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Written by Patrick Kelley on 9 Mar 2010 | No Comments | Homelessness , Public Policy
Housing Trust Fund in jeopardy…contact your state Senator TODAY

The state Senate has proposed a devastating $39.3 million cut to the Housing Trust Fund.  At least $32 million of this will come from funding that has already been allocated and projects that may already be underway.  The Housing Trust Fund is Washington’s most important means of providing safe, decent, and affordable housing.  Without the Trust Fund, we can’t make progress towards our commitment to end homelessness.  A cut this deep to projects that are already underway will not only

Written by Patrick Kelley on 17 Sep 2009 | No Comments | Homelessness
Proposition 1- The Seattle Housing Levy

[This post was written by guest blogger Michael Kelly, Mobilization Coordinator for the Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance - Patrick]

Everyone deserves the opportunity to live in a safe, decent, and affordable home.

In Seattle, we have a chance to ensure that our city can fund the development, construction, and preservation of affordable housing; later this fall, we’ll vote on Proposition 1, the renewal of the Seattle Housing Levy.  Seattle has boomed over the past thirty…