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Addressing homelessness
Addressing homelessness is important because it is a bellwether for our society. It tells us if our education system is working, our criminal justice system is working, our physical and mental health systems are working, and whether we are providing our community members the support and opportunities they need.
Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J.
President, Seattle University
Member of CEH Governing BoardThe Committee to End Homelessness (CEH) is a broad coalition of government, faith communities, nonprofits, the business community and homeless and formerly homeless people working together to implement the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness in King County. As a community we are creating lasting solutions. Together.
King County Ten Year Plan to End Homeless Mid-Plan Review Report: Moving Forward
At the five-year mark in the community implementation of the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness, and recognizing the importance of taking stock to ensure the strongest possible path for the next five years, the Committee to End Homelessness undertook a mid-plan review of its original plan and priorities.
Over a series of months, and culminating in a week-long charrette facilitated by the Corporation for Supportive Housing, the CEH has completed a Mid-Plan Report with recommendations for the future. Still to come over the summer are discussions to develop priorities, work plans and timelines for implementing the recommendations.
Read the plan and learn more on the Mid Plan Review website.-
One Night Street Count Finds 11% Reduction
In the early morning hours of January 28, nearly 900 volunteers fanned out on the street in Seattle and several other local cities to count the numbers of people outdoors with no apparent housing. In all, they counted 2,442 people – walking on streets, sitting in bus shelters, huddled in campsites or sleeping in cars. Organized by the Seattle-King County Coalition on Homelessness with funding from the Committee to End Homelessness, more than 137 teams of volunteers participated in the annual One Night Count. Read more
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King County Executive Dow Constantine, and CEH
Governing Board Co-Chair, introduces keynote speaker
Barbara Poppe, Executive Director of the United States
Interagency Council on HomelessnessCommittee to End Homelessness Legislative Breakfast
The 5th Annual State Legislative Breakfast held January 5, 2011 offered a program on the success of local efforts to prevent and end homelessness, as well as an opportunity to hear about federal efforts toward the same goals. Opening remarks by King County Executive Dow Constantine, co-chair of the Committee to End Homelessness Governing Board, set the tone. More than 100 local leaders working together to address homelessness in King County attended, including 10 state legislators from King County and 13 other elected officials.
Click here to read more about the breakfast and 2011 State Legislative Agenda.
King County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Mid Plan Review
Other News
July 8, 2011 – Executive celebrates grand opening of Passage Point housing project in Maple Valley. Read more...
May 6, 2011 – King County collaboration to end homelessness named one of the Top 25 “Innovations in American Government” by Kennedy School of Government. Read more...
February 3, 2011 – King County awards $21.3 million countywide to create affordable and supportive housing projects. Read more...