This week the City of Seattle Human Services Department presented to the City Council on its ongoing response to homelessness through the city’s Unified Care Team.
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King County Regional Homeless Authority proposed 5-year plan
The King County Regional Homeless Authority has published a proposed 5-year plan, which it was required to create under the charter that created the agency. The proposed plan has been received coolly so far, mostly due to its large price tag.
Continue readingJustCare Evaluation
A research team at University of Washington has published its evaluation report on the JustCare program. Of particular note: in the past year the performance of the program improved dramatically. The attribute this to the county making more housing options available for people to exit the program into.
Continue readingCity of Seattle/KCRHA quarterly report on homeless response
The City of Seattle’s Human Services Department has submitted to the City Council its latest quarterly report on the joint activities of the city and the King County Regional Homeless Authority in responding to unsheltered homelessness in Seattle. The report details the number of referrals to shelter made by members …
Continue readingState auditor review of how Seattle contracted for homeless services
Yesterday the Washington State Auditor’s office released a performance audit of contracted homeless services for four jurisdictions: the City of Seattle, the City of Spokane, Snohomish County, and Yakima County. The report make several pointed critiques of Seattle’s processes for contracting with and managing the performance of homeless service providers, …
Continue readingDSA Third Avenue Vision
The Downtown Seattle Association has published a report outlining its vision for remaking Third Avenue through downtown. It points out that the number of bus trips per hour during the day along Third Avenue is 290, far outstripping any downtown corridor in any other city. It argues, however, that the …
Continue readingKing County Regional Homeless Authority “summer update”
Last week the King county Regional Homeless Authority provided an update to the Seattle City Council on its recent and planned activities. Of note: as part of writing its five-year plan, it intends to create a comprehensive “gap analysis” on housing and homeless shelter. I hope you found this article …
Continue readingSeattle Human Services Department “financial improvement plan”
For several years Seattle’s Human Services Department, which has one of the largest budgets in the city’s government, has had chronic issues with financial management. Last year the department began a “Financial Improvement PLan to address these issues. Below are the slides due to be presented by HSD to the …
Continue readingRegional Homeless Authority 5-year plan components
The King County Regional Homeless Authority has begun work on its required five-year plan. It has broken up the plan into seven components, and is creating opportunities for the community to engage and provide input and feedback. The seven components are: Measurable actions, outcomes and goals; Sub-regional planning activities; Procurement …
Continue readingA Tale of Three Homelessness Dashboards
The surest sign that someone new is in charge of the response to the homelessness crisis is that they publish a new “dashboard.” Both Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and the King County Regional Homeless Authority (KCRHA) have recently published new dashboards, each presenting their own unique spin on the crisis. …
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