Housing

We work to help women and families find and maintain safe, stable housing. We envision a future where we overcome racial and gender disparities and reduce institutional and societal barriers that drive inequities in homelessness and access to permanent, affordable housing.

YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish works to increase housing stability in our community by connecting low-income women and families to emergency shelter, transitional supportive housing, and permanent affordable housing.

YWCA owns over 1,000 units of housing, connecting our program participants and permanent housing residents with community resources to help ensure their long-term success.
YWCA’s Housing programs served more than 7,000 people across King and Snohomish Counties in 2021.
YWCA advocates at the city, county, and state level for policies that promote housing affordability and protect the rights of tenants to a safe and healthy home.

Housing services provided by YWCA include:

Emergency Shelter: short-term housing for women and families, including emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors
Transitional Housing: supportive services and housing to help women and families reunify, rebuild, and transition to permanent housing
Permanent Housing: affordable apartments provide a safe and stable home for low-income women, children, and families
Homeless Services: programs for homeless women and families to meet their basic needs, secure permanent housing, prevent eviction, and more

Our programs work toward overcoming racial and gender disparities and institutional barriers that drive inequities in homelessness and access to permanent, affordable housing. We combine permanent housing sites with comprehensive services so that residents can maintain their housing.

Documents

2022 YWCA Fact Sheet - Housing.pdf

Related Housing Programs

Angeline's Day Center provides safety and support to individuals experiencing homelessness; drop-in services include meals, laundry, showers, lockers, and connections to community resources.

Homeless Services

Specializes in culturally appropriate services for homeless families with emergency housing shelters and transitional units in the City of Seattle.

Emergency Shelter

YWCA, in partnership with King County Housing Authority, coordinates a consortium of service providers for people with disabilities. Consortium partners receive a small allocation of Section 8 housing vouchers for their program participants.

Homeless Services

Housing Stability Project is a program designed to help families and individuals who are in a short-term crisis that has been resolved or is close to a resolution but has left the household financially challenged.

Permanent Housing

Reduces housing barriers for individuals and families who are ready for permanent housing, but have difficulty meeting landlord criteria due to financial or legal history. Supports tenant before and after move-in and builds partnerships with landlords to increase the supply of affordable housing.

Permanent Housing

Supportive housing community helps parents facing homelessness after incarceration to reunite with their families and build a foundation for the future.

Supportive Housing

Has provided safe housing and resources for women and families experiencing homelessness in Snohomish County for more than two decades.

Permanent Housing

YWCA Permanent Housing Communities available in King and Snohomish Counties ranging in size from studio to 4 bedroom apartments. Income limits apply on all LIHTC communities.

Permanent Housing

Permanent supportive housing program in Lynnwood works to help parents experiencing homelessness and engaged in chemical dependency treatment reunite with their children.

Permanent Housing

Helps individuals, couples, and families who are on the edge of homelessness to maintain their current rental or find an alternative home. Participants work with case managers to build skills for economic empowerment and housing stability.

Rental/Utility Assistance

As one of five regional access points in King County, YWCA RAP provides prevention/diversion and housing navigation as a first response to those experiencing a housing crisis in King County. We work with single adults, coupled adults, youth/young adults, and families experiencing homelessness to connect them to wraparound resources.

Housing

Housing support for disabled adults and families facing homelessness in Snohomish County.

Homeless Services

The SSVF program was established after Section 604 of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008, Public Law 110-387, authorized it by Veteran Affairs. This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

Supportive Housing