The city of Seattle announced this afternoon that Nickelsville’s move to the Northlake location will start getting underway this weekend. As we’ve been reporting, Low Income Housing Institute volunteers have …
After a slow start, the future home of the Ballard Nickelsville camp in the Northlake neighborhood is taking shape. A few dozen volunteers organized by the Low Income Housing Institute …
Most agree that homelessness is a big problem in Ballard, but the debate rages over what to do about it. The removal of “unsanctioned campers” from Ballard Commons Park and …
The Ballard Nickelsville camp was slated to move at the end of its two-year lease in November, but it had nowhere to go. The city granted an extension while it …
Both sides of Leary Way under the Ballard Bridge are now surrounded in chain link fence. In some places, it’s topped with barbed wire. Until the fence went up, the …
The Ballard Nickelsville camp on Market St. will officially reach the end of its two-year stay on November 18th. But in a meeting with neighbors and the camp’s residents last …
It has been an entire year since Nyer Urness House (1753 NW 56th St) first opened its doors to provide formerly homeless men and women with safe and comfortable permanent …
Last November, Our Redeemer’s Church decided to close the SHARE homeless shelter in Loyal Heights after the discovery of a convicted child rapist. This week, SHARE announced that it’s moving …
The Ballard Homes for All Coalition is reaching out to dozens of churches to help “homeless car campers” around the neighborhood. Back in 2008, the coalition proposed a one-year pilot …
Seattle’s homeless population stretches far beyond downtown. North Seattle residents and businesses are also struggling to deal with the issue. To see how the community is trying to find a …
The Compass Center, which bought and tore down the house at 1753 NW 56th St (shown below), is expected to start construction on a new facility for homeless men and …
Our Redeemer’s Church says it’s been unable to reach an agreement with the homeless group SHARE on new screening procedures, so the church has decided to close the homeless shelter …