Showing posts with label housing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label housing. Show all posts

Vision House Breakfast raises $137,000; announces plans to expand Jacob's Well

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Mark Canlis was keynote speaker
at the Vision House Breakfast

On October 22, Vision House’s Building Hope Benefit Breakfast raised over $137,000 to help local homeless families.

Keynote speaker Mark Canlis, co-owner of Canlis Restaurant, imparted his passion to the audience regarding the importance of investing generously in his staff.

A Vision House resident also shared her experiences of pressing through homelessness to self-sufficiency.

To the surprise of all guests, the organization’s co-founder, Susan Cameron, revealed plans to build a new housing development for 8 – 10 units at Vision House’s Shoreline location, Jacob's Well. The goal is to have it completed by spring 2017.

About Vision House
Vision House is a Christian non-profit providing transitional housing, child care, and support services to homeless families and separately to men recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. Headquartered in Renton, the agency owns and operates eight debt-free housing facilities in Renton, Burien, and Shoreline; two child care and before- and after-school care facilities in Shoreline and Renton.




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Groundbreaking held for Ronald Commons housing project

Monday, October 12, 2015


Compass Housing Alliance, Hopelink, and Ronald United Methodist Church broke ground October 12 on Ronald Commons, a new affordable housing project with an on-site 12,000-square-foot Integrated Service Center.

Ronald Commons will offer permanent, affordable housing to 60 formerly homeless and low-income households, including families and veterans. All sixty units are reserved for households earning 30 percent or 50 percent less than the Area Median Income, with rents well below area average. The property helps expand the availability of affordable housing in Shoreline where it is desperately needed.

“Compass Housing Alliance is very excited to be developing our first permanent housing facility in Shoreline to meet the need for affordable housing. Ronald Commons will be within a community where residents can access multiple supports on their path to stability as well as the schools, arts, and other amenities that make Shoreline such a wonderful place to live,” said Janet Pope, Compass Housing Alliance Executive Director.
View from the church parking lot

More than housing, Ronald Commons combines the resources, talent and vision of three organizations with deep roots in the community. Hopelink will own and operate a new Integrated Service Center on site with a grocery-style food bank and other critical services for the broader community.

“This groundbreaking celebrates the culmination of a dynamic long-term partnership and represents our shared vision to bring stability and progress to the lives of thousands more families in need in the greater Shoreline community,” Lauren Thomas, Executive Director of Hopelink, said. “Although Hopelink has long served this area, we are thrilled with creating our first permanent home together in Shoreline, as Ronald Commons will enable us to help more low-income families and individuals acquire the tools and skills they need in order to exit poverty for good.”

Ronald United Methodist Church has a long history of actively serving the local community, guided by a belief in “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.” As part of the Ronald Commons project, Ronald United Methodist has nearly completed a remodel of the church building that expands space for community partners and furthers its mission of community outreach.

“The Ronald Commons project began nearly 5 years ago as a vision for our faith community. We wanted very much to be in mission to our neighborhood and our community, as we are in mission in various ways all over the world. In creating Ronald Commons, we have crafted a unique partnership that bridges the sacred and the secular, and supports the mission and vision of Ronald, which is to be a diverse, faithful, active community reaching out in service, hospitality, and hope,” said Pastor Paula Mccutcheon, Pastor of Ronald United Methodist Church.

Compass Housing Alliance, Hopelink, and Ronald United Methodist Church will celebrated the groundbreaking with a ceremony and open house on Monday, October 12 at Ronald Commons, 17839 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline.

For Ronald Commons’ affordable housing construction, Compass Housing Alliance’s primary team includes development consultant Beacon Development Group, SMR Architects, and general contractor Walsh Construction.

Hopelink, which helped design their new space, will move
all their Shoreline activities to Ronald Commons

To finance Ronald Commons, Compass Housing Alliance has received a combination of funds and support from the City of Shoreline, King County Housing Finance Program, King County Veterans and Human Services Levy, WA State Housing Trust Fund, WA State Housing Finance Commission, Impact Capital, National Equity Fund, Bank of America, Home Depot Foundation, LISC/Met Life, McEachern Charitable Trust, WA State Department of Commerce, and the Sambataro Family Foundation. Compass Housing Alliance also invested $500,000 from their own previously held funds.
The first level includes the street view apartments and the rest is
a parking garage. This third level and the fourth level house most
of the apartment units.

