Are you registered to vote? The deadline to register is Oct. 26

SHA is joining the Sounders FC, Seahawks, Seattle Storm, Seattle Mariners, OL Reign, Seattle Kraken and Seattle Unite in promoting a campaign called the Democracy Cup to encourage everyone to register to vote, and vote. The deadline to register is less than a week away. Register today at www.votewa.gov.

SHA and Seattle Public Schools partner to keep kids learning  

Faced with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, SHA education and youth specialists, Community Builders and other staff have worked closely with Seattle Public Schools to ensure students in SHA-assisted families have food and the devices, internet access and support they need to continue learning. In the summer of 2020, SHA helped SPS host eight events designed to make sure SHA residents have adequate access to the internet and understanding of the technology. More than 2,000 households attended. SPS also provided SHA with 700 art and school supply kits that staff were able to deliver to resident families.

The Seattle Housing Authority and Seattle Public Schools have had a long-standing partnership to support the academic and social success of SHA students.

SHA wins 2020 Jack Kemp Award

The Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Housing awarded the Seattle Housing Authority the 2020 Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award for its development of Red Cedar at Yesler.

The mission of the Seattle Housing Authority is to enhance the Seattle community by creating and sustaining decent, safe and affordable living environments that foster stability and self-sufficiency for people with low incomes. SHA provides long-term, low-income rental housing and rental assistance to more than 37,000 people in Seattle. SHA owns and operates approximately 8,500 units at nearly 400 sites throughout the city. SHA also administers more than 10,000 Housing Choice Vouchers, enabling low-income residents to receive rental assistance throughout the Seattle housing market. SHA, an independent public corporation established in 1939, is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, two of whom are SHA residents. More information is available at seattlehousing.org.