dividers	11
Child scissors	2
College ruled notebook paper	9
Fine Markers	9
Graph paper	5
Package of glue sticks	9
PaperMate Pink Pearl erasers	8
Wide markers	7
Wide ruled notebook paper	2

What you can do

What can you give to help us finish this drive successfully? Follow the link to tell us what you will donate. Then buy them online or in a store.

School supplies are due in the Education Building no later than Sunday, August 28. If you have items delivered from an online store, have delivery by Friday, August 26, to the church office. Label your donations, please (or mark as a gift if from an online store).

There are reports of on-site stores being out of some supplies. Online stores can have what you need, but make sure they can deliver on-time.

Donate to the school supply drive for students living at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

Hopelink

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities in King and Snohomish counties; providing stability and helping people gain the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good. With service centers in Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Shoreline and Sno-Valley (Carnation), Hopelink is the largest nonprofit organization in the area.

Hopelink provides a network of critical social services through a number of different programs—including housing, transportation, family development, financial assistance, employment programs, adult education, financial literacy training, and five food banks. The agency’s service centers, housing, and transportation programs help more than 63,000 people every year.

For families experiencing homelessness, transitional and long-term housing as well as emergency family shelter may be available through Hopelink.

Read more about Hopelink.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

August 23, 2022

School supplies drive status, August 22, 2022

The 2022-23 school year is right around the corner! It is time to gather school supplies to give to the families experiencing homelessness at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

School supplies remaining to be donated

The following shows still need to be promised for children returning to school at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

Item	Number Needed August 17 at 6:00 pm	Number Needed August 20 at 1:00 pm	Number Needed August 22 at 5:30 pm
12-pack of wood Ticonderoga pencils	0	0	0
2-inch 3-ring binder, neutral color	3	0	0
24-pack of crayons	15	8	0
3-inch ring binder with zipper closure, neutral color	9	0	0
8-tab dividers	12	11	11
Child scissors	3	2	2
College ruled composition book	15	11	0
College ruled notebook paper	10	9	9
College ruled spiral bound notebook	26	0	0
Compass	9	0	0
Dry erase markers	6	0	0
Fine Markers	10	9	9
Graph paper	6	5	5
Package of black or blue ball point pens	5	4	0
Package of glue sticks	10	9	9
Package of red ball point pens	3	2	0
Paper folders with pockets	0	0	0
PaperMate Pink Pearl erasers	15	14	8
Plastic 5-inch by 8-inch pencil box	5	0	0
Protractor	9	8	8
Ruler	15	14	6
Wide markers	8	7	7
Wide ruled notebook paper	3	2	2
Wide ruled spiral bound notebook	7	3	0
Zipper pouch	13	0	0

About the school supplies drive

Supplies are due in the Education Building no later than Sunday, August 28. If you have items delivered from an online store, have them delivered by Friday, August 26, to the church office. Label your donations, please (or mark as a gift if from an online store).

Delivery from the church to the families is Monday, August 29. (First day of school for the Northshore School District in August 31. Other districts can differ.) Buy items anywhere you want.

If you have any questions, contact Susan Switzer at hkpschoolsupplies@redeemer-kenmore.org. Thanks for helping those facing housing insecurity in our area.

Continue to Select your donations.

Hopelink

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities in King and Snohomish counties; providing stability and helping people gain the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good. With service centers in Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Shoreline and Sno-Valley (Carnation), Hopelink is the largest nonprofit organization in the area.

Hopelink provides a network of critical social services through a number of different programs—including housing, transportation, family development, financial assistance, employment programs, adult education, financial literacy training, and five food banks. The agency’s service centers, housing, and transportation programs help more than 63,000 people every year.

For families experiencing homelessness, transitional and long-term housing as well as emergency family shelter may be available through Hopelink.

Read more about Hopelink.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

August 22, 2022

School supplies drive status, August 20, 2022

The 2022-23 school year is right around the corner! It is time to gather school supplies to give to the families experiencing homelessness at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

School supplies remaining to be donated

The following shows still need to be promised for children returning to school at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

Item	Number Needed August 17 at 6:00 pm	Number Needed August 20 at 1:00 pm
12-pack of wood Ticonderoga pencils	0	0
2-inch 3-ring binder, neutral color	3	0
24-pack of crayons	15	8
3-inch ring binder with zipper closure, neutral color	9	0
8-tab dividers	12	11
Child scissors	3	2
College ruled composition book	15	11
College ruled notebook paper	10	9
College ruled spiral bound notebook	26	0
Compass	9	0
Dry erase markers	6	0
Fine Markers	10	9
Graph paper	6	5
Package of black or blue ball point pens	5	4
Package of glue sticks	10	9
Package of red ball point pens	3	2
Paper folders with pockets	0	0
PaperMate Pink Pearl erasers	15	14
Plastic 5-inch by 8-inch pencil box	5	0
Protractor	9	8
Ruler	15	14
Wide markers	8	7
Wide ruled notebook paper	3	2
Wide ruled spiral bound notebook	7	3
Zipper pouch	13	0

About the school supplies drive

Supplies are due in the Education Building no later than Sunday, August 28. If you have items delivered from an online store, have them delivered by Friday, August 26, to the church office. Label your donations, please (or mark as a gift if from an online store).