Established in 1920, Compass Housing Alliance provides shelter, emergency support, self-sufficiency resources and affordable housing for men, women and families who are experiencing homelessness or living on very limited incomes in Seattle and King County. Recent affordable housing developments include Compass on Dexter in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Dekko Place in downtown Seattle, and Nyer Urness House in Ballard.

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities in north and east King County. With service centers in Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Shoreline, and Sno-Valley (Carnation), we are the largest nonprofit organization in the area. Hopelink programs and services focus on five key areas: food, financial assistance, housing and family development, adult education and employment and transportation/mobility. Programs are aimed at helping people achieve stability, and helping them gain the tools and skills they need to exit poverty for good.

Ronald United Methodist Church was founded more than 100 years ago, and moved to its present location in 1924 because the members wanted to be closer to the center of the community. The members of that time purchased the land by pledging an additional $100 toward the $1,600 purchase price. They raised this additional money through donations ranging from 10 cents to $5, and sometimes a bit more. Their dedication to the future, and their faith in the stewardship of resources, provided a place for the Ronald Commons project to be built 91 years later. The 2015 faith community of RUMC continues to build on the promise established all those years ago to be in service to our neighbors and our community and to provide, through this unique partnership with Compass and Hopelink, an expanded presence and wider range of resources to the community.



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Vision House: Building Hope Benefit Breakfast

Wednesday, October 7, 2015


Save another child from homelessness.

Vision House is holding a breakfast event to raise support for homeless families in the greater Puget Sound area. It will be held on Thursday, October 22, from 7:30 – 8:50am at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA. Doors open at 7:00am.

Mark Canlis, co-owner of Canlis Restaurant, will be the keynote speaker. Canlis recently closed its doors to feed emergency crew members who provided aid during the recent Aurora Bridge crash, where a Ride the Duck amphibious vehicle crashed into a tour bus carrying international students on Thursday, September 24th.

The breakfast is open to the public and free to attend. Parking is free, and the event is just one block from I-5. RSVPs are required by October 16 and can be made at NoHomelessKids.org or 425-228-6356.

Vision House is a Christian non-profit providing transitional housing, child care, and support services to homeless families and separately to men recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. Since its beginning in 1990, more than 1,000 homeless children, women, and men have received the support they need for achieving independence and self-sufficiency. Headquartered in Renton, the agency owns and operates eight debt-free housing facilities in Renton, Burien, and Shoreline; two child care and before- and after-school care facilities in Shoreline and Renton.



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Vision House: Building Hope Benefit Breakfast

Tuesday, September 29, 2015


Vision House is holding a breakfast event to raise support for homeless families in the greater Puget Sound area.

Susan Camerer, Vision House Executive Director and Co-Founder, said, “We can’t wait around for someone else to do it! We need to work together to end homelessness for as many families as possible.”

The fundraiser will be held on Thursday, October 22nd, from 7:30 – 8:50am at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA.

Mark Canlis, co-owner of Canlis Restaurant, will be the keynote speaker. Hear Mark impart his passion for investing generously in his team, and hear a Vision House resident share her experiences of pressing through traumatic life events to self-sufficiency.

Canlis Restaurant, on the day of the terrible bus accident on the Aurora Bridge which claimed five lives, closed its doors for the day and sent its servers out on the bridge to take food to the first responders - the police, fire, paramedics - who were dealing with the dozens of trapped and wounded people.

The breakfast is open to the public and free to attend. Guests will be invited to make a generous donation during the presentation. Parking is free, and the event is easy to find – just one block from I-5.

RSVPs are required by October 16 and can be made at NoHomelessKids.org or 425-228-6356.

Vision House is a Christian non-profit providing transitional housing, child care, and support services to homeless families and separately to men recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. Since its beginning in 1990, more than 1,000 homeless children, women, and men have received the support they need for achieving independence and self-sufficiency.

