The Sophia Way -- Supporting Single Homeless Women in Bellevue and the Eastside of King County, Washington

Our goal is to help end homelessness in East King County, Washington, by providing shelter, permanent housing, and supportive services to single adult women as they move toward a stable, independent life. Currently, we are the only staffed overnight shelter for single adult women on the Eastside.

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Just published — our first annual report! Inside you'll find highlights of our first year, along with financial details and a description of our program.

Download it now in PDF format.

Good News!

The Norcliffe Foundation awarded us $10,000 for two years to help operate Sophia's Place!

We're beginning a new program for volunteers who want to be companions to one of our clients. Read more about the Sophia Way Companioning Program.

The Sophia Way and the YWCA Angeline's Eastside Women's Center shared the 2009 Community Service Place Maker Award by the Bellevue Downtown Association, which which each year recognizes "achievements from the previous year, as well as extraordinary contributions toward creating a thriving downtown." Read more...

Thanks to a recent award from King County and the United Way, we will be able to provide housing and case management for 12 women for the next five years!

We received a 2010 Leah C. McCollough Legacy Fund grant from the Women's Funding Alliance to honor Leah McCollough, who contributed so much to nonprofits in the region.

“Sophia” is the Greek word for wisdom.

She has been revered as the Wise Bride of Solomon by Jews, as the Queen of Wisdom and War by Greeks, and as the Holy Spirit of Wisdom by Christians.