Hourglass: United Way of King County
Jul 20, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments
Good news happens. As the FIFA men’s World Cup wrapped up on July 19, this week’s episode closes out our coverage of the tournament’s impact on local communities and organizations. We spotlight El…
Joe BurrusHost
Maria CezaresGuest
Genesis CastanedaGuest
Miguel MaestasGuest
One way to gauge the impact of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup on the Seattle area is to consider the facts and figures.
According to Seattle World Cup 26, the local organizing committee for the city's participation in the tournament, our area welcomed more than 750,000 fans and visitors between June 15th and June 27th when group stage matches were played.
The organizing committee said that King County Metro and Sound Transit moved more than 1.1 million combined riders during the first two matches alone.
And Fox 13 News reported that the marketing organization Visit Seattle said the World Cup brought record hotel revenue and a 40% revenue growth for businesses compared to the same time last year.
Another way to gauge the World Cup's impact was to check in with local community organizations, particularly those who serve our youths.
They included many United Way of King County-sponsored nonprofits, some of whom held their own World Cup-related festivities and some who took youngsters to matches at the then-Seattle Stadium.
United Way-supported nonprofit Native Action Network hosted Kickin' It Indy City, a multi-day community festival celebrating indigenous culture through art, music, food, workshops, and soccer.
United Way-supported nonprofit Glover Empower Mentoring said that a few of its mentees attended the USA vs. Australia match here, courtesy of tickets purchased by former Seattle Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch.
As reported recently on Hourglass, Six youths from the United Way-supported nonprofit 4C Coalition took part in a flag-bearing ceremony for the round of 32 World Cup match here.
Lastly, United Way-supported nonprofit El Centro de la Raza took 24 youths from its middle and high school programs to the final World Cup match in Seattle, USA vs. Belgium, on July 6th.
El Centro took youths from as far as Federal Way to the USA-Belgium game about a week after it hosted a FIFA World Cup festival and watch party.
El Centro's youths who attended this year's World Cup say that it's one of the many ways the organization has impacted their lives.
Located in Seattle and Federal Way, El Centro de la Raza provides programs year-round to address the immediate needs of children and youth in our community.
Those programs include a Child Development Center, a bilingual multicultural curriculum to children ages 1 through 4 to develop self-awareness and cultural pride while building cognitive skills.
An after-school program that provides mentoring and tutoring to students ages 5 through 12 to improve school attendance, homework completion, and academic performance.
and the College Readiness Program, which cultivates low-income Latino youth for higher education and future success by clarifying their requirements for college admission, assisting with school application and scholarship processes, and teaching parents how to become involved in the college prep process.
Youth programming is one of the many ways El Centro de la Raza has served as a hub and a voice for King County's Latino community.
United Way is proud to have not only supported the organization, but we've partnered with El Centro to provide community resources, such as our free text preparation campaign and a local Parent Child Plus site.
One way to gauge the impact of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup on the Seattle area is to consider the facts and figures.
According to Seattle World Cup 26, the local organizing committee for the city's participation in the tournament, our area welcomed more than 750,000 fans and visitors between June 15th and June 27th when group stage matches were played.
The organizing committee said that King County Metro and Sound Transit moved more than 1.1 million combined riders during the first two matches alone.
And Fox 13 News reported that the marketing organization Visit Seattle said the World Cup brought record hotel revenue and a 40% revenue growth for businesses compared to the same time last year.
Another way to gauge the World Cup's impact was to check in with local community organizations, particularly those who serve our youths.
They included many United Way of King County-sponsored nonprofits, some of whom held their own World Cup-related festivities and some who took youngsters to matches at the then-Seattle Stadium.
United Way-supported nonprofit Native Action Network hosted Kickin' It Indy City, a multi-day community festival celebrating indigenous culture through art, music, food, workshops, and soccer.
United Way-supported nonprofit Glover Empower Mentoring said that a few of its mentees attended the USA vs. Australia match here, courtesy of tickets purchased by former Seattle Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch.
As reported recently on Hourglass, Six youths from the United Way-supported nonprofit 4C Coalition took part in a flag-bearing ceremony for the round of 32 World Cup match here.
Lastly, United Way-supported nonprofit El Centro de la Raza took 24 youths from its middle and high school programs to the final World Cup match in Seattle, USA vs. Belgium, on July 6th.
El Centro took youths from as far as Federal Way to the USA-Belgium game about a week after it hosted a FIFA World Cup festival and watch party.
El Centro's youths who attended this year's World Cup say that it's one of the many ways the organization has impacted their lives.
Located in Seattle and Federal Way, El Centro de la Raza provides programs year-round to address the immediate needs of children and youth in our community.
Those programs include a Child Development Center, a bilingual multicultural curriculum to children ages 1 through 4 to develop self-awareness and cultural pride while building cognitive skills.
An after-school program that provides mentoring and tutoring to students ages 5 through 12 to improve school attendance, homework completion, and academic performance.
and the College Readiness Program, which cultivates low-income Latino youth for higher education and future success by clarifying their requirements for college admission, assisting with school application and scholarship processes, and teaching parents how to become involved in the college prep process.
Youth programming is one of the many ways El Centro de la Raza has served as a hub and a voice for King County's Latino community.
United Way is proud to have not only supported the organization, but we've partnered with El Centro to provide community resources, such as our free text preparation campaign and a local Parent Child Plus site.
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