Adult Supportive Housing

Plymouth Housing Group transforms lives by providing permanent, supportive homes to homeless people with few other options for housing.

Since 1980, we’ve been providing homes to the most challenged homeless adults in our community—those struggling with disabilities such as mental illness, HIV/AIDS, severe medical conditions, chemical dependency, and the effects of poverty and aging.

Today, over 1,000 formerly-homeless adults live in 12 Plymouth residential apartment buildings in the downtown Seattle area. Another 600 have found a home in Seattle/King County through Plymouth’s Shelter Plus Care Program (a federal housing program Plymouth administers for King County).

At the heart of Plymouth’s approach is the “Housing First” philosophy, a philosophy that has proven successful across the country. Without a stable home, homeless people cannot access the assistance they need to address their problems. Lack of a stable home exacerbates chronic medical and mental health conditions, making it very difficult to improve one’s life.

At Plymouth, we work hard to lower the barriers to housing so that people who are  shut out of housing due to addiction, poor rental history, poverty or a criminal record have an opportunity to succeed. Our model of permanent housing, coupled with “wrap-around” supportive services, helps people rebuild their lives, regain their dignity, and leave homelessness behind forever.