Delivery from the church to the families is Monday, August 29. (First day of school for the Northshore School District in August 31. Other districts can differ.) Buy items anywhere you want.

If you have any questions, contact Susan Switzer at hkpschoolsupplies@redeemer-kenmore.org. Thanks for helping those facing housing insecurity in our area.

Continue to Select your donations.

Hopelink

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities in King and Snohomish counties; providing stability and helping people gain the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good. With service centers in Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Shoreline and Sno-Valley (Carnation), Hopelink is the largest nonprofit organization in the area.

Hopelink provides a network of critical social services through a number of different programs—including housing, transportation, family development, financial assistance, employment programs, adult education, financial literacy training, and five food banks. The agency’s service centers, housing, and transportation programs help more than 63,000 people every year.

For families experiencing homelessness, transitional and long-term housing as well as emergency family shelter may be available through Hopelink.

Read more about Hopelink.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

August 20, 2022

School supplies drive status, August 17, 2022

The 2022-23 school year is right around the corner! It is time to gather school supplies to give to the families experiencing homelessness at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

School supplies remaining to be donated

As of 6:00 pm on August 17, 2022, the following still need to be promised for children returning to school at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

Item	Number Needed
12-pack of wood Ticonderoga pencils	0
2-inch 3-ring binder, neutral color	3
24-pack of crayons	15
3-inch ring binder with zipper closure, neutral color	9
8-tab dividers	12
Child scissors	3
College ruled composition book	15
College ruled notebook paper	10
College ruled spiral bound notebook	26
Compass	9
Dry erase markers	6
Fine Markers	10
Graph paper	6
Package of black or blue ball point pens	5
Package of glue sticks	10
Package of red ball point pens	3
Paper folders with pockets	0
PaperMate Pink Pearl erasers	15
Plastic 5-inch by 8-inch pencil box	5
Protractor	9
Ruler	15
Wide markers	8
Wide ruled notebook paper	3
Wide ruled spiral bound notebook	7
Zipper pouch	13

About the school supplies drive

Supplies are due in the Education Building no later than Sunday, August 28. If you have items delivered from an online store, have them delivered by Friday, August 26, to the church office. Label your donations, please (or mark as a gift if from an online store).

Delivery from the church to the families is Monday, August 29. (First day of school for the Northshore School District in August 31. Other districts can differ.) Buy items anywhere you want.

If you have any questions, contact Susan Switzer at hkpschoolsupplies@redeemer-kenmore.org. Thanks for helping those facing housing insecurity in our area.

Continue to Select your donations.

Hopelink

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities in King and Snohomish counties; providing stability and helping people gain the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good. With service centers in Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Shoreline and Sno-Valley (Carnation), Hopelink is the largest nonprofit organization in the area.

Hopelink provides a network of critical social services through a number of different programs—including housing, transportation, family development, financial assistance, employment programs, adult education, financial literacy training, and five food banks. The agency’s service centers, housing, and transportation programs help more than 63,000 people every year.

For families experiencing homelessness, transitional and long-term housing as well as emergency family shelter may be available through Hopelink.

Read more about Hopelink.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

August 17, 2022

Hopelink Kenmore Place donations update

A big thank you to all who have already donated towards food gift cards or signed up to buy a gift for the families living at Hopelink Kenmore Place.

We are still in need of monetary donations to meet our $1100 goal by December 19. You can give by going to Giving. There are also still a number of gift requests to sign up for. You can sign up to purchase a gift by going to Hopelink Kenmore Place holiday donations.

Please bring all gifts unwrapped to church on December 19. Michelle Henderson will be in the parish hall from 9-10 am to collect gift donations after the 8:00 am service and before the 10:00 am service. Matt and Miriam Terry will be in the parish hall after the 10:00 am service to also collect gifts.

If you have any questions, please email Michelle Henderson at hkp@redeemer-kenmore.org.

Hopelink

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities in King and Snohomish counties; providing stability and helping people gain the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good. With service centers in Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Shoreline and Sno-Valley (Carnation), Hopelink is the largest nonprofit organization in the area.

Hopelink provides a network of critical social services through a number of different programs—including housing, transportation, family development, financial assistance, employment programs, adult education, financial literacy training, and five food banks. The agency’s service centers, housing, and transportation programs help more than 63,000 people every year.

For families experiencing homelessness, transitional and long-term housing as well as emergency family shelter may be available through Hopelink.

Read more about Hopelink.

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

December 18, 2021

Category: Hopelink

Long-standing help for families at Hopelink Kenmore Place

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Hopelink and housing

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Pictures of the school supplies donations for 2022

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What you can do

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School supplies remaining to be donated

About the school supplies drive

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School supplies remaining to be donated

About the school supplies drive

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School supplies remaining to be donated

About the school supplies drive

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