Seattle King County Coalition for the Homeless

The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness is a volunteer organization. We have our general meeting the third Thursday of every month from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. at the East Cherry YWCA, located at 2820 E. Cherry Street in the Central Area of Seattle.

Contacts:
Alison Eisinger, Executive Director (206) 357-3148

Co chairs:
MJ Kiser, Compass Center
Manuela Ginnett, Mult-Service Center
General email

The May 15, 2008 General Meeting will continue our discussion on Racism and homelessness. Download the worksheet from our January meeting.

committees

Committee meeting times and contact information

Much of the work of the Coalition is accomplished through standing committees which meet monthly. Every member of the Coalition is invited to join a committee.

Four standing committees address business and issues that effect the coalition as a whole. These committees are:

Funding Resources
Advocacy/Public Awareness
Membership

Four program committees deal with issues that primarily involve agencies that work with a specific population group. These committees are:

Homeless Families
Single Adults/Winter Response
Youth and Young Adult
Project Cool

You can also get more detailed information about each committee, including their Action Agendas.

Funding Resources Committee

The Funding Resources Committee makes funding recommendations for King County FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Act) and ESAP & EHAP state funds (Emergency Shelter Assistance Program) for shelter and prevention services. Committee recommendations are presented at a general Seattle/King County Coalition for the Homeless meeting for approval and final allocation decisions are made by the local FEMA Board and by the CTED (State of Washington Community, Trade and Economic Development department).

Funding Resources Action Agenda

Advocacy and Public Awareness Committee

The Advocacy and Public Awareness Committee works to actively research issues that are pertinent to low-income and homeless populations, and to educate and organize Coalition members to advocate at local, state and federal levels.

The committee’s activities include:

Mobilizing members to advocate for the creation of long-term solutions to homelessness and for an adequate supply of shelter, transitional housing, and other services necessary to keep people safe until they are housed.
Educating the public about the realities of and solutions to homelessness; and
Ensuring that SKCCH remains a well-respected, professional organization that is a leader in creating and implementing solutions to homelessness in King County.

Advocacy/Public Awareness Action Agenda

Membership Committee

The Membership and Outreach Committee organizes and implements the annual membership drive including outreach, follow-up and application processing.

Please visit our membership page to find out how you can become a member or to see a list of our current members.

Membership Action Agenda

POPULATION COMMITTEES

Families Committee

The Families Committee provides a forum for homeless family providers to collaborate, provide input into planning processes, organize and advocate.

The committee’s activities include:

Advocacy and planning related to service barriers for refugee and large families
Education, collaboration, and advocacy around homeless family issues
Organize efforts to increase funding and services for homeless families
Support collaboration between service providers and local faith-based communities

Families Action Agenda

Single Adult/Winter Response Committee

The Single Adult/Winter Response Committee is comprised of service providers, people who are homeless, and funders that work together for the benefit of homeless adults.

The committee’s activities include:

Providing a forum for collaborating single adult homeless services
Provide input into city and county planning efforts for emergency shelter
Advocate for winter response shelters

Single Adults/Winter Response Action Agenda

Youth and Young Adult Committee

The Youth and Young Adult Committee strives to ensure that the needs of youth are being met by working together as a whole, not just as individual agencies.

The committee’s activities include:

Holding regular trainings on topics of interest (i.e. confidentiality and ethics, prostitution, harm-reduction models)
Researching ways to improve service provision to homeless youth

Youth and Young Adult Action Agenda