We Are In
and ready to act.
We Are In is a community coalition of King County unhoused and housed neighbors, local advocacy organizations and philanthropies, service providers, and businesses who are uniting to drive progress toward preventing and ending homelessness in King County.
We believe safe, stable housing is a basic human need.
We believe solutions to homelessness must be informed by diverse voices and co-designed by people who understand the challenges through their lived experience of homelessness.
We believe homelessness is a racial justice issue, and solutions to homelessness must address the systemic inequities that cause disproportionate impacts of homelessness among communities of color.
We believe homelessness is preventable and moving upstream to address its root causes is critical.
We believe, ultimately, homelessness and housing are inextricably linked, and there is no end to homelessness without more affordable, permanent housing.
“Our homeless community is beautiful, vibrant, and full of resilience. They have so much to teach us if we will listen.”
COLLEEN ECHOHAWK,
Eighth Generation
Homelessness affects all of our communities in Seattle and King County, and we all have a role to play. Learn more about how you can be part of We Are In.
“I’m advocating for solutions to homelessness because I’ve been through this before and I know how hard it is. The less people go through it, I think the better our world becomes.”
ALYSSA DOWNING,
The Mockingbird Society
Homelessness affects all of our communities in Seattle and King County, and we all have a role to play. Learn more about how you can be part of We Are In.
“What we've learned about ending homelessness is that you need a nimble command center style team. You need an entity with the authority to be able to act quickly and to manage the resources. That’s what we need here.”
LAMONT GREEN,
Lived Experience Coalition
Homelessness affects all of our communities in Seattle and King County, and we all have a role to play. Learn more about how you can be part of We Are In.
“What excites me about this new approach is that we've come up with a structure that will allow all parts of the county – rural, suburban, urban, to work together to solve homelessness.”
GORDON MCHENRY JR.,
United Way
Homelessness affects all of our communities in Seattle and King County, and we all have a role to play. Learn more about how you can be part of We Are In.
News, Events and Progress Updates
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Thank you @TriciaRaikes and the entire @RaikesFdn team for being such strong supporters of the movement to prevent homelessness in King County!
What would it take to prevent and end homelessness?
Today, USICH published "From Evidence to Action"—the first federal homelessness research agenda in more than a decade—to better understand what works.
https://tinyurl.com/2jtnu9wf
As winter temps hit King County, the need for warmth goes beyond severe weather days. Local orgs are providing shelter and opportunities to help! ❄️
👉 Find out where and how at @TheStranger. Let's keep our community warm this winter!
Housing + Services is how we can prevent and end homelessness.
The stability of having a roof over your head, a door that locks, and running water is proven to increase the success of supportive services that address people’s needs and keep them housed.
#HousingFirst
Burien Severe Weather Shelter seeking volunteers for two work parties next week: https://b-townblog.com/buriens-severe-weather-shelter-seeking-volunteers-for-two-work-parties-next-week/ #burien #buriennews #weather #volunteers
It’s #GivingTuesday! If you’re looking for an organization to make a year-end gift to, our Regional Services Database can help you find an organization making an impact for unhoused neighbors in your community:
