King County partners with Seattle and the Salvation Army on a new enhanced, 24/7 shelter, with semi-private space for each guest, meals, hygiene facilities, and onsite case management. This 280 person facility will be open 24-7.

Resources will be available for those with questions on finding pro health measures, as well as solutions to where people will find food in the current homelessness situation.

Opening in Nov. 2020 this new shelter was funded through a combination of Federal and local emergency resources. King County’s lease on the building is for three years.  

The Salvation Army will move four existing programs—some of which were basic/overnight only shelters—into a new 24/7 shelter with supportive services and hygiene access.  Programs being moved are the existing City of Seattle shelter programs at City Hall and Fisher Pavilion (which was a de-intensifying site for the City Hall program), and King County funded programs at 4^th and Jefferson Street and the King County Administration Building. These moves also allows for Fisher Pavilion and City Hall to be available as severe winter weather shelters. 

Additional Shelter Resources Coming Online 

As part of the Mayor’s 2021 budget, the City plans to invest $34 million in new shelter resources in the coming months. These new resources will fund 300 temporary hotel rooms and 125 new units of enhanced 24/7 shelter. The Mayor’s proposal also includes an increase in funding for Rapid Rehousing and Diversion.  

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