$46 million complex funded by Paul Allen will house 94 families in South Seattle
The 8-story building will house 94 families in South Seattle, half of them homeless, and the other half low-wage working families.
Scott Greenstone
What would it cost to house and provide treatment for Seattle’s homeless?
We set out to answer the second most-popular question submitted to Ask Project Homeless. It sounds simple, but it's not, because different people need —...
Bronze leaves on Seattle sidewalks serve as headstones for deceased homeless people WATCH
The leaves are paid for by donations, engraved with names and dates, and usually placed on sidewalks in Seattle near where their namesakes lived.
For 40,000 homeless students, it’s back-to-school season in Washington
The number of homeless students continues to overwhelm districts throughout the state. Educators have become the first, and in many cases the only, line of...
Why don’t police enforce laws against camping in Seattle parks and streets?
We asked what readers want to understand about homelessness, and the most popular question was: “Why are the police not enforcing the laws against camping...
Portland wanted to shelter every homeless family. The plan backfired, but it offers lessons for Seattle.
No city wants families living on its streets, but fixing the homeless problem turns out to be more complicated than simply saying “We won’t turn...
Vote: What do you want the Project Homeless team to investigate?
Almost 500 of your questions have poured in since we launched Ask Project Homeless six weeks ago. Now, it’s time to choose which one you...
Attack on Burien mayor over city’s sanctuary-city policy investigated as hate crime
Detectives are still trying to identify the suspect, though at least one witness has provided a possible first name for the man, the King County...
Ballard’s homelessness quadrupled last year, and anger is spilling over
A wave of homelessness threatens to overwhelm charity workers in Ballard, while their neighbors become more and more frustrated with the city’s response.
I started living in my car 7 years ago, and here’s how I have persevered WATCH
Sheri Collins tells her story of how she learned to survive living in her car, which she’s been doing off and on for the past...