Regional Homelessness Authority
Bringing the region together to fight homelessness
Please find the agenda and materials for next week’s King County Regional Homelessness Authority Implementation Board meeting. The six attachments that pertain to specific agenda items are detailed below. Agenda You will receive an update from The Hawkins Group on…
Read More 10-14-2020 Implementation Board Agenda and Materials
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed a ground breaking Interlocal Agreement approved by the Metropolitan King County Council, Regional Policy Committee, and the Seattle City Council creating a new King County Regional Homelessness Authority to…
Read More Seattle and King County Create New Unified Regional Homelessness Authority
September 4, 2019 Summary King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today transmitted legislation to their respective councils creating the new King County Regional Homelessness Authority to oversee a unified response to homelessness. Story Crafted by…
Read More Seattle and King County unveil new authority to unify response systems and services
May 3, 2018 Summary King County and the City of Seattle today signed an agreement to increase coordination of homeless services, planning and reporting. The agreement also establishes the Homeless Services and Housing Governance Partnership between King County, Seattle, All…
Read More King County, Seattle sign agreement to improve homelessness coordination
December 19, 2018 Summary Following a series of recommendations to unify the region’s approach to homelessness, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and other regional leaders outlined their support for a new unified entity that would set…
May 1, 2018 Diffuse authority and loose coordination among local funders make it difficult for the regional homeless response system to adjust and respond to the needs of the growing number of people experiencing homelessness in King County. The main…
Read More Homeless Crisis Demands Unified, Accountable, Dynamic Regional Response
