Photo collage of a young man with brown hair and mustache on the left across from his older self, with white hair and mustache, on the right. Quote reads: “People who work should not be poor.”

Remembering Frank Chopp

Solid Ground mourns the loss and honors the memory of Frank Chopp, whose legacy of tirelessly fighting to end poverty forever changed our organization and Washington state.

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At Solid Ground, we believe poverty is solvable. We work to meet basic needs, nurture success, and promote change to create a community beyond poverty and oppression where all people have equitable opportunity to thrive.

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A black and white photo from the late 1980s showing five people, both men and women, in office attire sitting and standing around a table.

Remembering Frank Chopp, former Solid Ground leader and tireless champion for low-income communities 

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