Mary Steele, our Interim Executive Director, sent this letter to our staff regarding the killing of George Floyd. We wanted to share it with you, our greater Compass community, as this is such an important issue that touches all of us.
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its 2019 Out of Reach Report in June 2019. The Out of Reach report pulls together national, state, and local data to document the gap between the cost of housing and renters' wages. It is vital information in understanding the housing and homelessness crisis. Washington State Data The … Continue reading Housing is ‘Out of Reach’ For Many in Puget Sound Area
On January 25, 2019, All Home and hundreds of local volunteers conducted the 2019 Count Us In one night count of people experiencing homelessness in King County. They released the full report in May 2019. The report found an 8% decrease in the overall number of people experiencing homelessness in the county—from 12,112 in 2018 … Continue reading The 2019 Count Us In Report