Sources
Every fact on this site has a source.
Dates, names, numbers and claims on leveluphome.org trace to the documents below. If something here is wrong, email contactus@leveluphome.org and we will correct it.
Source 1
Level Up Seattle corporate, governance and board records (internal)
Incorporation and founding, board resolutions and minutes, the move from a youth program to reentry, and the WAQRR accreditation file.
Source 2
Press release: Level Up Seattle opens its first home in Edmonds, July 2019First home date, ribbon cutting, original population, Angie Christensen as Executive Director, Frank Shankwitz and Cause Equity.
Source 3
Level Up Strategic Plan 2025 to 2028, The Unfinished Work (internal)
Current home capacity, growth plan, chapter model.
Source 4
Frank Shankwitz, WikipediaDates, Make-A-Wish founding, Air Force and law enforcement career.
Source 5
ROX Interview: Frank Shankwitz, Prescott LIVING MagazineFrank’s board service including Level Up Home Seattle.
Source 6
Frank Shankwitz on the Marketplace of Kindness, LaunchEngineFrank discussing Level Up.
Source 7
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search, EIN 83-2283933Legal name and 501(c)(3) status.
Source 8
leveluphome.org, program pages as published by Level Up HomeEligibility, house rules, housing and programming, giving levels, response promise.
Resident quotes on the Stories page are shared with permission and anonymized. Program numbers are published only when Level Up can point to the record behind them.