King County’s Worsening Homelessness

By Johnine Larsen | January 27, 2015

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:      …

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St. Catherine School

By Johnine Larsen | December 3, 2014

We can’t count the number of people who move into their dream home—their dream neighborhood, even!—but just a few years later, pack up shop and move. The house wasn’t the problem. The community wasn’t either. The problem was the school. Because what matters more than our kids? And if we live in an area with…

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No Child Sleeps Outside

By Johnine Larsen | November 25, 2014

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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