Headquartered in Renton, the agency owns and operates eight debt-free housing facilities in Renton, Burien, and Jacob's Well in Shoreline; two child care and before- and after-school care facilities in Shoreline and Renton.



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The tents are pitched - come visit and make a donation for homeless kids

Friday, September 18, 2015

Look for the tents at N 185th and Ashworth Ave N
Bring a donation for homeless kids
Photo courtesy Shoreline Covenant Church

By Pastor Erika Haub
Shoreline Covenant Church
Mom of three kiddos in Shoreline Schools and one three-year old at home :)

One of the joys of life with a three-year old is watching Daniel Tiger. For those of you not familiar with the show, Daniel Tiger is a sort of legacy spin-off of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, a show which shaped my generation. Last week, Hope and I watched an episode where there was a big storm at night and the next morning Daniel was really scared by all the damage and destruction he saw throughout his neighborhood. His mom reassured him, saying something like this: "Daniel, when you experience something scary, find an adult. They will make a plan. And then look around and notice the helpers. Look for those people who are helping."

Any long-time Mr. Roger's fans know this was a hallmark of his show that has been repeated often in recent years as we have faced school shootings and other atrocities in our own backyards. This wisdom Fred Rogers offers us comes from memories of his own childhood: "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'"

This Friday night, I have pitched a tent in my church parking lot with thirty-seven other women from our community. We are doing this to raise money to help expand housing services for homeless kids in our community through Vision House.

As I prepared to leave my own kids and husband on Friday night, I recalled that Daniel Tiger episode and realized that I am offering them a gift as well. As my kids daily see the faces of desperate people as we we enter and exit the freeway; as they read the signs held up on the edge of the Fred Meyer parking lot; as they encounter stories in their own school of domestic violence shattering families; my kids can remember a bunch of ladies in tents in a parking lot of a church and know that there are grown-ups who are helping. I think that matters.

If you live in the area and want to bring your own kids by for a visit, please do so. I would love to met them and introduce them to a special group of "helpers". Maybe your kids would even want to bring a donation to help: three years ago we had a fourth grader come with her full piggy bank, and she offered us all of the money she had saved! Our event begins at 7pm on the corner of 185th and Ashworth and we will be there all night. We would love to see you. 

Shoreline Covenant Church on the corner of N 185th and Ashworth Ave N.



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Turn tents into homes for women and children in Shoreline

Monday, August 24, 2015

From the 2010 camp out
Together we can help some of our most hidden and vulnerable homeless: moms and kids!

Women and friends of Shoreline Covenant Church are turning tents into homes for women and children in Shoreline on September 18 by raising money to expand services at Jacob's Well – a transitional housing complex for homeless women and children.

Bring your tent and pledges from friends, neighbors, family and co-workers and spend one night in solidarity with our sisters who struggle every night to find a safe and dry and warm place to sleep with their kids.

We will end on Saturday morning with breakfast served at 8am! Contact the church by September 11th to register.

This challenge was first done in 2010 when 43 women slept out in tents in the Shoreline Covenant Church parking lot and raised over $18,000 to purchase lumber for the framing of the first building at Jacob’s Well. In 2012, fifty women slept out again and raised $14,000 to buy interior paint for the newly constructed Jacob’s Well.

In 2015, the women of Shoreline Covenant Church are hosting another Sleep-Out to help Vision House begin construction on the SECOND Jacob’s Well building pending Vision House board approval. Each woman who participates must raise a minimum of $100.

If women from any other church or organization would like to join in this event, contact Erika Haub immediately at 206-542-1050 or email her.

Anyone can pledge or can make a flat donation in any amount. Make checks to Vision House, and please note “Sleep-Out” in the memo line. Or to donate online, visit the webpage, click on “donate now” and make a note in the comments field with “Sleep-Out”. 

Questions? Call Pastor Erika at 206-542-1050 or email.

More info about Vision House and Jacob’s Well here.

updated 08-25-2015 to add date of event


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New Senior Housing Community in North Seattle

Friday, August 7, 2015

Zenith Capital and Village Concepts announced they are planning to build a new 100 unit assisted living and memory care community for seniors in north Seattle.

