King County’s first affordable housing complex for LGBTQIA+ seniors opens in Capitol Hill

GenPride Executive Director Judy Kinny, Community Roots Housing CEO Chris Persons, and Dr. Karen Fredriksen Goldsen share in the ribbon-cutting for Pride Place. Behind them are community members and Pride Place funding partners, including Sound Transit CEO Julie Trimm, Seattle Office of Housing Director Maiko Winkler Chin, King County Housing, Homelessness and Community Development Director…

Newest Health Through Housing building announced for QT2BIPOC residents, move in to start this fall

Ground floor view from inside the newest Health Through Housing property - a 35-unit building providing permanent supportive housing to QT2BIPOC residents. King County and the City of Seattle announced last week the operators of the latest Health Through Housing building — a new construction providing 35 units of permanent supportive housing in Seattle’s Capitol…

Emerging Leaders Fellowship Honors Ruth Woo’s Commitment to Future Generations

Ruth Woo dedicated her life to making her community a better place, taking the role of both activist in her region as well as a mentor to many future civic leaders who would develop into prominent figures. Her work was shaped by her life experience as the daughter of Japanese immigrants--living through things like the…