Homelessness has a devastating impact not
only on individuals and families but also on society. The
Seattle/King County Coalition for the Homeless estimates
that there are more than 8,000 homeless people each night in
the Seattle/King County area and only 5,000 shelter and transitional
housing beds available. That leaves more than 3,000 homeless
people without a safe place to sleep each night.
The Facts About Homelessness
- Approximately 25% of the homeless population in King County is single adult men, and 10% is single adult women.
- It is estimated that 1/3 of homeless people in the United States today are veterans. There are more homeless veterans from the Vietnam era on our streets today than the number of soldiers who died in the Vietnam War.
- Nationally, 20-25% of homeless people live with a severe mental illness.
- Shelter beds are a temporary fix; it’s hard to hold a job without an address and it’s hard to get control of your life when you must leave your bed every morning and spend the day on the street.
- Permanent housing linked with supportive services—like the housing model that Plymouth Housing Group follows—is an effective strategy for ending long-term homelessness.
Sources: Seattle/King County Coalition for the Homeless, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, and National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Our Mission
Plymouth Housing Group works to eliminate homelessness and stabilize homeless and very low-income people in housing by preserving, developing and operating safe, decent affordable housing and by providing opportunities for homeless and very low-income income people to improve their lives.
Plymouth Housing Group reaches out and helps people in the Seattle
community who are homeless and who have insufficient resources
to improve their lives. We help those who have very little, if
any, income, and people who may also be struggling with AIDS,
mental illness, or the disabling effects of old age.
By providing people with a safe, supportive and affordable place to call home, Plymouth Housing Group and its supporters are helping hundreds of people to regain control of their lives and begin the work towards self-sufficiency. Since 2004, Plymouth Housing Group has created nearly 400 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless and very low-income people in Seattle.
Plymouth Housing Group is a proud participant in the Ten
Year Plan to End Homelessness in King County, a collective
effort that unites community agencies, businesses and city and
county government to put a permanent end to homelessness in
King County in the next ten years.
Read our Spring 2010 Newsletter to learn more about the ways in which Plymouth's programs change lives.
Additional resources:
Committee to End Homelessness
Seattle/King County Coalition for the Homeless
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans |
