Thanh | Art changed my life

Painting and drawing provided a path back for Yesler resident Thanh Tran after a traumatic brain injury. His paintings of Hoa Mai blossoms, a flower significant in Vietnamese culture, are featured in the lobby of Yesler's Hoa Mai Gardens building.  Thanh passed away on Dec. 8, the eve of the launch of this video profile of him.  

A resident who participated in a 2019 Building our Bridge technology training session received a laptop after the course. 

SHA receives national award for its Digital Initiative  

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) honored the Seattle Housing Authority with a 2020 Award of Excellence for its Digital Initiative. Recognizing that digital technology is increasingly necessary to conduct business, obtain health care, participate in online education, access services and banking, obtain jobs and many more life needs, SHA and its partners seek to increase digital equity for tenants through greater access to internet connectivity, digital skills and free or affordable devices. SHA is also improving ways for tenants and applicants to engage with SHA digitally so that programs and services are more timely, convenient and efficient.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year 

as we ring in 2021 and the promise it holds

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.