Archive for 'Housing and Human Services'
Mayor Mike McGinn, State Department of Social and Health Services Secretary Susan Dreyfus, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and community partners announce the availability of City of Seattle benefits on a statewide web portal. WHEN: 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2011 WHERE: Wellspring Family Services, 1900 Rainier Ave. S
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Posted: November 30th, 2011 under Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Human Services, Mayor Mike McGinn, media availability
In this episode of Seattle Voices, Eric Liu sits down with Janice Deguchi. Since 1997, Deguchi has been the Executive Director of Denise Louie Education Center (DLEC) which serves over 300 low-income ages prenatal to five and their families with Head Start and Early Head Start services in south Seattle and Sea-Tac.
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Posted: October 18th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Eric Liu, Seattle Voices
On Monday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m., Community Stories profiles Dr. Ruby Inouye Shu, or “Dr. Ruby” as she is affectionately and respectfully known as in the Seattle community. Dr. Ruby was the rare woman and Japanese-American to attend medical school just a few months after Executive Order 9066 was enacted, the
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Posted: September 23rd, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Community Stories, diversity, Neighborhoods, Public Health
Since 1978, Habitat for Humanity has helped change the lives of more than 30,000 American families and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Rainier Vista neighborhood in Seattle. The South King County affiliate is nearing completion of twelve energy efficient town homes in the Rainier Valley mixed housing development. Eight
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Posted: September 19th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Community Stories, diversity, Neighborhoods, non-profits
Before author Richard LeMieux became homeless, he was a successful journalist and publisher. LeMieux was Sports Director of WCOM Radio and a sportswriter for 17 years at the Springfield Sun newspaper in Ohio. In 1981, LeMieux moved to Washington State where he ran his own publishing company, producing medical directories and university
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Posted: August 19th, 2011 under Art Zine, City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Literary, Take 21.
Tags: American Podium, Books
OneAmerica welcomed Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez to Seattle to speak about immigration issues. Gutierrez represents Illinois’ Fourth District in Chicago and has been “a powerful voice for immigrants and Latinos nationwide for years.” He has been touring the country as part of the Campaign for American Children and Families that “serves to
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Posted: August 8th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: American Podium, diversity
This week, Seattle Voices host Eric Liu welcomes Sharon Lee, the Executive Director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) a non-profit organization based in Seattle. LIHI develops and operates housing for low-income and homeless people, and also provides a range of support services to assist tenants in maintaining stable housing and
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Posted: July 19th, 2011 under City Issues, Growth and Development, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Eric Liu, Low Income Housing Institute, Seattle Voices, Sharon Lee
We’re celebrating summer on CityStream! From fun family activities to food drives, we’re covering it all. How the City of Seattle and school officials are making sure kids who rely on school lunches for their main meal, get plenty to eat this summer. Plus, what you can do to help. Then, from
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Posted: June 10th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Parks and Recreation, Schools, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, Neighborhoods, Schools
Don't miss your chance to talk to Mayor Mike McGinn! Why did the Mayor hire bike advocate David Hiller for his staff? Why does McGinn want to turn a former Lake City firehouse into a homeless shelter? Why are private companies paying for more streetcar service in South Lake Union? Whatever your
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Posted: May 20th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21, Transportation.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, C.R. Douglas, Mayor, Mike McGinn
It used to be that Seattle’s homeless found shelter and support almost entirely in downtown facilities. But in recent years, more and more low-income housing and social services have been dispersed in neighborhoods across the city. The reason? The expense of downtown real estate and the sense that the homeless problem is
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Posted: May 6th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Inside/Out, Neighborhoods, non-profits
