Emergency shelter opens at Yesler Gym

SEATTLE—November 30, 2004—A three-way agreement between agencies has paved the way for the operation of a cold-weather emergency shelter for homeless people to open in the gym at the Yesler Terrace Community Center. The first night of operation was November 29. For details on how the shelter will operate, click here.

SHA introduces PorchLight Insider

SEATTLE—November 19, 2004—A new e-newsletter will help SHA's partners to get their clients into housing more quickly by providing tips and information on navigating the sometimes-difficult bureaucracy involved. Beginning this month PorchLight Insider will serve case managers and housing organizations who work directly with low-income people seeking housing from SHA. For more information, or to sign up for the new publication, click here.

New rentals for lease at Rainier Vista

SEATTLE—November 22, 2004—New apartments in the redeveloped Rainier Vista are now available for lease. The eleven two, three, four and five-bedroom units range from 1,000 square feet to 1,700 square feet. They are located close to the neighborhood's shopping area and convenient to downtown, I-5, and I-90. Nine units are designated for incomes 30 percent and below the area median income and two units are designated for incomes 60 percent and below the area median income. For more information about these units, click here.

Popkin Development receives recognition

SEATTLE—November 15, 2004—At their recent meeting, Seattle Housing's Board of Commissioners acknowledged and thanked Henry Popkin, principal of Popkin Development, for his firm's significant contributions to the development of NewHolly. Popkin served as development consultant with Seattle Housing to redevelop the first two phases of NewHolly, a thriving neighborhood recognized throughout the country as a model of urban revitalization. For details, click here.

What others are saying about us - Dorothy Bullitt writes in the Puget Sound Business Journal

SEATTLE—November 2004—Dorothy Bullitt, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, recently contributed an Op-Ed piece to the Puget Sound Business Journal, in which she discussed Habitat's partnership with SHA. So far, 26 Habitat families have moved into homes they helped build in NewHolly. Funding permitted, 17 more will have that opportunity within the coming year. To read the full article, click here.