Creating a stronger Alumni Group for former Attain Housing client families has been a long-standing goal for Attain Housing staff and board. We hope to create a network that allows past clients to both keep in touch with each other and be able to reach out for support when they need it from folks who have gone through the same...
Our Stable Home rental assistance and eviction prevention program is continuing to evolve in 2020. In 2019, our program had a huge spike in the number of households we assisted with rental assistance funds....
We are proud to have Windermere Central on board as a charter member of our Business Heroes fundraiser. Located in the Market Street neighborhood just north of downtown Kirkland, Windermere Central has a legacy of going above and beyond in their support Attain Housing’s mission to serve vulnerable homeless families. [caption id="attachment_18653" align="alignright" width="472"] The Windermere Central crew serving Community Supper...
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...
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....
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...
[caption id="attachment_18023" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo by Ashish Keshwani[/caption] When Johnny, Sarah, and their three kids lost their housing in Bellevue, they ended up living in and out of motels in South King County. For the several months they were displaced, Johnny still drove his kids to their schools back in the Bellevue school district so they wouldn’t fall behind. Johnny had...
[caption id="attachment_18147" align="alignright" width="225"] Susan Jones (left) drops off this year's collected donations.[/caption] When the holiday season approaches, Windermere Real Estate agents Kitty Ballard and Susan Jones team up to gather donations for Attain Housing families. They’ve been doing so for over 20 years now. It was an effort born out of friendship and a shared desire to help out families...
[caption id="attachment_18144" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Even infants love to pitch in at Community Supper![/caption] As 2019 comes to a close, our Community Supper program is still going strong and regularly serving meals for 40 to 50 people every Tuesday at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland. 2020 dates are still available for hosting meals and if you’d like to lead a group...