The More We Love

The More We Love Our mission is to connect the community to those in greatest. Creating pathways out of homelessness, addiction, human trafficking and domestic violence.

We run a 24/7 crisis center for women and children in WA State.

There is something truly special about the second Saturday of every month at The More We Love Crisis Center. 💛Our Strong...
10/11/2026

There is something truly special about the second Saturday of every month at The More We Love Crisis Center. 💛

Our Stronger Together Community Dinner is so much more than sharing a meal. It’s an evening filled with laughter, smiles, warm hugs, babies being passed around, stories being shared, and milestones being celebrated.

It’s watching our families and their children come together, build friendships, encourage one another, and simply enjoy being part of a community that cares.

For a few hours, the worries of everyday life take a back seat, and the room is filled with love, connection, and belonging.

These evenings remind us that what we do at The More We Love goes far beyond providing shelter. We are building relationships, creating memories, celebrating victories, and reminding every woman and child who walks through our doors that they matter.

We look forward to this beautiful evening every single month. Because sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer someone is a place at the table, a warm meal, and the feeling of being surrounded by people who genuinely care.

This is what Stronger Together looks like. This is The More We Love. 💛

Be Someone’s Constant

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10/08/2026

Thank you C. Davis Texas BBQ for being our Constant!

Please meet our wonderful Angie! ❤️Angie has been part of The More We Love family for several months, and what a journey...
10/08/2026

Please meet our wonderful Angie! ❤️

Angie has been part of The More We Love family for several months, and what a journey it has been!

When Angie came to our crisis center, she was working hard on her sobriety and getting her feet back on solid ground. Since then, she has made incredible strides. She has maintained her sobriety, found employment, and as of yesterday, she and her young son moved into an apartment of their very own!

But what makes Angie’s story so special isn’t just what she has accomplished. It’s the determination, courage, and hard work it took to get here.

Angie made the decision to break cycles, create a different future for herself and her son, and show up for herself every single day. And that’s exactly what she has done.

We are so incredibly proud of her, and even more grateful that she trusted us enough to walk alongside her during such an important chapter of her life.

And to our amazing community, YOU are part of stories like Angie’s.

Every volunteer who gives their time, every person who donates, every individual who believes in our mission helps make moments like this possible.

Your generosity and your willingness to show up consistently allow us to be a constant in the lives of women and children when they need it most.

This is why we do what we do. Not just to provide a safe place to stay, but to help women rebuild their lives, restore hope, and create lasting change for themselves and their children.

Angie, we are cheering you on every step of the way. We can’t wait to see what this next chapter holds for you and your little boy.

Be Someone’s Constant

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(Pictured Tara, Angie and Angie’s TMWL Case Manager Jayne)

Just a year ago, her life looked very different. She found herself sitting in a jail cell, not knowing what would come n...
10/07/2026

Just a year ago, her life looked very different. She found herself sitting in a jail cell, not knowing what would come next. When she got out, she remembered. She called, and we had a safe place for her to go.

I have known this incredible woman for a little more than three years, and seeing her now is everything.

She chose recovery, and then she started showing up for her own life. She closed court cases that had followed her for years. She got her license back. She got a job. She bought herself a car. And she reunited with her son.

She fought for every single one of those things.

And somewhere along the way, she started showing up for other women too. Our intake line began ringing with women saying,

“Marissa told me about you all. I’m ready.”

She is using every ounce of her story to reach back for another woman so her story doesn’t have to be the same. The very things that could have kept Marissa trapped are now the things she is using to help set someone else free.

She left the cycle behind her and unlocked a whole new world for herself and her son.

One year, Marissa. Look what you did.

Be Someone’s Constant. 💛
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On a Monday night, we showed up.We walked from Legacy Park to Renton City Hall for every person who has been afraid in t...
10/06/2026

On a Monday night, we showed up.

We walked from Legacy Park to Renton City Hall for every person who has been afraid in their own home, every child who has witnessed violence, and every victim who needs to know there are people standing on the other side ready to help.

We walked with one message: We love you. We see you. We stand with you. We fight for you.

Gina, Executive Director of DAWN, created something powerful by bringing community providers, law enforcement and victim advocates together as one force against domestic violence. I absolutely love her heart and was so proud to walk beside her and this mission.

At City Hall, the Mayor and City Council proclaimed Domestic Violence Awareness Month in honor of the work of The More We Love. What an incredible honor for our staff and the people we serve. And Tina Harris, thank you for the words you spoke and for continuing to connect law enforcement, advocates and providers so beautifully around the people who need us most.

And the truth is, right in the middle of all of this, my phone rang.

An officer was calling with a woman fleeing domestic violence who needed a safe place to go.

And we had one.

There was something about that moment that brought the whole night together for me. Awareness, collaboration, law enforcement, providers and a woman who needed help right then.

Thank you Stephanie, Jacki and Oneika for walking the walk beside me. Thank you Gina, Tina, the City of Renton, Renton Police Department and every person who showed up for victims of violence.

