FACING HOMELESSNESS
4001 9TH AVE NE, SEATTLE, WA 98105 www.facinghomelessness.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR COMMUNITY IS BUILDING A NEW AWARENESS ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP TO HOMELESSNESS AND TO EACH OTHER.

THE BLOCK PROJECT INVITIES COMMUNITY INTO THE TASK OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS BY BUILDING SMALL HOMES IN RESIDENTAL BACKYARDS FOR THOSE LIVING UNSHELTERED.

CRISIS DIVERSION AND MITIGATION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION: WE TELL STORIES AND SHARE PHOTOS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH THE SIMPLE PURPOSE OF SHOWING THE BEAUTY IN EACH PERSON. FOR THOSE LIVING INSIDE, THIS SERVES AS A SOFT ENTRY TO THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS. IT IS A SMALL STEP TOWARD OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS OF NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES AND FEAR. FOR THOSE LIVING OUTSIDE, IT IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS OVERCOMING FEELINGS OF BEING INVISIBLE. IT CREATES A CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES.

DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES - WINDOW OF KINDNESS: THE WINDOW OF KINDNESS IS A PHYSICAL PLACE OF CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR OFFICE AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AT THE WINDOW, WE HAND OUT THOUSANDS OF SOCKS, SLEEPING BAGS, AND OTHER SUPPLIES ESSENTIAL TO STAYING DRY AND WARM. PEOPLE OFTEN STOP BY FOR CONVERSATION AND A LISTENING EAR. EVERYTHING WE GIVE IS A VEHICLE FOR LOVE AND CONNECTION. THE WINDOW OF KINDNESS IS A METAPHOR FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES WE EACH HAVE TO EXCHANGE KINDNESS WITH THOSE IN NEED.

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