Addressing homelessness

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.

This year’s One Night County of homeless up slightly

The 32nd annual One Night Count of homeless people in King County took place in the early hours of Friday, January 27, 2012. A total of 800 volunteers fanned out across the county to count the number of men, women and children who are homeless and without shelter. They counted people trying to survive in cars, tents, all night buses, select hospitals, or curled up in blankets under bridges or in doorways.

The 800 volunteers counted people in 13 cities across King County. Volunteers counted 2,594 men, women and children with no shelter in King County, a small increase over those found without shelter last year. The complete 2012 One Night Count Report will be released as soon as the other data are compiled. A full report that also includes the number of people in shelters and transitional housing will be released in the spring. Last year, volunteers found 2,442 people surviving outside, without shelter, and another 6,382 in shelters and transitional housing programs.

Committee to End Homelessness Legislative Breakfast

The 6th Annual State Legislative Breakfast held January 5, 2012 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 Sue Rahr, King County Sheriff and Committee to End Homelessness Governing Board Member, 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 17 other elected officials.

Click here to read more about the breakfast and 2012 State Legislative Agenda.