What is Redmond doing about homelessness in the region?
The City of Redmond is actively involved in developing longer-term solutions to the need for low-income and transitional housing. Since 1994 Redmond has contributed over $1.1 million toward development or preservation of 89 of 130 transitional housing units in the region. Transitional facilities in Redmond provide on-site skills training for formerly homeless families and individuals, and they report a greater than 90% success rate in transitioning homeless families to permanent housing. In addition, the City has a long history of providing funding to local human service agencies. These resources support a range of services to youth, adults and families who are already homeless as well as efforts to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless. Finally, King County has adopted a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness. Redmond has endorsed the goals of this plan and is involved in its implementation through ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing), a consortium of Eastside cities.
