Following Mayor Durkan’s announcement to increase the City of Seattle’s bridge housing and shelter units by 25 percent by creating 500 safer spaces, the City of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) has been working with partners to bring resources online and available to people experiencing homelessness. With Seattle’s shelters continuing to operate near capacity on a nightly […]
Homelessness Task Force progress reports
Update: Cleaning up public spaces; removing trash and syringes
The City of Seattle makes significant investments to clean up trash resulting from the homelessness crisis. The numbers below have been updated to reflect amounts collected as of October 31, 2018. Removing Trash from Unmanaged Encampments: In 2017, City removed 3,205 tons (6,410,000 pounds) of garbage and waste from unmanaged encampments. In 2018, the City has removed more […]
Tiny House Village Update: Next Steps for Licton Springs
Background The City of Seattle’s permitted tiny house villages offer a place for unsheltered people to find stability and connect to housing resources. Each night, the villages provide more than 350 people a tiny house structure that locks, access to restrooms and showers, case management, a kitchen and a managed community. Licton Springs Village has […]
Navigation Team update: Myers Way unmanaged encampment outreach, removal, & activation
Background The unmanaged encampment in the Myers Way greenbelt is scheduled to be removed beginning September 24th, to reduce negative public health and safety impacts stemming from the encampment and to allow the City of Seattle to launch an effort to restore the forest and natural environment. The encampment is large, covering over 20 acres […]
Housing Placements Up 35% for People Experiencing Homelessness in the First Six Months of 2018
The City of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) released the results of its homelessness funding for the first six months of 2018. These results represent activity from January 1 through June 30, 2018 and show agencies receiving city funds served 18,356 households and helped 4,459 households exit to permanent housing (2,644) or maintain their housing […]
Recent City of Seattle Blog Posts
- Update: Mayor Durkan’s plan to increase shelter capacity by 25 percent November 1, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Update: Cleaning up public spaces; removing trash and syringes November 1, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Mayor Durkan’s Path to 500 October Update September 28, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Addressing Unsafe Conditions and Cleaning Up Public Spaces September 27, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Tiny House Village Update: Next Steps for Licton Springs September 26, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Navigation Team update: Myers Way unmanaged encampment outreach, removal, & activation September 24, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Housing Placements Up 35% for People Experiencing Homelessness in the First Six Months of 2018 September 21, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Update: Mayor Durkan’s plan to increase shelter capacity by 25 percent August 29, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Navigation Team Update August 21, 2018 Homelessness Response
- Update: Mayor Durkan’s plan to increase shelter capacity by 25 percent August 1, 2018 Homelessness Response
