Compass Housing Alliance

Our One Less Barrier campaign aims to eliminate outstanding rent debt across our housing programs - and we can only accomplish that with your help.

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/one-less-barrier/

Are you looking for a job that will make a real difference in the lives of your neighbors?

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/employment/

Our One Less Barrier campaign aims to eliminate outstanding rent debt across our housing programs and promote stability for our neighbors in need. We can only accomplish that with your help.

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/one-less-barrier/

Want to change a life? Support our One Less Barrier campaign and give Compass families and individuals the chance to thrive by helping them eliminate past-due rent.

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/one-less-barrier/

To truly care for people, one must have a big heart AND tough skin.

Do you fit that bill?

We are hiring for a Housing Case Manager at our Compass on Dexter location!

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/employment/

Support our One Less Barrier campaign and give families and individuals a fair chance at thriving by helping them eliminate past-due rent. This campaign will support families and individuals facing financial hardship and fuel Compass’s vital work to end the cycle of homelessness in our community. By working together, we can reduce a significant barrier to economic stability and prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/donate/

Imagine having to choose between paying for a loved one’s medical procedure or covering past-due rent after losing your job due to COVID. This is the reality many of our neighbors continue to face. We may not be able to remove every barrier overnight, but we can partner with dedicated supporters like you to create a way forward with one less barrier.

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/one-less-barrier/

Corinne McKisson is the program manager at Compass Housing Alliance's Ronald Commons and Broadview affordable housing communities. She is a Shoreline original and was featured in a story from FOX 13 Seattle "Good Day Seattle."

Corinne has such a big heart, and it shines in this wonderful story. Her story starts right around 23:35 into the broadcast.

Thank you, Fox 13!

Good Day Seattle Zip Trips: Shoreline (Full Episode) FOX 13's Good Day Seattle team showcases Shoreline, Washington.

Many residents are struggling to keep up with rent. COVID and the economic ramifications that still affect our society today have arrested their progress.

This is why we launched the One Less Barrier campaign. With your financial gift, you can support hundreds of families and individuals working to escape debt.

Unfortunately, this isn't just a problem for Compass residents.



From the Seattle Times:

"In Seattle and across the country, nonprofits that operate low-income housing face a skyrocketing balance of unpaid rent.

In the Seattle area, the total rent debt across all tenants is estimated at $170 million, according to the National Equity Atlas, the vast majority of it belonging to low-income households. Across the country, the total is almost $10 billion.

Many housing providers say the amount of overdue rent has grown dramatically since before the pandemic and is hurting their ability to maintain and build more affordable housing in a region and nation that is starved for it."

Unpaid rent in low-income housing skyrocketed, evictions may be next Tenants in low-income housing are struggling to pay rent — or refusing, depending on whom you ask. Either way, the debt could hurt affordable housing long-term.

Wonderful work from our affiliate organization, LCSNW Greater Puget Sound!

Santa for Seniors is about more than gift-bag distributions and more than Christmas. It's about breaking the chains of senior isolation year-round. Read how middle schoolers at Annie Wright Schools in are helping us do that.
https://lcsnw.org/2024/08/teens-seniors-take-time-to-talk/

Support our 60-day One Less Barrier campaign!

Would you like to change a life forever? Support our One Less Barrier campaign and give families and individuals a fair chance at thriving by helping them eliminate past-due rent. This campaign will support families and individuals facing financial hardship and fuel Compass’s vital work to end the cycle of homelessness in our community. By working together, we can reduce a significant barrier to economic stability and prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/one-less-barrier/

Corinne and her crew at Ronald Commons are phenomenal!

Last night, Mayor Roberts proclaimed today National Night Out. The proclamation was received by Corinne McKisson, Program Manager at Ronald Commons. Corrinne has made National Night Out an annual and much-anticipated tradition for residents of Ronald Commons. She creates a warm and welcoming environment for everyone in the community.

National Night Out for Community provides an opportunity for Shoreline residents to
connect with their neighbors. As our City changes and grows, those connections are
even more important. The City’s goal for NNO is to foster a sense of belonging, whether participants live in single- or multi-family housing. Corinne has led the way in making this happen.

Happy National Night Out everyone! 🥳

We are hiring at our Otto's Place location in Pioneer Square!

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/employment/

No robots here! Just a group of amazing humans from Amazon.com's Grocery Robotics and Systems group, taking a break from their team meetings to package hygiene kits and create warm messages filled with encouragement and art for our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

These kits will bring comfort to guests as they enter one of Compass’s emergency shelter programs, serving women, men, and Veterans in King County.

