Archive for 'Housing and Human Services'
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, 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: City Inside/Out, Neighborhoods, non-profits
What are your questions for Seattle City Councilmembers? Does the Council support City Attorney Pete Holmes’ legal challenge to a referendum on the deep-bore tunnel? Why did the Council vote to allow taller buildings in Pioneer Square? What is the Council doing about Mayor McGinn’s proposal to site a permanent homeless encampment
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Posted: April 29th, 2011 under City Issues, Elections, Growth and Development, Housing and Human Services, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: City Council, City Inside/Out: Council Edition, Viaduct
On this episode of CityStream, it's a growing problem that has City leaders concerned: teenage prostitution. Find out what's being done to get these young girls off the streets -- and what you can do to help. Then, people of all ages love to play soccer. But for one local team, it
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Posted: April 7th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, Police, Public Health
Don't miss your chance to talk to Mayor Mike McGinn! Is the mayor involved in the campaign to repeal the City Council's agreements between Seattle and Washington State on the Alaskan Way Viaduct bored-tunnel project? How is Mayor McGinn's plan for a homeless encampment in the SODO neighborhood developing? What does the
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Posted: March 25th, 2011 under City Issues, Elections, Housing and Human Services, Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Neighborhoods, Viaduct
Nickelsville is about to become homeless again. On May 15, residents at Seattle's roving homeless camp will be leaving an old fire station in Lake City and will need to find a new site. Mayor Mike McGinn wants the City to create a permanent homeless encampment with support services for Nickelsville residents
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Posted: March 25th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: City Council, City Inside/Out, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Neighborhoods, non-profits
In the latest episode, Community Stories profiles midwife Michelle Sarju and the staff of Open Arms Perinatal Services, whose mission is to empower, support and educate women during their first year of pregnancy, birth and childrearing. In their roles of social support and health providers for mothers, midwives and doulas form partnerships
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Posted: March 11th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Community Stories, diversity, non-profits
Teenagers generally don’t give much thought to the dangers of heart disease; it’s a condition their parents or grandparents worry about. But this week on CityStream, a group of teens with the Northwest African American Museum disagree. As one of the leading killers of African-Americans, they believe heart disease is something their
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Posted: March 9th, 2011 under Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, non-profits
A trip to the dentist office is pretty routine for most kids. But if money is tight, those visits may not be a priority for some families. But thanks to the Access to Baby and Child Dentistry program, all kids have the opportunity to have pearly whites. This week on CityStream, learn
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Posted: February 2nd, 2011 under Budget, City Issues, Economy, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, King County, Legislature, Public Health
