In the final weeks of 2015, National Public Radio (NPR) reviewed the nation’s progress toward President Obama’s goal of ending homelessness among U.S. veterans by the end of 2015.
Read MoreIt hasn’t hit the headlines yet, but news from the latest Communities Count data update is sobering: In just 3 years, King County seniors lost their “protective” status and are now as likely as younger King County residents to run out of food without having money to buy more.
Read MoreThis morning Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and King County Executive Dow Constantine proclaimed that regional homelessness has reached a “state of emergency.”
Read MoreThe US Department of Agriculture has selected the Seattle Jobs Initiative to create and begin operating the nation’s first Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training “Center of Excellence.”
Read MoreKUOW has posted an article and interactive graphics that look at policies behind the 15,182 income-restricted rental units built in Seattle since federal funding for affordable housing was cut in the early 1980s.
Read MoreSeattle Times number-cruncher Gene Balk recently reported that young adults age 25-34, until recently eager to become homeowners, are passing on the opportunity.
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