Housing Voucher Program Provides Second Chances
It’s Christmas Eve, and the central and orienting narrative of the Christian faith is the story of a savior, born as a human being in a humble manger, offering forgiveness and redemption. Much can be made of the fact that story finds the protagonists with no proper housing situation in light of the fact that […]
Smart Growth Seattle: A Year in Review
This post is also an article in the January edition of Master Builder, the print magazine of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties. I made a presentation about Smart Growth Seattle to the Community Development Round Table in January of this year at a regular meeting of local business leaders convened by […]
State Must Step Up to Housing Need
As executive directors of housing advocacy organizations, we hear a lot about the state’s affordable housing shortage. We hear from advocates with full time jobs, unable to find an apartment close to their work. We’ve listened in on the stories of families struggling to buy a home by their ideal school. Even our own staff members have recently had to move because of skyrocketing Seattle rents. […]
