On April 1, Compass Housing Alliance’s Hammond House, a 24-hour enhanced emergency shelter for women, moved to a new location on Rainier Avenue South. The shelter will be renamed Jan & Peter’s Place after friend of Compass Housing J. Peter Shapiro and his late wife Jan. Jan & Peter’s Place is a safe and secure … Continue reading Compass Housing Alliance Opens Jan & Peter’s Place
On March 1, we added navigation services to the Compass Center in Pioneer Square, where we began serving the community nearly 100 years ago. This enhancement adds day programming and housing navigation services to the existing hygiene, mail, and banking programs for people experiencing homelessness in the Compass Center’s historic location. “We are so excited … Continue reading Compass Housing Alliance Adds Navigation Services to the Compass Center
Flowers during the service. On January 4, 2019, friends, family, and Compass Housing Alliance staff gathered to remember all those who passed away in 2018 as a result of living on the streets. The service was held at the Church of Steadfast Love, which is not a program run by Compass Housing Alliance, but has … Continue reading 2019 Day of Remembrance at Compass Housing Alliance
The exterior of Compass Housing's Ronald Commons Ronald Commons: One Year LaterMany of us don't know our neighbors by name, much less stop by their homes for a cup of sugar. But nearly two years after Compass Housing opened Ronald Commons in Shoreline, the residents have developed community that grows stronger by the day. Ronald … Continue reading Community Built From the Inside Out