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On Thursday night (June 29th) at 7:00 PM there will be a public meeting at Hensen Hall at 2619 Cedar Street in north Everett, Washington where the community can learn about plans for the Catholic Church Site. The City of Everett has suggested the location as a proposed Day Center for the unhoused. Topics to […]

In August of 2022 Snohomish County announced it was increasing the capacity of Snohomish County to serve those needing bridge housing and behavioral health services by twenty-six percent with three programs. Here’s an excerpt from a press release issued August 17th, 2022. (you can see the full press release here) Over the last two weeks, […]

Received a little more information from Snohomish County on a change in their plans to purchase the Hope Church property at 4502 Rucker to use as an emergency shelter for 40 people currently sheltered at the United Church of Christ at 2624 Rockefeller Avenue in downtown Everett, Washington. The lease with Snohomish County and Everett […]

We’ve been covering the potential purchase of the Hope Church at 4502 Rucker in Everett, Washington for use as a replacement for a shelter currently housing 40 people in the 2600 block of Rockefeller in downtown Everett. Today Snohomish County sent us a copy of a memo sent to the City of Everett Administration and […]

Last week MyEverettNews.com was contacted by church members and business owners in the area of 4500 Rucker just north of the Everett YMCA regarding rumors that the Hope Church at 4502 Rucker was under consideration first by the City of Everett and now Snohomish County as a location that may provide shelter and services to […]

Citing a shortage of staff, Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney last year pulled deputies off the Office of Neighborhoods programs that paired social workers with deputies in contacting people with behavioral health, homelessness and public safety concerns. Those deputies went back to regular patrol. In January Fortney brought the program back. Today the Sheriff and […]

Last Friday Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin posted a letter on social media which said in part: Yesterday I learned that the Washington State Department of Transportation—as part of Washington’s Right of Way Safety Initiative, and in partnership with a local nonprofit service provider—is placing a large number of the unsheltered population, many of which currently […]

On Friday we told you about a new video series produced by Everett Faith In Action that is an unflinching look at homelessness in Everett, Washington. Today marks the launch of the first episode in the six-part video series that really gives an honest clear picture of the realities of homelessness in Everett, Washington and […]

People experiencing homelessness, the unhoused, those who want to live on the street and not follow anyone else’s rules, those who have tried to get into programs only to be put on waiting list after waiting list. Homelessness is a major issue in Everett, Washington along with almost everywhere else in the country. On Monday […]

For the last year more than 100 people who have had no housing have received vouchers to stay temporarily at the Days Inn at 1602 SE Everett Mall Way. Today Snohomish County announced it is buying the hotel in south Everett, Washington and will convert it to bridge housing for people experiencing homelessness and also […]