Rick Steves Sacrifices Nest Egg to House Dozens of Homeless Women and Kids
Travel guide guru Rick Steves just gave a $4 million apartment complex to homeless women and kids who need housing.
The band wanted to unite the city this week in an effort to tackle the Seattle's homelessness problem.
One of Seattle's most beloved bands just rallied the city into raising millions of dollars for the homeless.
Peal Jam played two concerts at Safeco Field this week as a means of getting the community together to address extreme poverty.
In addition to encouraging 100 Seattle businesses to join in on the fundraising efforts, the shows raised over $11 million, 90% of which will be donated.
The businesses participating in the initiative all volunteered to donate varying portions of their proceeds to the charitable initiative as well.
The money is set to be distributed to 40 different homeless organizations based out of Seattle.
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