To help people experiencing homelessness get into safer places where they are more likely to access services, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced a new plan to increase the number of bridge housing and shelter units in the next 90 days by 25% to serve an additional 522 people every night. “People rightfully say: we are and […]
Homelessness Task Force progress reports
Update: Mayor Durkan’s plan to increase shelter capacity by 25 percent
Following Mayor Durkan’s announcement to increase the City of Seattle’s bridge housing and shelter units by 25 percent, the City of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) has been working with community and agency partners to bring these resources online and available to people experiencing homelessness. With Seattle’s shelters continuing to operate near capacity on a […]
Cleaning up public spaces; removing trash and syringes
As the City moves more unsheltered people into safer places, we are working to restore public spaces that were previously encamped into safe, clean spaces. The City makes significant investments to clean up trash and waste resulting from the homelessness crisis. The numbers below reflect amounts collected as of July 25, 2018. Removing trash from […]
Update: City Permitted Villages
City of Seattle Homeless Response Seattle continues to address the crisis of homelessness by helping people living unsheltered on the streets and in tents move to safer places and toward a permanent home and better future. Often, people experiencing chronic homelessness face significant challenges in finding and accepting shelter. These challenges include traumatic or violent […]
Frequently Asked Questions: Lake Union Village
The City of Seattle hosted a community meeting on Thursday, June 28 to discuss the proposed Lake Union Village. This post contains answers to questions that were asked at that meeting. How might pursuing tiny house villages impact the City’s federal (HUD) funding? Even though tiny house villages serve similar functions as emergency shelters do- […]
Frequently Asked Questions: Proposed South Lake Union Village
The City of Seattle is hosting a community meeting on Thursday, June 28 at the 415 Westlake event space (415 Westlake Ave.) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. City staff and the Low Income Housing Institute will be present to answer community questions and provide an update on the Aloha Village. At the community meeting on […]
Recent City of Seattle Blog Posts
- Update: Mayor Durkan’s plan to increase shelter capacity by 25 percent August 1, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Cleaning up public spaces; removing trash and syringes August 1, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Update: City Permitted Villages July 31, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Frequently Asked Questions: Lake Union Village July 23, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Frequently Asked Questions: Proposed South Lake Union Village June 28, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Frequently Asked Questions: True Hope Village at 18th and Yesler June 21, 2018 Homelessness Response
- HSD Recommends Extending Permit for Camp Second Chance on Myers Way June 7, 2018 Lily Rehrmann
- City of Seattle Hosts South Lake Union Community Meeting on Tiny House Villages June 5, 2018 Lily Rehrmann
- Human Services Department releases 2018 first quarter results from investments May 31, 2018 Homelessness Response
- The City of Seattle’s Focus on Cleaning Up Trash and Syringes May 30, 2018 Homelessness Response
