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Durkan proposes $50M for homeless housing, renewed tax breaks for developers
One result of the new programs would be a cap on rent increases in Multifamily Tax Exemption housing.
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Workers on front lines of homeless crisis could get guaranteed wage hikes
A Seattle City Council committee voted unanimously to tie service provider contracts to inflation, teeing up the issue for likely approval by the full council.
politics
Should Seattle follow Portland’s model to help the homeless?
The Joint Office of Homeless Services was created soon after the homelessness crisis hit Multnomah County. Three years later, something similar could be coming to King County.
Equity
'Heartbreaking': Seattle's homeless are getting sicker and shelters are struggling to keep up
As baby boomers age, many are finding themselves in a system not set up for late-life care, without anywhere else to go.
Equity
Can a dedicated team of ‘navigators’ help reduce teen homelessness?
Two new programs in King and Snohomish counties take different approaches to catch minors who are falling through the cracks.