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[caption id="attachment_18143" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Some behind the scenes action from our client family video, created for our luncheon. Click the image to watch the video![/caption] Our Stable Home program is changing in 2020, but it won’t be slowing down Stable Home, our rental assistance program, grew tremendously in 2019 in terms of households served. We are extremely proud that we never had...

[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...

[caption id="attachment_18136" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo by Ashish Keshwani[/caption] Our 2019 annual fundraising luncheon raised over $174,000 to help families leave homelessness behind Attain Housing’s efforts to heal the trauma of intergenerational poverty and stabilize children and their families with its supportive programs got a boost from a distinguished physician at the nonprofit’s annual fundraising luncheon. Dr. Ben Danielson, Senior Medical Director of the...

Look out! Here come the holidays! Our nonprofit is certainly no exception to the typical hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Our staff are working hard with our Adopt-a-Family Holiday Program, gathering donations, sorting them, and spreading the word to potential donors. Things get a little crowded at our office once the donated gifts start rolling in, but it...

[caption id="attachment_18141" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Our supporters at Higher Leaf did a household goods donation drive last December and presented us with quite the bounty![/caption] Here’s how you can make an impact in the lives of homeless and at-risk families during the holidays We have some updates for this holiday season’s giving options through Attain Housing: Adopt-a-Family Holiday Program This year, we are expanding our...

Volunteers Needed! Attain Housing needs volunteers to help us staff our front desk during the work week. If you would like to help serve homeless families, this is a great chance to get involved with a well-known community organization. We are looking for folks who can commit 4 to 8 hours per week for at least 6 months. We see...