Homelessness Response Blog

Mayor Durkan to increase Seattle’s Bridge Housing and shelter capacity by 25 percent to bring more people inside

May 30, 2018 By Homelessness Response

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 […]

Frequently Asked Questions: Proposed South Lake Union Village

June 28, 2018 By Homelessness Response

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 […]

Frequently Asked Questions: True Hope Village at 18th and Yesler

June 21, 2018 By Homelessness Response

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Truevine of Holiness Missionary Baptist Church and the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) are sponsoring a new permitted tiny house village at 18th and Yesler in Seattle’s Central District. This village will provide safer spaces to live for unsheltered people experiencing homelessness. The City of Seattle is supporting case management […]

City extends permit for Camp Second Chance on Myers Way

June 7, 2018 By Homelessness Response

The Human Services Department (HSD) is extending the permit for the Myers Way (also known as Camp Second Chance) permitted village to remain at 9701 Myers Way South for an additional 12 months, until March 2019. HSD considered the following criteria in making this decision: Is the program meeting the performance measures as described in […]

City of Seattle hosts South Lake Union community meeting on tiny house villages

June 5, 2018 By Homelessness Response

Dozens of South Lake Union neighbors participated in a community meeting on Thursday, May 31, to hear about tiny house villages as part of the City of Seattle’s response to unsheltered homelessness. Representatives from the City’s Human Services Department (HSD), Navigation Team and the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) participated in a panel discussion with […]

Human Services Department releases 2018 first quarter results from investments

May 31, 2018 By Homelessness Response

Figures for first quarter of 2018 indicate City investments are housing more people The City of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) released the results of its homelessness funding for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018. There were 3,030 households who moved into permanent housing or maintained their housing through city investments in homeless services system […]