Compass Housing Alliance is pleased to announce that Mary Steele of Valtas Group will act as Interim Executive Director while we conduct a national search for our new ED. Mary practiced law for 25 years at Davis Wright Tremaine, one of Seattle’s largest law firms. In 2010, she became the interim executive director of New … Continue reading Compass Housing Welcomes Interim Executive Director Mary Steele
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August brought Kindness Camp to some children living in our housing programs. Each day of the four-day camp was focused on building kindness in a different way: kindness to others, animals, self, and the earth. Participants learned through a variety of activities like games, songs, stories, and teamwork. Having multiple stations to move through kept … Continue reading Kindness and Artwork and Pumpkins, Oh My!
The As You Like It stage at Seattle Rep's Bagley Wright Theater. You could hear them before you saw them: the excited bustling of the cast of Seattle Rep's Public Works production of As You Like It carried into the theater as they got ready to see the stage for the first time. It was … Continue reading Practice Makes Perfect: Compass Housing and Seattle Rep Team Up
We have news to share with you. After six years of service, CEO Janet Pope has departed from Compass Housing Alliance. Compass has grown under Janet’s leadership, ushering in a dynamic response to the needs of our community. During Janet’s tenure, Compass Housing Alliance has: Launched the first 24/7 emergency services program in the region. Today, … Continue reading Compass Housing Alliance Leadership Change
Compass Housing Alliance was honored to welcome Mr. Randy Reeves, the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs from the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. Reeves traveled to Washington State for official business related to our local national cemeteries and took some time out of his schedule to meet some Veterans at Compass Housing Alliance. The … Continue reading From Washington to Washington: Compass Welcomes the Under Secretary of Memorial Affairs
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its 2019 Out of Reach Report in June 2019. The Out of Reach report pulls together national, state, and local data to document the gap between the cost of housing and renters' wages. It is vital information in understanding the housing and homelessness crisis. Washington State Data The … Continue reading Housing is ‘Out of Reach’ For Many in Puget Sound Area
On January 25, 2019, All Home and hundreds of local volunteers conducted the 2019 Count Us In one night count of people experiencing homelessness in King County. They released the full report in May 2019. The report found an 8% decrease in the overall number of people experiencing homelessness in the county—from 12,112 in 2018 … Continue reading The 2019 Count Us In Report
It was a beautiful day in the Broadview neighborhood of Seattle when Compass Housing Alliance held the grand opening of Compass Broadview on April 12, 2019. Guests gathered in the courtyard near the new children's play structure to hear from key partners in the building's development. Speakers included Pastor Julie Hutson from Luther Memorial Lutheran … Continue reading Compass Broadview Welcomes New Residents Home
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