Be Someone’s Constant. 💛
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Today is the Day of Unity for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 💜At The More We Love, we have walked alongside women who...
10/05/2026

Today is the Day of Unity for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 💜

At The More We Love, we have walked alongside women who have had to make the incredibly hard decision to leave everything they know and start over. Sometimes with nothing but their children and the hope that life can be different.

And we’ve watched them rebuild.

Today we stand with every woman who has experienced domestic violence, every child who has been impacted by it, and every survivor still finding her way forward.

We also stand with the advocates, officers, shelters, community partners, friends and family members who keep showing up.

This is why community matters. This is why safe places matter. And this is why we keep doing the work.

No woman should have to figure out what comes next alone.

We see you. We believe you. And we stand with you.

Since the day we opened our Crisis Center, I have had this dream of building the most beautiful playground for our kids....
10/04/2026

Since the day we opened our Crisis Center, I have had this dream of building the most beautiful playground for our kids.

So many of them come through our gates in immediate crisis, often dropped off by law enforcement with their mom and whatever they could bring with them. I have always wanted the first thing those kids see when they arrive to be a playground. Something that immediately tells them there is something here just for them.

I shared that dream with one incredible woman, Dawn from the Maple Valley Rotary.

And Dawn simply said, “I can help.”

Today, more than 250 people showed up on a Saturday morning for the Gnome Run because one woman decided she could help make this dream happen. Together with Maple Valley Rotary and the Maple Valley Fire Department, they raised more than $15,000, which will be matched through Rotary.

That is the ripple effect.

I stood there this morning thinking about how incredible it is that one person can hear an idea, grab onto it, and bring hundreds of people alongside her.

And now we are that much closer to kids pulling into our Crisis Center on one of the hardest days of their lives and seeing a huge playground waiting for them.

Every day it feels like one more door unlocks at this property and gives us another opportunity to create something better for the women and children we get to serve.

Thank you, Dawn Cruff. Thank you Maple Valley Rotary, Maple Valley Fire Department, and every single person who showed up this morning.

We are building it…one opportunity at a time. So proud!

-Kristine Moreland
Executive Director

Be Someone’s Constant.💛
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Let’s wish Lexi ONE YEAR clean and sober! 💛Today marks one full year clean and sober for Lexi, and this brave woman shou...
10/02/2026

Let’s wish Lexi ONE YEAR clean and sober! 💛

Today marks one full year clean and sober for Lexi, and this brave woman should be so incredibly proud of what she chose for herself.

This was not easy. Lexi worked with our staff, she dug in, and she kept showing up. I stood there in court and watched a woman who was terrified at times walk through those doors, afraid she might have to go back. But her recovery proved otherwise. The judge saw it. Her accomplishments spoke for themselves.

She kept breaking cycles. She kept choosing her boys. She kept choosing recovery. And she kept moving forward.

Lexi’s story, which you’ll hear more of soon, came with a lot of titles and labels that at one point probably felt like they defined her. But they never did.

Underneath all of that was an incredibly talented woman, an amazing mother with a huge heart, who just needed the opportunity to show the world who she really was.

And look at her now.

She’s going back to school through an internship, taking that incredible talent of hers and building something with it. She has found purpose in making other women feel beautiful while raising her boys and showing them what it looks like to break the cycle.

In Lexi’s own words about The More We Love:

“This program has genuinely saved my life.”

Lexi, we may have stood beside you, but YOU chose this. You did the work. You kept showing up. You kept going.

ONE YEAR, girl. This is the way! 💛

Be Someone’s Constant.
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This is a beautiful reminder of what happens when community keeps showing up. 💛We are incredibly grateful for Hope Churc...
10/02/2026

This is a beautiful reminder of what happens when community keeps showing up. 💛

We are incredibly grateful for Hope Church NW, Pastor Wes, Jenn, and everyone who participated in Serve Sunday. Our families were blessed with an abundance of hygiene bags, kids’ bags, and gas cards….practical support that makes a real difference.

Hope Church continues to show up for the women and children we serve. This isn’t a one-time act of kindness. They continue to stand alongside our families, support our mission, and remind the women we serve that there is a community that sees them, believes in them, and cares about what happens next.

It was also an incredibly special day for The More We Love.

Taylor shared her testimony. Taylor first came to us while working toward recovery and preparing to become a mom. Her journey hasn’t been a straight line. There have been setbacks, treatment, hard decisions, and new beginnings. We’ve had the privilege of walking alongside her through different chapters, connecting her with resources and welcoming her back when she was ready to continue moving forward.

Taylor stood up and shared her story. That is hers to be proud of. She kept showing up for herself. She kept doing the work. 💛

Our Lead Case Manager, Jacki, also spoke about The More We Love. Jacki has a powerful testimony of her own, and she now uses her lived experience to walk alongside women as they work toward their own next chapter.

Days like today remind us that none of this work happens alone. It takes women willing to keep showing up for themselves, staff willing to walk alongside them, and community partners like Hope Church who keep showing up too.

Thank you, Hope Church, for continuing to love our women and children so well.

This is what community looks like. This is what it means to be Someone’s Constant.

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14423 Ambaum Blvd SW
Burien, WA
98166

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2536557437

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