“The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness, located in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1979, when local shelter providers, city staff, advocates, and others who witnessed homelessness came together in an attempt to serve people better and draw attention and resources to a growing crisis” (King County, 2015).
The King County’s mission is to work collaboratively with other organizations to ensure safety and survival for people while they are homeless, and to end the crisis of homelessness within the city of Seattle. Organizations that combine efforts with other like organizations will not only more than likely attain their goal(s), but also create strong long-term, collaborative relationships in the future (Capella, 2011). The organizational members include agencies and community groups that provide emergency shelter and services, transitional housing, supported and permanent housing. Local government departments, public housing authorities, professional associations, religious congregations and social action committees, and advocacy groups are also members of the Coalition, as are people who were or are currently homeless (King County, 2015).
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People who are unable to afford housing and who are at high risk of homelessness include those who work low wage, occasional, or part-time jobs; who are disabled or elderly; who are young or ill; who are unemployed; who suffer from mental illness; who are in some other way on the edges of the economy or society. Individuals and families can be helped and educated to survive, stabilize, and emerge from homelessness. Addressing the overall crisis means tackling structural issues and proposing system-wide improvements and innovations (King County,
The King County’s mission is to work collaboratively with other organizations to ensure safety and survival for people while they are homeless, and to end the crisis of homelessness within the city of Seattle. Organizations that combine efforts with other like organizations will not only more than likely attain their goal(s), but also create strong long-term, collaborative relationships in the future (Capella, 2011). The organizational members include agencies and community groups that provide emergency shelter and services, transitional housing, supported and permanent housing. Local government departments, public housing authorities, professional associations, religious congregations and social action committees, and advocacy groups are also members of the Coalition, as are people who were or are currently homeless (King County, 2015).
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People who are unable to afford housing and who are at high risk of homelessness include those who work low wage, occasional, or part-time jobs; who are disabled or elderly; who are young or ill; who are unemployed; who suffer from mental illness; who are in some other way on the edges of the economy or society. Individuals and families can be helped and educated to survive, stabilize, and emerge from homelessness. Addressing the overall crisis means tackling structural issues and proposing system-wide improvements and innovations (King County,