Posts Tagged ‘homelessness’
Mary’s Place Match Challenge
Amazon keeps on giving! Jeff Bezos (Amazon’s founder and CEO) announced a One-Day Match Challenge for Mary’s Place Annual Spring Benefit Luncheon. Jeff Bezos will personally match any donation made on May 3rd (including donations already made to the luncheon) up to a total of $1,000,000. This luncheon is one of Mary’s Place’s biggest fundraisers, and this matching challenge…
Read MoreAmazon + Mary’s Place = YES!
Thanks to Amazon, Mary’s Place has a temporary new home. This new venue, 2213 Eighth Ave., will house up to 200 homeless women, children, and families for a full year–and Amazon will let Mary’s Place use the building rent-free. Mary’s Place will still have to cover utilities, but that’s it. As real estate prices continue to soar…
Read MoreBlanket, Coat, and Sock Drive
Our RE/MAX office has a blanket, coat, and sock drive for the homeless! This is a great partnership with The MORELove Project Foundation and the Seattle Union Gospel Mission. We’re collecting new and used items in all sizes, for babies to children to adults. You can drop off coats, blankets, and socks THIS SATURDAY from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00…
Read MoreMartha Rosler: Housing is a Human Right
Martha Rosler’s art is right up our alley. She addresses Seattle’s housing issues head-on with all the beauty and complexity of a distinguished artist. Martha’s art is challenging and throught-provoking. She’s created a year-long series of exhibitions, screenings, workshops, and community discussions that advance our city’s conversation about housing and homelessness. Some of her upcoming…
Read MoreA Cozy Winter! …but not for everyone
It’s beginning to look a lot like win-ter! Highway Twenty closed for the year, and Mt. Baker ski area is all set to open this Thursday. The last leaves are dropping, and we’ve got a forecast full of rain and clouds. I even woke up to find frost on my windshield the other morning. This…
Read MoreKing County’s Worsening Homelessness
Homelessness in King County is up. The number of homeless people sleeping outside jumped a heartbreaking 21 percent since this time last year, according to a count organized by Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness last Friday. The official numbers? King County: 3,772 people sleeping outside (649 more than last year) Seattle: …
Read MoreNo Child Sleeps Outside
The holidays cometh! Crackling fireplaces, distant family members, bellies full of turkey. We’re entering the time of giving: giving thanks and giving gifts and giving love, and who knows? Maybe we’ll all even get some snow. There are other ways to give, too, amid this holiday season. Ways to give to the people who need help…
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