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Posted Tue, Jan 31, 2 a.m.
A group of neighbors contested the location of the Crisis Solutions Center in the Jackson Place community. King County Superior Court ruled in DESC's favor, but the delay (and cost to taxpayers) continues.
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Posted Thu, Jan 26, 2 a.m.
A city-funded pilot program in Ballard will provide parking spaces, some amenities, and info on housing resources to families whose only home rides on four wheels.
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Posted Wed, Jan 18, 2 a.m.
A caring person can help in overcoming the emotional shutdown that often accompanies life on the streets. Then the next step is imaginable, at least: a place to live, no matter how humble.
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Posted Wed, Jan 4, 2 a.m.
While Occupy protesters were in Olympia, the quiet testimony of a disabled woman named Kate put a human face on the drastic cuts the legislature and the governor are contemplating.
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Posted Fri, Dec 30, 2 a.m.
Daniel was not like other kids. But he taught his mother to drop her expectations about what life and parenting are all about.
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Posted Sun, Dec 25, 2 a.m.
Participants in Seattle Union Gospel Mission's recovery program reached the peak of The Mountain.
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Posted Sat, Dec 24, 6 a.m.
Chase fees and this year's budget cuts mean Seattle's Farmer's Market Nutrition Program may be on the chopping block. In some low-income neighborhoods, it could mean serious trouble for the markets themselves.
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Posted Wed, Dec 14, 2 a.m.
An emergency treatment facility for people in psychiatric or drug crises on the streets was to save taxpayers the high cost of hospitals and jails. Some skeptical residents reached a Good Neighbor Agreement with DESC. Others filed an opposing lawsuit.
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Posted Fri, Dec 9, 2 a.m.
Chase fees and this year's budget cuts mean Seattle's Farmer's Market Nutrition Program may be on the chopping block. In some low-income neighborhoods, it could mean serious trouble for the markets themselves.
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Posted Thu, Dec 8, 2 a.m.
The thespians at Open Door Theatre act out examples of sexual abuse and coping mechanisms at local elementary schools, giving kids the opportunity and the vocabulary to ask for help.
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Posted Thu, Dec 1, 2 a.m.
Fifteen years of experience at retirement facilities has given Mark Cherniack the makings of his one-man show, in which he captures a variety of characters well.
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Posted Tue, Nov 22, noon
A profusion of special purpose districts collect state money and taxes for everything from mosquito control to 'television reception improvement'. Cities and counties might do their jobs better, for less.
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Posted Thu, Nov 17, 2 a.m.
After the disillusionment, what do we do? That's what matters.
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Posted Mon, Nov 14, 2 a.m.
A trailblazing national program born in the Northwest is gaining recognition for its mentoring seriously at-risk kids.
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Posted Fri, Nov 11, 2 a.m.
Half a year after Gen. Peter Chiarelli told a packed audience at the UW that Seattle must take specific steps to help veterans cope with the lingering trauma of military service, how are we doing?
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Posted Thu, Nov 10, 9:50 a.m.
An abusive British imperial trade, exporting unwanted children to Australia and Canada, is movingly revealed in "Oranges and Sunshine." The author had a first-hand encounter with the issue.
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Posted Fri, Oct 7, 2 a.m.
Communities of color can tune out messages about a green economy, sensing them as elitist. But they listen when they address their everyday lives, including fresh food and health and their communities.
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Posted Tue, Oct 4, 2 a.m.
Gov. Chris Gregoire hopes private charities, faith communities, and individuals can fill the gaps in the social safety net. Can they? What's the likely impact on business when children of poor families grow up? And what are we learning about the newly poor?
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Posted Fri, Sep 23, 2 a.m.
A innovative program has been providing legal help for struggling families to deal with health-related disparities. It seems to have worked fine, but now funding has come to an end.
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Posted Wed, Sep 21, 2 a.m.
Medical respite care can reduce costs from ER visits in the weeks after a health crisis. And it can also wind up helping homeless people back into housing.
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Sprout is a local dinner, including locally sourced foods, where people dine and vote on funding for arts projects.
MOREPosted Mon, Aug 15, 2 a.m. 2011
Sometimes the only thing to do is sit down and shut up.
MOREPosted Wed, Aug 10, noon 2011
Ten urban markets are working to make sure good, healthy food is available to low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and children under the age of 5.
MOREPosted Wed, May 25, 2 a.m. 2011
At the recent TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in New York, 500 or so techies in teams built amazing apps. One gives the homeless jobless a foot in the door.
MOREPosted Fri, May 13, 2 a.m. 2011
For people who are jobless and have been homeless, economic self-sufficiency may seem impossible. But a new study shows formerly homeless families in Washington are making progress.
MOREPosted Mon, May 9, 10:30 a.m. 2011
The prize-winning journalist and author of 'Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America' reads Tuesday (May 10) in Seattle.
MOREPosted Sun, May 8, 6 a.m. 2011
A new law that streamlines applying for housing and related assistance saves service providers labor and time, and lets families focus their energies on building more productive lives.
MOREPosted Thu, May 5, 2:30 p.m. 2011
It's not too late to register for the training, which takes place this weekend (May 6-7) and aims to provide long-term, one-on-one companionship that could lead homeless mentally ill people to services and housing.
MOREPosted Tue, May 3, 12:03 p.m. 2011
Media Roundup: Osama bin Laden aside, finances dominate the public agenda.
MOREPosted Fri, Apr 29, 2 a.m. 2011
Working in Seattle social services often brought discouragement about achieving basic changes in behavior. Maybe we should be thinking about using the power of cash to motivate improvements, something that has shown promise elsewhere.
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