Thank you to this wonderful team for learning about Compass’s vital work and supporting our community!

Compass is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Seattle Seahawks!

As an official “Spirit of 12" nonprofit partner, Compass benefits from incredible fundraising and volunteer opportunities in Training Camp and throughout the season. At Saturday’s Training Camp, Compass employees and volunteers (including the amazing folks at Girls on the Run Puget Sound ) *crushed* the all-time high sales of Seahawks’ yearbooks! Of *course* we did! We are honored to be aligned with the most community-focused team in football.

Wanna get in on the action? Volunteer with us on September 8 at Lumen Field, and you, too, could be part of a championship team of goal-crushing volunteers, selling raffle tickets to fans, and bringing support to amazing nonprofits like Compass. Reach out to [email protected] to learn more!

Go Hawks!

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There are so many ways you can support Compass Housing Alliance!

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"The national numbers fill in the big picture of this story: From 2019 to 2022, the median price of a house jumped 25% in the U.S. And over the past seven years, rents have skyrocketed by 30%. These historic increases aren’t only eating into family budgets; they’re also taking away part of the American Dream from a growing number of people.

In December 2022, Pew Research Center found that 86% of U.S. adults said homeownership was important to their view of the American Dream, more even than having a successful career (79%). And nearly half of Americans said a lack of affordable housing was a major problem in their community."

The High Cost of Putting a Roof Over Your Head Across the country in the wide expanses of Montana, it was easy less than a decade ago to find a comfortable family home in Bozeman for $250,000. Today, many of those same houses sell for more than $600,000, with prices often driven up by people moving in from more expensive states who have sold a h...

From Pride

Seattle’s 50th annual Pride Month celebration will close out with the annual Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 30 in Westlake Park along 4th Avenue. Come see Washington's largest parade and celebrate the 250+ local and national community groups, nonprofits, and companies.

Date: Sun, June 30, 2024
• 10:00am - Pre Show at Westlake Park
• 11:00am - Parade Steps off
Hosted by: Seattle Pride
Location: Downtown Seattle (4th Ave)

https://seattlepride.org/events/seattle-pride-parade-2024

Doing our part!

Compass Housing Alliance was selected to host a Harm Reduction Vending Machine to increase access to lifesaving Naloxone and fentanyl test strips for our program guests and their extended community at the Compass Center.

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/2024/06/this-machine-saves-lives/

Check out this amazing workshop from our affiliate, LCSNW Greater Puget Sound!

is a time of celebration and family.

Federally recognized as a holiday since 2021, Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War.

“What I love about Juneteenth is that even in that extended wait, we still find something to celebrate. Even though the story has never been tidy, and Black folks have had to march and fight for every inch of our freedom, our story is nonetheless one of progress.”

– Michelle Obama

Louder for the people in the back! Homelessness is a housing problem.

Seattle-area official blames 'housing market' for homelessness King County Executive Dow Constantine said Tuesday the belief substance abuse is a root cause of homelessness is incorrect.

The LGBTQIA community still faces systemic challenges, and that is especially true for young people. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, 20% of those in the LGBTQIA community have experienced homelessness before they were 18 years old.

This , let's lift up organizations doing great work locally, like Lambert House.

Lambert House Lambert House is a community center for le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth in the greater Seattle Washington area. With year-round programs and services, Lambert House is where life gets better for LGBTQ youth.

We absolutely love Humane!

Seattle Humane held am emotional support animal clinic at Ronald Commons, one of our affordable housing programs, and it was the cat's pajamas!

Thank you so much for showing such great care for our furry family.

https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/affordable-housing/ronald-commons/

Thousands Kick Off Pride Month at Capitol Hill's "Pride in the Park" Event

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/pride-in-the-park-kick-off-pride-month-seattle/281-baf2aa54-a1d9-4006-b227-7b04510442da

WaFd Bank has been a great partner with Compass!

WaFd has a branch in Ballard mere blocks away from Nyer, so they felt a connection. Not only did they respond positively to our grant request, but they also wanted to get involved and volunteer. WaFd has been leading financial literacy classes for our Nyer residents, covering topics like money management and banks.

Here, Assistant Branch Manager Rohini Sadioura (middle) presents the big check!

“WaFd has been great to work with,” said Tim Keaty, Program Coordinator at Nyer. “They listen to our residents and work through their concerns.”

Thank you so much, WaFd Bank!