In Seattle, 22,600+ households apply for 2500 spots on King County Housing Authority‘s rental assistance waiting list.

More from the Seattle Times:

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2015/02/king-county-housing-authority-buried-in-section-8-applications/

Housing and Homeless Advocacy Day is tomorrow.  Please attend to promote advocacy, affordable housing, and end homelessness!  We will be reporting.

Full details here:  http://wliha.org/housing-and-homelessness-advocacy-day

Please register and attend Housing and Homeless Advocacy Day (#HHAD2015), sponsored by Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, next Tuesday 02/17 in Olympia!  This is one of the largest gatherings for housing and homeless advocacy in the state. Organizations, non-profits, and advocates from all over the state will be there fighting for affordable housing, critically needed human services, and more.  Meet with your local representatives, and make your voice heard!

We will be attending and covering the day’s events.  Stay tuned.

Register here: https://org.salsalabs.com/o/2685/p/salsa/event/common/public/event_KEY=82769

More about WLIHA and their amazing advocacy work: http://www.wliha.org

Green and Affordable: The Unicorn of Seattle’s Housing Quest:

http://crosscut.com/2015/02/10/environment/123918/green-and-affordable-how-non-profits-seek-combine-/

We apologize we’ve have been on hiatus.  We will be posting more soon, and bringing you the latest in housing issues that affect Seattle.  Thanks for your continued support!

Good nextcity.org article on poverty:

http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/cities-poverty-numbers-gentrification

A Very Happy Thanksgiving from us here at Housing for Seattle!

We’re working hard on our report from the Tenants Union SHA March and Rally last Monday. Hope to have it out soon!

For now, here is local news coverage from KIROTV:

http://www.kirotv.com/videos/online/video-low-income-housing-residents-protest/vC3RhK/