Gov. Jay Inslee visits Yesler on Earth Day

EPA Regional Administrator Casey Sixkiller, Seattle Housing Authority Executive Director Rod Brandon, Seattle City Councilmember Tanya Woo, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee and SHA Director of Asset Management Bobby Coleman on the rooftop of Hinoki at Yesler to view solar panels that generate renewable energy for Seattle City Light. 

On April 22, Gov. Jay Inslee visited Yesler to announce $156 million in federal funding for solar energy for people with low incomes.

HUD makes nearly $13 million in funding available for public housing agencies to help youth aging out of foster care

HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence vouchers will be used to provide housing to young adults between the ages of 18 years and 24 years old who left foster care or will leave foster care in the next 90 days and are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

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 38,000 people in Seattle. SHA owns and operates more than 8,500 housing units at nearly 400 sites throughout the city. SHA also administers approximately 12,000 Housing Choice Vouchers, enabling low-income residents to receive rental assistance throughout the Seattle housing market. In addition to housing, SHA provides many support services to help tenants improve their quality of life. SHA, an independent public corporation established in 1939, is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, two of whom are SHA residents. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. More information is available at www.seattlehousing.org.