We ARE Impact: Celebrating 60 Years of Preventing Homelessness

This September, join us for an extraordinary evening as we mark a milestone six decades in the making. Our gala, We ARE Impact, will celebrate 60 years of keeping families housed and partnering with people on their journey to stability. 

Join us on Thursday, September 10, 2026 for a three-course dinner, storytelling and connecting with fellow community members. Together we can honor our neighbors, partners, and advocates who have made this work possible for 60 years and counting.

We are thrilled to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Donna M. Beegle, founder of Communication Across Barriers and author of See Poverty, Be the Difference. Born into a migrant labor family, Dr. Beegle has dedicated her career to inspiring individuals, organizations, and communities with proven models to improve outcomes for people in poverty—a mission that resonates deeply with Impact NW's own. Her powerful perspective, shaped by lived experience and decades of research, reminds us why this work matters and what is possible when we fight poverty, not the people living in it.