Outrage is not Enough: Support Our Work Today

“He argued with the devil about who would have the body of Moses. Michael did not dare to accuse the devil with insults. He said, ‘The Lord punish you.’” The Epistle of Jude, Verse 9 International Children’s Bible Last week I was outraged. First, Amazon’s lawyer apparently organized a very amateurish intervention in delicate negotiations […]

A Solution in Olympia: The Eviction Prevention Fund

In Olympia, solutions are often hard to find. When it comes to eviction the solution is simple: cash. And not even that much cash really when compared to the costs of homelessness and of eviction itself. The current effort to address evictions, Senate Bill 5600 doesn’t do anything to solve the problem. If anything the […]

We Support Proposal to Increase Funding for DOC Housing Voucher Program 

The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) has housing voucher program that offers qualifying people leaving state prisons $500 per month for rent to help them transition back into regular life. A study by Washington State University in 2013 found the program to be very effective in reducing the costs associated with keeping people in jail […]