Homeless

Microsoft president on housing pledge: 'When you create jobs you've got to create more housing'

Microsoft President Brad Smith explains why the company is making the largest gift in its history: A $500 million pledge to address homelessness and affordable housing concerns in the Puget Sound region.

Poll finds support for long term solutions in the homelessness fight in King County

Angela King talks with Seattle Times Project Homeless reporter Vianna Davila about a new Seattle Times /Elway Research public opinion poll of King County residents.

'I hope we grow tender enough, again.' Seattle's Youth Poet Laureate captures Seattle's growing pains

Azura Tyabji says the city’s rapid growth this last year embodies her own childhood.

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.

SoundQs

Giving to panhandlers: A priest, a rabbi and an advocate discuss this dilemma

Ultimately, giving money to people on the street is an individual decision. We talked to a priest, a rabbi, and a homelessness expert to help you decide.

SoundQs

Where do the drugs that arrive on Seattle streets come from?

The cartels are incredibly creative.