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After 25 years total and the last seven as CEO Fred Safstrom has announced plans to step away from Housing Hope and pursue retirement. Here’s more from Housing Hope. Fred Safstrom worked in both private and public entities for nearly twenty years and was looking for his next opportunity when Housing Hope came knocking. He […]

With a vote of 4 against and 2 in favor, the Everett City Council has declined to approve the proposed ordinance amending the Everett Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map for Housing Hope at the Sequoia Field Site. Many of the councilmembers opposed said the issue was not the project but instead the location. Here is […]

A major step in a plan by Housing Hope to turn a playfield in the Port Gardner neighborhood into housing for families experiencing homelessness with kids attending school in Everett, Washington faces a big vote at Wednesday night’s Everett City Council meeting. The plan has been controversial since first introduced in 2019. We reported it […]

A public comment period has started on a proposal by Housing Hope to change the zoning at the location of a former school play field from single family to multi-family. The location in the 3600 block of Norton has generated a lot of controversy as the plan would bring a development that would provide housing […]

As the City of Everett’s zoning code changes to accommodate increased growth, the single-family zone is facing encroachment from many directions. Recently the desire of Housing Hope to build supportive housing on publicly owned land for students of families experiencing homelessness led to a moratorium on any applications for that use. City of Everett, Washington […]

Editor’s Update Wednesday June 12th 4:00 PM: MyEverettNews.com received the following response from Sara Wilson at Housing Hope in regards to this story and I want to include that here. Leland Dart, Editor I want to address two pieces of misinformation that were included in the press release from Residents for Norton Playfield. I know […]

Todd Morrow, a lifetime Everett resident, has been elected board chair for Housing Hope. Todd is a founding board member of Housing Hope, and has remained active in the organization over the past 29 years. This is Todd’s second time serving as board chair, and 20th anniversary of his first term as chair for Housing […]

Just got in a press release from Housing Hope as they adjust to their growing role in helping people in Everett and Snohomish County with affordable housing and the skills to maintain a stable lifestyle. Local non-profit Housing Hope is reorganizing its leadership structure. Fred Safstrom, the agency’s Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to […]

We told you yesterday that Housing Hope is in the running for a new Toyota truck as part of the Toyota 100 cars for good campaign. Today is the only day that you can vote online. Click here to do that now and help Housing Hope expand their program to help train low-income workers for […]

Housing Hope in Everett is a finalist in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Campaign. t’s a chance for the Everett based non-profit to win a truck which will give them the ability to expand their low-income employment campaign and train more people for family-wage jobs. Kelsey Dosen sent My Everett News this explanation of how […]