Announcing our new Executive Director, Christina Rocks

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Haircuts, BBQ and a New Place to Call Home

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The landscaping tools are packed up, the electricity is switched on, and the dust settles after months of communal effort to build a new BLOCK Home. A literal labor of love is nearly ready to welcome a new Resident and soon one less person will be living without shelter in our community!

But before that first homecoming occurs, attention must be paid to the little things.

Our BLOCK Community team outfits the home with care: a pillow to lay your head on, a mattress and bed linens that fit the specificity of the space, custom made privacy curtains, induction cookware for the stove, a mug for a warm drink, cleaning supplies, toothpaste, toilet paper…Our “Welcome Home Kits” have everything one might need to be able to put down their burdens the first night, draw the curtains, and get some rest.

If you’ve experienced a move yourself, you know that these moments of transition are stressful at the best of times. Our goal is to give our new BLOCK Home Residents, many of whom have endured so, so much, the gift of worrying less about the details on move in day. The items in our Welcome Home Kits are tangible demonstrations of our love for our new neighbor and tell them they are part of a larger network of care. That’s where we invite you to join us.

Each full Welcome Home Kit costs $1,000 and our goal is to raise $5,000 for 5 BLOCK Homes. Today we are asking you to make a donation - for towels, and silverware, and blankets - but also for a fresh start in a beautiful, safe home for someone who needs it. Due to the very specific sizing and needs of the BLOCK homes, we cannot accept in-kind donations at this time, so please donate through the Givebutter link, or send a check with “Welcome Home Kit” in the memo line, and we’ll take it from there. Thank you for helping us transform houses into HOMES with your gift.

https://givebutter.com/facinghomelessnesswelcomehomekit

University District | Phoebe, Angie, Caroline

“Blowing in the Seattle Winds”; Reflection from our Communications Manager Clàudia, on her first outreach trip with Debbie Monda

“I am just letting you know, what you will see here today will change you. It will probably overwhelm you, and ultimately change you”, said Debbie as we were pulling into a little bike lane that follows the I-90 bridge right next to Beacon Hill. We had already talked on the phone a couple of times before, and she said the same thing; I knew what she was talking about, I have been working in this field for over three years now, and I still feel shocked and sadness when I witness someone in crisis and how little support there is for them.;

Meet Facing Homelessness Community Members and Supporters, Sam and Siv!

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