Helping Homeless Students: McKinney-Vento 101
Register today for our free training on the educational rights of students experiencing homelessness. This training is for people who work with families with school-aged children experiencing homelessness to understand and navigate public school resources and policies related to homeless students, particularly district-level McKinney-Vento resources and programs.
Support the Coalition & celebrate 20 years of staying power
Thurs, Sept 17, 5:45 p.m., The Royal Room
Join us for the Coalition’s annual fundraiser, Truth to (Staying) Power, to commemorate, congratulate, and celebrate all the people who contribute to our collective power. This year we will honor a true milestone of staying power: 20 years of service by our Executive Director, Alison Eisinger. See you there!
Sept 17 General Membership Meeting
Thurs, Sept 17, 9-10:30 a.m., Zoom
Our monthly General Membership Meetings—hosted on the third Thursday—are forums for new and experienced service providers to hear from experts, share resources, learn about program updates, and take action together. These meetings are free and open to the public. Please join us!
At least 53,532 people experienced homelessness in King County during 2022.* Roughly 16,385 of our neighbors are homeless on any day or night: A 23% increase over 2022.***Annualized estimate from WA Dept of Commerce & Cloudburst Consulting ** Source: Nightly estimate from 2024 Point in Time count conducted by King County Regional Homelessness Authority The Coalition on Homelessness coordinated the “One Night Count” of people without homes or shelter as a community assessment and organizing project from 1979 through January 2016. Download a pdf of our poster showing the most recent decade of data (January 2007 through January 2016) we gathered.