The Linden Village Assisted Living Community (Linden Village) will be newly constructed at 13524 Linden Avenue North in north Seattle’s Bitter Lake neighborhood. 

For neighbors and others interested in learning more about the project there will be an open house and short presentation on August 12th at 6:30 at the Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave N. The developer (Zenith), operator (Village Concepts) and architect (Innova) will be on hand to answer any questions about the project. Refreshments will be served.

Seattle is a dynamic city with a rapidly growing population. When most people think of Seattle’s rapid growth there are visions of young high-tech employees moving downtown. While that is one aspect of Seattle’s growth another mirrors the continued growth of the nation’s senior population. Over 10,000 baby boomers are retiring daily and there is an increasing need for assisted living and memory care facilities in the Seattle area.

Linden Village will offer 79 units of assisted living housing in studios, one and two bedroom configurations. There will also be 21 spaces available in the memory care wing. Such amenities as a rooftop deck, entertainment center, medication management and full meal plans will be available for residents. 

Federal Way headquartered Village Concepts - a pioneer in building and operating senior housing communities - will operate Linden Village. Seattle-based Zenith Capital is overseeing development and financing for Linden Village.



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AG's office awards grant to agency for credit counseling to avoid foreclosures

Friday, June 26, 2015


About 1,000 Washington State homeowners facing foreclosure will receive financial counseling to help resolve their mortgage issues, thanks to a grant awarded this week by Attorney General Bob Ferguson to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
Over the next two years, the grant for $807,788 will be used to serve homeowners through the Housing Finance Commission’s statewide housing-counseling network.

“Despite the slowdown in the number of foreclosures, the need for counseling is still great,” said Ferguson, who attended the June 25 meeting of the Housing Finance Commission to present the grant. “Without these services, many distressed homeowners really have nowhere to go for quality, trusted and free assistance.”

Default counseling is aimed at stopping preventable foreclosures. Many homeowners seeking counseling to stay in their homes have experienced harm from unfair or deceptive mortgage servicing practices.

Since 1998, the Commission has allocated over $26.3 million to nonprofit agencies throughout the state to provide housing counseling. More than 100,000 homeowners have been assisted.
 
This assistance works: According to a 2011 report, borrowers in foreclosure counseling are 70% more likely to get up-to-date on payments. Foreclosure counseling increases chances of acceptance for loan modification at better terms. Modifications obtained through counseling are 45% more likely to be sustained.
 
In February 2015, Standard / Poor’s Financial Services LLC agreed to pay Washington state $21 million to resolve allegations the company misled investors when it rated structured finance securities before the financial crisis. Of that total, $18 million of the funds were returned to the state’s general fund. Another $3 million were set aside to help victims of the mortgage and financial crisis through a cy pres grant process. Cy pres means "as near as possible" and requires the funds from a legal resolution be distributed in a manner that benefits the category of consumers harmed by the illegal conduct.

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission is a publicly accountable, self-supporting team that brings private investment dollars to benefit families and achieve public goals throughout Washington. Over 30 years, the Commission has created and preserved affordable homes for more than 307,000 people across the state, while contributing more than $42.5 billion and 240,000 jobs to the economy.



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Ronald Commons open house at HopeLink Wednesday 5-7pm

Tuesday, June 2, 2015


Learn about the new housing planned for the Ronald Methodist Church site on Wednesday from 5-7pm at HopeLink 15809 Westminster Way N, Shoreline 98133 (lower level of Aurora Square)



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Open house for Ronald Commons on Wednesday

Monday, June 1, 2015

See the plans for a new mixed-use project in Shoreline that will include 60 units of affordable housing, an integrated Service Center, and a remodeled church.

5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3rd

Hopelink Service Center
15809 Westminster Way N. Shoreline, WA 98133



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Housing Development Consortium presents Municipal Champion Award to Shoreline City Council

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Kayla Schott-Bresler, HDC Policy Manager presents the award to Council.
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

On Monday, May 11, the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County awarded the City of Shoreline the Municipal Champion Award for its leadership in supporting affordable housing opportunities in Shoreline and across the region.

