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The Way Home: The roots of the homeless crisis
A 1970 arson marked a turning point in the city’s ability to provide housing for its low-income residents, many of whom lived in rooming houses and SRO hotels.
Sinan Demirel
Sinan Demirel has been executive director of Rising Out of the Shadows (ROOTS), home to a popular all-ages feeding program and emergency shelter for young adults, and of Elizabeth Gregory Home, a home
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The Way Home: Seattle’s 30-year fight to end homelessness
What exactly is “broken” here? And why has it resisted our best attempts to fix it?
Equity
Homeless in Seattle: The roots of a crisis
This is the first in a three-part series about the region’s homelessness crisis. Read part two here. In the
Equity
Seattle's 30-year fight to end homelessness
WE’VE LED THE COUNTRY IN THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS, SO WHY IS THE PROBLEM JUST GETTING WORSE?
Equity
What next for Seattle’s homeless?
This is the final piece in a three-part series about the region’s homelessness crisis. Read parts 1 and 2