As a City, we need to greatly increase the efficacy of our response to unsheltered homelessness by focusing resources on behavioral health services and emergency and permanent housing. This includesContinue reading “New Seattle Coalition Offers Hope for People, Parks, and Public Spaces”
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These new proposals and plans need community support to become reality
Share the petition and help us reach the 20,000 supporter milestone! As our petition has quickly gained over 9,000 supporters, community leaders have stepped up with proposals to meaningfully addressContinue reading “These new proposals and plans need community support to become reality”
Five years before the pandemic it was a ‘state of emergency’. Now it is beyond words.
For decades, Seattle had a reputation for being one of the most caring, beautiful and clean cities in the world. Today there are no words to adequately describe what SeattleContinue reading “Five years before the pandemic it was a ‘state of emergency’. Now it is beyond words.”
After years of benign neglect its time to finally treat homelessness as the humanitarian crisis that it truly is
by Kay Smith-Blum I have been an active member of our community since the early ‘80s, raising millions for education and many worthy causes as well as serving as aContinue reading “After years of benign neglect its time to finally treat homelessness as the humanitarian crisis that it truly is”
Act now to save lives
Thousands of people are fighting to survive in cold, wet weather in city parks and green spaces at a time when thousands of clean, warm, and hygienic indoor spaces areContinue reading “Act now to save lives”
Act now to save parks and the environment
“We have two crises — parks and homelessness. We must solve them both. But we cannot expect to solve the one crisis on the back of the other.” Thatcher Bailey,Continue reading “Act now to save parks and the environment”
It’s time for a true emergency response
We know what to do. Every year communities all across America effectively respond to homelessness caused by floods, fires, and earthquakes. In the same way, we can create and utilizeContinue reading “It’s time for a true emergency response”
A fifteen year history of our expanding homeless crisis and a call for a true emergency response
You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve tried everything else — Winston Churchill Seattle is one of the most educated, wealthy and generous placesContinue reading “A fifteen year history of our expanding homeless crisis and a call for a true emergency response”