The award recognizes the City’s efforts to create an equitable community through tools like incentive zoning and impact fee exemptions for affordable housing around the 185th Street Light Rail Station Area; partnerships with local affordable housing developments and nonprofits, such as the Ronald Commons project; and through efforts to raise awareness of affordable housing needs and solutions.

“Creating incentives and opportunities for more affordable housing in Shoreline is something all of us on the Council take very seriously,” stated Mayor Winstead. “Nearly 20% of Shoreline’s households are paying more than half of their income on housing costs. Encouraging the construction of more affordable housing will help alleviate some of that burden on our neighbors.”

Shoreline City Manager, Debbie Tarry, said, 
“We are honored to be recognized for our efforts at creating more affordable housing opportunities in Shoreline. Shoreline is committed to creating a community that is open and available to people of all economic backgrounds. As such, we are working hard to create more housing choices, which includes affordable housing, to meet the needs of our diverse, vibrant, and growing community.”

Housing Development Consortium Seattle-King County (HDC) is a nonprofit membership organization representing represents more than 100 private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and public partners who are working to develop and preserve affordable housing in King County. Through education, advocacy, and leadership, HDC supports and inspires its members as they work collaboratively to meet the housing needs of limited-income residents throughout King County.

Planning staff and planning commission members accepted the award on behalf of the City at the banquet held Friday, May 1 (see previous article), but this was the formal presentation to the City Council.



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Open House June 3 for Ronald Commons housing development

Sunday, May 10, 2015



Ronald Commons Open House June 3rd from 5-7pm at Hopelink’s Shoreline Service Center, 15809 Westminster Way N, Shoreline, WA 98133 (near Marshall's in Aurora Square).

For more information, contact Tyler at Compass Housing, 206-474-1061 or Kevin at Shoreline Hopelink, 206-440-7300.



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Volunteer Opportunity at Vision House

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Vision House play room
Do you love to hang out with kids and give back at the same time? Consider becoming a Vision House Shoreline volunteer.

Our URGENT need is for the next 2 Mondays (5/11 and 5/18) and Mondays June 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd to help provide childcare for children ages 1-10. 6:00-8:00pm.

Please call Justine if you are interested: 206-812-8834

Vision House Shoreline was incorporated as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) in 1990 to provide safe and confidential transitional housing and services for homeless children and their families. The Shoreline facility, Jacob's Well, was opened in 2014.



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Housing Development Consortium names City of Shoreline as Municipal Champion at 7th Annual Luncheon

Sunday, May 3, 2015

City Manager, Planners, Planning Commission
accept the award for Shoreline
In the photo, from left, Dan Eernissee, Economic Development Program Manager; Debbie Tarry, City Manager; Keith Scully, Chair Planning Commission; Donna Moss, Planning Commissioner, Rachael Markle, Planning and Community Development Director, Miranda Redinger, Senior Planner.


On Friday, the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County awarded the City of Shoreline the Municipal Champion Award for its leadership in supporting affordable housing opportunities in Shoreline and across the region.

The award recognizes the City’s efforts to create an equitable community through tools like incentive zoning and impact fee exemptions for affordable housing, partnerships with local affordable housing developments and nonprofits, and through efforts to raise awareness of affordable housing needs and solutions. 

HDC presented the award at the organization’s 7th Annual Luncheon, in celebration of its membership’s collective efforts toward increased, sustainable, and healthier affordable housing options.

The event was attended by 700 members, partners, and elected officials, who enjoyed remarks from keynote speaker Eugene Robinson - Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post columnist - who lifted up the work done by HDC to ensure that all people live with dignity in safe, healthy, and affordable homes within communities of opportunity. 

Presenting the award was HDC Executive Director, Marty Kooistra, who called the City of Shoreline, “A strong partner for the affordable housing community,” stating that the City is, “Attuned to the needs of its most vulnerable residents.” 

