Creating a stronger Alumni Group for former Attain Housing client families has been a long-standing goal for Attain Housing staff and board. We hope to create a network that allows past clients to both keep in touch with each other and be able to reach out for support when they need it from folks who have gone through the same...
Our Stable Home rental assistance and eviction prevention program is continuing to evolve in 2020. In 2019, our program had a huge spike in the number of households we assisted with rental assistance funds....
Case Manager Katie Galasso came to work for Attain Housing about two weeks before the first COVID-19 cases in the United States were confirmed at the Life Care Center in Kirkland. We made the switch to working remotely for staff and client safety, so it was not your average first few months on the job for Katie. But, she has...
Hello friends! I believe we are currently in the 51st month of 2020. Or so it feels like it! Summers in the PNW are always good for the spirit and even during a pandemic, that warm sunny day can make even the worst things seem more enjoyable. As summer comes to an end and the “school year” gets started, I’m reminded...
We won’t sugarcoat it. 2020 has been a mess. It’s been a tough year even on those who are financially stable, so you can only imagine how hard it’s been on low-income folks struggling to keep a roof over their heads....
Attain Housing's staff-led social justice discussion continued last week with a Talks at Google interview with Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcycZretpbc Hannah-Jones created the 1619 Project for the New York Times, which sought to map out the full picture of the historical and systemic consequences of slavery 400 years after the first slave ship landed on North American soil....
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...
Hello and happy #Juneteenth to all! According to Merriam-Webster, Juneteenth is a holiday meant to observe the day that belated word of the Emancipation Proclamation, passed in 1865, finally reached Black slaves in Texas in 1890. We believe it's an important day to observe because it's a vital reminder of the historical and systemic inequalities that Black people have faced in the...
We are experiencing a deep, deep pain in our community and country right now, and it makes it difficult to know what to say. We are sad and angry at the unjustified death of George Floyd especially knowing that it is just the latest in a long line of racial injustices and violence toward our Black community. We want to...
Magic happens when kids coming directly out of homelessness first arrive in an Attain Housing apartment. It happened recently when Carmen and her kids moved from their car to one of our 37 transitional housing apartment homes. On lease-signing day, the kids bounded through the apartment playing hide-n-seek. The joy of that moment is fuel for all of us at...