Today the King County Regional Homeless Authority provided a status update to the Seattle City Council on several topics, including: its replacement for the annual “Point in Time” count required by HUD; several programs it funds through third parties: new con-congregate shelters, an RV safe lot, a new “high acuity” …
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Portland Tiny-house Village Report and How-to Guide
The Portland State university Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative has published a lengthy report on “tiny house” villages in the greater Portland area, which includes a “how-to” guide to set up and operate a village. The report includes details on the similarities and differences between the various villages, as well …
Continue readingHow Seattle Spent its ARPA Federal Funds
Last week the City Budget Office provided an update on the “Seattle Rescue Plan,” how the city is spending the nearly $300 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds that it has received. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make …
Continue readingA better dashboard for the King County homeless response
Jeff Keenan, with the support of the Third Door Coalition, has been working for the past few years on designing a better “dashboard” for quantifying the response to the homelessness crisis in King County. There is certainly no lack of local government “homelessness dashboards” here in the Seattle area, but …
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