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A place to live, a place to grow
Providing housing and supportive services for people with low incomes
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A place to live, a place to grow
Providing housing and supportive services for people with low incomes
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A place to live, a place to grow
Providing housing and supportive services for people with low incomes
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A place to live, a place to grow
Providing housing and supportive services for people with low incomes
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A place to live, a place to grow
Providing housing and supportive services for people with low incomes
Young man standing in front of building
A place to live, a place to grow
Providing housing and supportive services for people with low incomes
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Video: A Place to Live, a Place to Grow

Seattle Housing Authority provides stable housing for nearly 38,000 people with low incomes. Meet two of them.
 

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Who we are
The Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) provides subsidized rental housing and rental assistance to people in Seattle with low incomes. In addition to providing high quality housing, SHA offers tenants an array of programs to help them increase self-sufficiency and lead healthy, productive lives.
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"I’m helping not just the homeless but anybody who needs help. I can do that because it was given to me.”

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Meet Marvin

37,483

Individuals served

8,777

SHA owned/managed units

8,240

Tenant-based vouchers

3,575

Collaborative Housing units