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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...

We are proud to have Windermere Central on board as a charter member of our Business Heroes fundraiser. Located in the Market Street neighborhood just north of downtown Kirkland, Windermere Central has a legacy of going above and beyond in their support Attain Housing’s mission to serve vulnerable homeless families. [caption id="attachment_18653" align="alignright" width="472"] The Windermere Central crew serving Community Supper...

Attain Housing has Kirkland and Bellevue Transitional Housing homes that need some outdoor yard work TLC (tender loving care!). We have lots of easy projects that could be handled easily by 1 or 2 people or even a small group. Projects are for 2 to 4 hours.  Our staff will provide water, tools, hand sanitizer, and answers to your yard work questions! Projects...

Over 75 percent of Attain Housing client families consist of a single mother and her kids. Nearly half of these women have experienced domestic violence and for almost all of them, it’s the direct reason why they are experiencing homelessness. It’s a massive cultural problem in our society, but domestic violence is not often thought of by most as a cause...

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland has donated $5,000 to Attain Housing. This very generous donation covers revenue lost since the crisis first hit in early March. Kiwanis joins a growing list of local supporters stepping up in a huge way and donating to Attain Housing....

[caption id="attachment_18023" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo by Ashish Keshwani[/caption] When Johnny, Sarah, and their three kids lost their housing in Bellevue, they ended up living in and out of motels in South King County. For the several months they were displaced, Johnny still drove his kids to their schools back in the Bellevue school district so they wouldn’t fall behind. Johnny had...

[caption id="attachment_18147" align="alignright" width="225"] Susan Jones (left) drops off this year's collected donations.[/caption] When the holiday season approaches, Windermere Real Estate agents Kitty Ballard and Susan Jones team up to gather donations for Attain Housing families. They’ve been doing so for over 20 years now. It was an effort born out of friendship and a shared desire to help out families...

[caption id="attachment_18144" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Even infants love to pitch in at Community Supper![/caption] As 2019 comes to a close, our Community Supper program is still going strong and regularly serving meals for 40 to 50 people every Tuesday at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland. 2020 dates are still available for hosting meals and if you’d like to lead a group...