Shoreline City Manager, Debbie Tarry, said, 
 “We are honored to be recognized for our efforts at creating more affordable housing opportunities in Shoreline. Shoreline is committed to creating a community that is open and available to people of all economic backgrounds. As such, we are working hard to create more housing choices, which includes affordable housing, to meet the needs of our diverse, vibrant, and growing community.”

The Shoreline City Council will be presented with the award at an upcoming meeting.

Shoreline is planning to welcome light rail in the next ten years with stations at 145th Street and 185th Street. Nearly 20% of Shoreline’s households are paying more than half of their income on housing costs.

Housing Development Consortium Seattle-King County (HDC) is a nonprofit membership organization which represents more than 100 private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and public partners who are working to develop and preserve affordable housing in King County. Through education, advocacy and leadership, HDC supports and inspires its members as they work collaboratively to meet the housing needs of limited-income residents throughout King County. 



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Fundraising Luncheon for Jacob's Well May 7

Sunday, April 12, 2015

300 people at the ribbon cutting at Jacob's Well

You are invited!

Annual Vision House 
NoHomelessKids 
Fundraising Luncheon

Presented by MOSAIC
Thursday May 7 

12:00 – 1:00pm
Bellevue Hilton Hotel
Kendra Todd – EmCee

Join us for our one-hour, annual NoHomelessKids Fundraising Luncheon. Proceeds will benefit homeless families working towards self-sufficiency at our Vision House facilities in Renton and Shoreline (Jacob's Well).

· News of what’s happening next at Vision House
· Stories of inspiration and hope from Vision House residents and staff
· Complimentary lunch

· No cost to attend – bring a friend, share the vision!


Questions? Call Venetia Vango at 425.273.6482 x 117.


All proceeds benefit homeless families living at Vision House - a 501©3 organization, providing transitional housing and support services in Shoreline, Renton and Burien to homeless women and their children; and separately to men in addiction recovery.



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Campbell-Nelson pledges $10,000 to Vision House and $60 per Test Drive for Kids

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Campbell Nelson presents $10,000 check
to Vision House
Photo courtesy Vision House


Campbell Nelson Motors has pledged $10,000 to help the families of Vision House headquartered in Renton (local site Jacob's Well in Shoreline). 

In addition, they will donate $60 for each test drive taken up when the driver chooses Vision House during their Test Drive for Kids, which ends March 31, 2015. Other organizations which the driver can select for the donation:


According to Vision House Executive Director and co-Founder Susan Camerer, "Vision House will use the $10,000 for the programs at Jacob’s Well in Shoreline, to provide crisis support, children’s programs, and other services for our families. 
"The money will also help to pay for basic need items like food, bedding, and hygiene items when they first enter the program."

Campbell Nelson is located 24329 Highway 99. Edmonds, WA 98026, across from Aurora Village. 800-552-2999.

Updated 03-23-2015 12:57pm



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Taboo Video is gone - to be replaced by microhousing

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Former location of adult business will be site
of microhousing
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The Taboo Video building has been razed and the land cleared and graded in preparation for construction of a "micro-housing" development on the site, which is on the east side of Aurora at 170th.

This will be Shoreline’s first micro-housing development. Micro-housing projects are all a bit different but what they have in common is very small, but affordable rentals. Rooms are small and efficient and some facilities are shared, such as bathrooms and kitchens.

Projects in Seattle have been controversial because no parking was provided and the buildings put a large number of people (with cars) in a compact area. Shoreline has attempted to head off that problem by requiring parking.

Rachel Markle, Planning Director, set the parking ratio at .5 stalls per bedroom. 

"The City is requiring that the project have a parking and transportation management plan that includes such components like requiring the property owner to manage rental of the units to minimize parking demand meaning if parking issues arise the property owner must provide solutions or risk noncompliance (fines); introductory subsidized transit passes for new residents w/out cars; and monitoring of parking on and off site (if applicable) including a report and survey by a designated property manager to be submitted to the City every two years."

With a building directly on Aurora, services are nearby and easy to walk to, as improvements to Aurora added sidewalks along the length of the Corridor. Economic development director Dan Eernissee said that the site is perfect to encourage car-free living

'The former Taboo Video is -- in our opinion, anyway -- almost perfectly situated to make parking off-site difficult. To the east is a cemetery over a fence, and the streets to access on-street parking to the east are hundreds of yards away. Going across the street on Aurora is difficult. In other words, if the tenant has a car but doesn't have a stall on-site, they are unlikely to rent there for long.'

