Kate Walters
Reporter
About
Kate is a reporter at KUOW covering the homelessness crisis and related issues.
Originally from Australia, Kate studied journalism at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology before coming to work in public radio.
Kate began her career as a reporter with WXXI Public Radio in Rochester, NY, where she worked as part of a Local Journalism Center called the Innovation Trail.
At KUOW, she started as a producer on The Record before joining the news desk.
To see more of Kate's past KUOW work, visit our archive site.
Stories
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The viaduct covered homeless camps, but now those have to go
As Seattle prepares for the Alaskan Way Viaduct to come down, drivers aren't the only ones experiencing change. People living underneath in homeless camps also have to move on.
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A man with disabilities was left at an ER. He stayed there three weeks
Adults with disabilities are living in hospitals, because they have nowhere else to go.
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Got a spare room? This program wants to use it to help homeless youth
All over the county there are bedrooms sitting empty. At the same time, thousands of people are sleeping on the streets. The Host Homes program aims to shelter youth who are homeless, or on the brink of homelessness, by pairing them with hosts in the community who have a room to spare and are willing to take them in for up to six months.
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Fragmented homeless services, no more. Seattle area to consolidate response
Officials in Seattle and King County say they plan to create a single, independent body to oversee the regional response to homelessness.
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Seattle homeless population is third largest in U.S., after LA and NYC
In Seattle and Washington state, increases in the homeless population outpace the national rate.
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Head of Bellevue sex ring sentenced
In 2015, the Bellevue Police Department and the King County Sheriff's Office started a large investigation into the local online sex trade.
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Local community feels the impact of HIV cases in North Seattle
The number of new HIV cases among people who are homeless in North Seattle has continued to rise in recent weeks. Public health officials say there are now 14 confirmed cases in a cluster that's causing serious concern.
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‘It really feels like a tipping point.’ North Seattle on edge after shooting of homeless man
In a room filled with flickering candles on Aurora Avenue in North Seattle, dozens of people from all walks of life gathered on a recent gray Sunday to mourn another loss. Here in King County, 171 people presumed to be homeless have died so far this year, an increase over last. Death in this community has become routine.
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As people age, homeless service providers face new challenge
Permanent supportive housing is an effective intervention that gets many people who are chronically homeless and dealing with significant issues off the street, and keeps them off the street. It’s been around for a few decades. The issue people in Seattle, and across the US, are now facing is how to continue caring for people as they’re aging in place in this kind of housing.
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Head tax, round two? Councilmember Kshama Sawant wants to revive tax on big business
Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant wants to raise $48 million in next year’s budget for public affordable housing. And reviving the city's controversial head tax is one option she’s considering to make that happen.