Angie Barreto

Jun 1, 2018, 7:00 AM | Updated: Dec 14, 2018, 3:51 pm

When Angie Barreto sees a need in the community, she finds a solution and makes it happen....

When Angie Barreto sees a need in the community, she finds a solution and makes it happen.

Angie Barreto assembles homeless outreach bags for first responders to use while on calls and personal care kits for women in need. She sets up snack pantries at schools and helps deliver turkeys at Thanksgiving. When Angie Barreto of Fife sees a need in the community, she finds a solution and makes it happen. Having been homeless as a teenager, Angie knows how impactful it can be when a community and individuals partner together, bridging resources and connecting homeless families to basic items – simple, everyday items we might not think about, but others desperately need.

KIRO Radio and WSECU are proud to honor Angie Barreto as a Hometown Hero and award her with $2,000 for her tireless efforts in supporting those in need in Pierce County. As a not for profit credit union, WSECU invests their profits into creating a better community, and last year 90% of their employees volunteered their own time in communities across Washington state. If you know someone who invests in their community, nominate them to be our next Hometown Hero at mynorthwest.com/hero.

train kills person puyallup...

Bill Kaczaraba

Train hits, kills person in Puyallup Wednesday morning

A person was hit and killed on the train tracks in Puyallup Wednesday morning, according to a report from authorities.

1 year ago

Work continues to shore up areas at Seacliff State Beach against further damage, Friday, Jan. 13, 2...

Associated Press

California gets more rain and snow, but dry days are ahead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting evacuation warnings over flooding concerns along a swollen river near Sacramento. Bands of gusty thunderstorms started Saturday in the north and spread south, with yet another atmospheric river storm following close behind Sunday, the National […]

1 year ago

ukraine israel u.s. aid...

Colleen O'Brien

Rep. Adam Smith: Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan ‘have waited way too long’ for U.S. aid

In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a key foreign aid package affecting funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Friday.

28 minutes ago

Image: Former President Donald Trump and his lawyer Todd Blanche appear at Manhattan criminal in Ne...

Associated Press

Person taken away after being fire extinguished outside Trump hush money trial

Crews rushed away a person after fire was extinguished outside where jury selection was taking place in the Donald Trump criminal trial.

44 minutes ago

Associated Press

Ex-Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old boy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors have said was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. Edsaul Mendoza also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime as part of a plea […]

1 hour ago

Columbia University protesters...

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Are the pro-Hamas, Columbia University protesters the new Black Lives Matter radicals?

The Columbia University student protesters is following the same script that made the Black Lives Matter movement do destructive.

1 hour ago

Associated Press

Video of 2 bear cubs pulled from trees prompts North Carolina wildlife investigation but no charges

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A video of people pulling two bear cubs from a tree in North Carolina as one person posed for a photo with one of the wild animals prompted an investigation, but a state wildlife official said Friday that no charges will be filed. When North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission staff responded […]

1 hour ago

Associated Press

Attorneys argue that Florida law discriminates against Chinese nationals trying to buy homes

An attorney asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a controversial Florida law signed last year that restricts Chinese citizens from buying real estate in much of the state, calling it discriminatory and a violation of the federal government’s supremacy in deciding foreign affairs. Attorney Ashley Gorski, representing four Chinese nationals who live […]

2 hours ago

Angie Barreto