guidingLIGHTS

Update: This community never fails to shine and to guide us.

We posted earlier this week about the need for funds for our Welcome Home Kits. We want every new BLOCK Home Resident to begin their journey with us with the basics they’ll need to cook a warm meal, get some sleep on fresh bedding, and care for themselves and their new home. Our goal is to relieve new Residents of some of their worries - no need on day one to think about buying trash bags, toothpaste, or a mattress that fits in the space. We hope to give them the chance to rest after the intense stress of homelessness, to orient themselves to their new living situation, and to start the process of healing. Welcome Home Kits are at their core an offering from this community that says to our Residents: “you are wanted here, we care for you, and we are here if you need us.”

In just four days, our community showed up for us and collectively we raised over $2,000 for Welcome Home Kits. Wow!! That is enough to equip two BLOCK Homes! Even on the darkest days, when the fight to end homelessness feels daunting, the generosity this community demonstrates with your financial support, your volunteer hours, and your words of encouragement keeps us grounded and energized to keep going.

This week we celebrated the completion of a new BLOCK Home in Greenwood (pictured below). We will soon welcome the first Resident of this home and, thanks to you, it is being filled with physical manifestations of our collective care. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!

If you are inspired to support, you still can! Our $5,000 goal will cover 5 BLOCK Homes, so donate today and help us fund 3 more Welcome Home Kits! https://givebutter.com/facinghomelessnesswelcomehomekit.

Thank you for all you do for our community in Seattle, and beyond.

University District | Phoebe, Angie, Caroline