Hello and happy #Juneteenth to all! According to Merriam-Webster, Juneteenth is a holiday meant to observe the day that belated word of the Emancipation Proclamation, passed in 1865, finally reached Black slaves in Texas in 1890. We believe it's an important day to observe because it's a vital reminder of the historical and systemic inequalities that Black people have faced in the...
Attain Housing has Kirkland and Bellevue Transitional Housing homes that need some outdoor yard work TLC (tender loving care!). We have lots of easy projects that could be handled easily by 1 or 2 people or even a small group. Projects are for 2 to 4 hours. Our staff will provide water, tools, hand sanitizer, and answers to your yard work questions! Projects...
We are experiencing a deep, deep pain in our community and country right now, and it makes it difficult to know what to say. We are sad and angry at the unjustified death of George Floyd especially knowing that it is just the latest in a long line of racial injustices and violence toward our Black community. We want to...
Magic happens when kids coming directly out of homelessness first arrive in an Attain Housing apartment. It happened recently when Carmen and her kids moved from their car to one of our 37 transitional housing apartment homes. On lease-signing day, the kids bounded through the apartment playing hide-n-seek. The joy of that moment is fuel for all of us at...
Over 75 percent of Attain Housing client families consist of a single mother and her kids. Nearly half of these women have experienced domestic violence and for almost all of them, it’s the direct reason why they are experiencing homelessness. It’s a massive cultural problem in our society, but domestic violence is not often thought of by most as a cause...
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland has donated $5,000 to Attain Housing. This very generous donation covers revenue lost since the crisis first hit in early March. Kiwanis joins a growing list of local supporters stepping up in a huge way and donating to Attain Housing....
On Friday, April 10, Symetra and 777 Cafe coordinated the donation of 120 free meals for delivery to our client families in our Transitional Housing program. Our staff and a volunteer made the drop-offs observing all social-distancing protocol and it gave a lot of folks a much-needed boost....
What a difference three months make! In our last newsletter, I talked about the great year we had in 2019 and how I was looking forward to 2020 as we planned to add 8 apartments to serve more families. Then Feb. 29 hit and our world was turned upside down when the first COVID-19 death in the United States occurred...
Attain Housing’s classic 7 Hills of Kirkland is going online! Join the challenge from your home and then get pedaling for real for an entire month of cycling challenges, weekly mileage & climbing contests, and community!...
The 7 Hills of Kirkland bike event, Attain Housing's classic spring fundraiser, is going online! Join the challenge from your home and then get pedaling for real for an entire month of cycling challenges, weekly mileage and climbing contests, and community! Perhaps you've never ridden 7 Hills before because you're more of a casual/leisure rider and those hills just don't appeal....