Our brand new Impact Report for 2021 is now available! Within you'll find stories from client families, an infographic with our 2021 stats for families served through our transitional housing program and our Stable Home eviction prevention program, our non-reviewed financials, and a listing of our top annual donors. Our board of directors and staff want to thank you, our incredibly...
As hard as it is to say goodbye, I have accepted a new position with Northshore School Foundation and will be leaving my role as Development Director of Attain Housing May 24. I have truly enjoyed my 3 ½ years with you all. Thank you for showing me what real community looks like....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Sanford Email: Eric@attainhousing.org Kirkland, WA, Dec. 1, 2021—Attain Housing has received a $40,000 grant from the Coordinated Care Community Investment Fund to sustain its new mental health program for clients transitioning from homelessness. The grant will help sustain the program in its second year by helping to fund a therapist to offer behavioral health support for families living in...
Eviction Prevention Fact Sheet for Tenants King County’s Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) is actively serving tens of thousands of tenants across the County who are facing financial hardship and housing instability as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the Governor’s statewide Eviction Bridge Proclamation will end on October 31, tenants waiting to get their rent paid by...
During last weekend's wind storm, an accidental fire broke out in one of our transitional housing apartments at Salisbury Court in Kirkland. Thankfully, no client families were physically harmed, but the unit where the fire started is a total loss and there were damages to the other nearby units, as well. The client and her child who were living there...
In a year full of uncertainty and fear, Attain Housing was fortunate to gain many first-time donors in 2020. Few made a bigger impact than the folks at Kirkland Community Fitness, which is owned and operated by Jamie and Rick Cantu. We reached out to Jamie to ask her more about KCF and why they chose to help out homeless...
As you may have heard, we have a new Executive Director! Natalie Reber came on board at the end of May and we wanted to give our supporters a chance to say hello, introduce themselves, and ask questions for the second session of our Attain Explains! series. We hope you'll join us as Natalie discusses her nonprofit background, her leadership philosophy,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Sanford Email: Eric@attainhousing.org Attain Housing Welcomes New Executive as Current Leader Retires Kirkland, WA, May 5, 2021—Attain Housing is beginning the next chapter in its evolution, welcoming a new Executive Director to lead its work in housing and supporting vulnerable Eastside families. Natalie Reber, a nonprofit executive and attorney, will step into the role May 24. Attain Housing’s current executive,...
[embed]https://youtu.be/ciPacHAHwCg[/embed] Our first Attain Explains session provided a ton of useful information, context, and insight into how service agencies are attempting to mitigate evictions and how renters are trying to prevent the accumulation of rent debt during the ongoing pandemic. If you missed the session, we've got it posted on YouTube so you can watch it at your leisure. Here are...
As we await the end of the pandemic and look forward to being able to gather in person safely again, we are launching a quarterly informational video Q+A session series where we will discuss topics relevant to Attain Housing's work on the Eastside with homeless and at-risk families. We hope that our supporters and donors will join us and learn...