Eernissee continues, 

"We think that the project will provide a nice niche in our housing stock: unsubsidized, affordable housing that encourages car-free living along our best-served transit corridor, Aurora Ave N."

The developer has been in discussions with Shoreline Community College about the possibility of having a portion of the units allocated for college students, many of whom come from foreign countries.


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Sign up by Wednesday for the Jacob's Well fundraising dessert

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Jacob's Well ribbon cutting

The Jacob’s Well Building Hope Fundraising Dessert, hosted by Sarah Taylor of Spirit 105.3, will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 6:30 – 8pm at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 – 196th St. SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036.

There is no cost to attend this family-friendly event, but organizers hope for your generous donations to help create and maintain housing for homeless mothers and children.

Children shouldn’t be homeless. They just shouldn’t. But because so many thousands are, Vision House exists. Join us in celebrating the completely up-and-running Shoreline Jacob’s Well, staff in place and the 12 homeless families who are so happy to call it home!

RSVP by October 15 by calling 425-228-6356 ext. 117 or register online


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Vision House Shoreline - Jacob’s Well: The back story

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Jacob's Well Ribbon Cutting
Photo courtesy Vision House

Save another child from homelessness.

Vision House is holding a dessert fundraiser to celebrate the housing of 12 homeless mothers and their children in their new facility in Shoreline, Jacob’s Well, a transitional housing complex.

The fundraiser will be held on Tuesday, October 21st, from 6:30 – 8pm at the Lynnwood Convention Center: 3711 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA. The event is open to the public and is free to attend. Guests will be invited to make a donation during the presentation. RSVPs are required by October 15 on the webpage or contact Andrea, 425-228-6356.

The vision for Jacob’s Well began a few years ago when Kurt Campbell, a local business owner, brought together a group of local clergy to discuss the needs of the community.
“Our goal was to bring local churches together to serve the community in a way that no one church could do alone,” says Kurt. “Since that first meeting, 2885 individuals, 191 businesses, 66 churches, 32 organizations and 18 foundations have participated in the project, from raising funds to volunteering on the construction site, to helping procure grants and in-kind donations. It’s truly a community-led project.”

Susan Camerer, Vision House Executive Director and Co-Founder, said, 
“Jacob’s Well was built debt-free on a pay-as-you-go process with hundreds of volunteers and professionals from local businesses, churches and community groups. It’s been a huge blessing to see the community come together with passion and conviction to complete this facility to help homeless mothers and their children have a safe place to rebuild their lives.”

About Vision House
Vision House provides transitional housing, child care and support services to homeless mothers and their children, and separately to men recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. Since Vision House began in 1990, more than 800 homeless children, women and men have received housing and support services to assist them in achieving independence and self-sufficiency.

Vision House owns and operates four transitional housing facilities and a child care center in south King County. Vision House Jacob’s Well facility in Shoreline adds another 12 units, a child care center, counseling offices and after school program space. Phase II will bring an additional 8 units. Their residents come to them from all across the greater Puget Sound area.


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Fundraiser for Jacob's Well Oct 21

Thursday, September 4, 2014

You are invited!
Vision House Shoreline | Jacob’s Well 


Building Hope 
Fundraising Dessert

Tuesday October 21
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Lynnwood Convention Center
Sarah Taylor, Spirit 105.3 – EmCee

Celebrate the completely up-and-running site, staff in place, 
and 12 homeless families who are so happy to call Jacob’s Well their home.

News of what’s happening next at Vision House Shoreline
Stories of inspiration and hope
from Vision House residents and staff
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and desserts
No cost to attend – bring a friend, share the vision!


Questions? Please call Venetia Vango at 425.273.6482 x 117.


All proceeds benefit homeless families living at Vision House - a 501©3 organization, providing transitional housing and support services in Shoreline, Renton and Burien to homeless women and their children; and separately to men in addiction recovery.


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