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The public conversation on homelessness and substance use is evolving quickly. Stay up-to-date on the latest coverage. For media inquiries, please contact media[at]evergreentreatment[dot]org.

Mar 03 - Featured Story

Denny Park Sweep Goes Against Pandemic Guidance

Does the Denny Park sweep go against Seattle's pandemic policy? KUOW reporter Casey Martin tells us about the sweep this morning and Dawn Whitson, an...
Feb 24 - Featured Story

“We live here. We give here.”

The numbers don’t lie. Despite making up only six percent of the overall population in King County, 39 percent of people who are unhoused are...
Jan 11

Drug abuse is a public health issue, not a criminal one

Ron Jackson, clinical professor of social work at UW, became...
Dec 26

Mysteriously, COVID-19 hasn’t spread among Seattle’s outdoor homeless population.

When more than a dozen people tested positive for the...
Oct 21

Council members, Mayor’s office reach tentative deal on homeless outreach

Chloe Gale, co-director of the city-contracted outreach program REACH, said...
Oct 02

Homeless camps growing in Seattle

Outreach workers said there has always been a limited supply...
Aug 18

Crosscut: Motel eviction exposes gaps in Seattle’s low-income housing options

“It’s the extreme nature of how terrible things are outside...
Aug 13

Seattle Times: Let’s fund what works to help Seattle’s homeless

Our neighborhood outreach model has proven successful in allowing our...
Aug 07

KUOW: Pros and cons of disbanding Seattle’s Navigation Team

Check out what Chloe Gale, co-director of REACH, has to...

KNKX: Seattle budget changes may upend the city’s response to homeless encampments

Our REACH team considers this a victory. Read here to...
Aug 05

Seattle Times: Seattle City Council votes to defund team that removes homeless encampments, in victory for activists

Seattle activists have won a historic victory for our homeless...
Jul 17

Crosscut: Seattle’s arrest alternative, LEAD, moves beyond police

Seattle's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program, supported by our REACH...

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