One of the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD)'s six investment impacts areas is Addressing Homelessness. Our Department invests in a continuum of services intended to significantly decrease …

Budget Fact Sheet – Housing and Homelessness lessness and housing affordability crises. With a comprehensive approach laid out in the Homelessness Action Plan, this budget proposal continues …

The City of Seattle, in partnership with regional and local partners, is committed to ensuring people living unsheltered in our community have access to the resources they need to end their experience with …

Jul 30, 2025 · “Addressing homelessness is a top priority for Seattle, and we’ll continue to invest in proven solutions to help our unhoused neighbors heal and get on a path to permanent housing and …

Aug 23, 2024 · The One Seattle Homelessness Action Plan, first announced in May 2022, provides a framework for continued action centered on both urgency and compassion.

In January 2022, HSD staf transferred the majority of City-funded homelessness investments to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) for their funding and oversight for emergency …

Feb 10, 2026 · The bottom line is that we have twice as many homeless people in Seattle as we have shelter beds, leaving thousands of people with nowhere to go.

The City of Seattle inspects unauthorized encampments, prioritizes them based on hazards and other site conditions, and addresses the most problematic ones through litter picks, obstruction/hazard …

Dec 3, 2024 · Seattle – Today, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released updated data sets for the third quarter of 2024 for the City’s One Seattle Homelessness Action Plan and public-facing dashboard.

WHEREAS, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, there has been an almost threefold increase in deaths annually of people presumed to be homeless since the City declared a …