King County Housing Authority
Robin Walls,
Executive Director/CEO
600 Andover Park West
Tukwila, WA
(206) 574-1100
(206) 574-1104
By The numbers
Public Housing Units 2739
Vouchers 10937
Total Units 13676
Latest News
6.9.21
Members Making News
From KUOW Public Radio:
On a sunny Saturday morning, a dozen moms and dads sat around tables in a White Center elementary school library, looking at a PowerPoint slide of a little boy pouring syrup on his pancakes.
"What do you think would happen if I said nothing at all? How much would he put on...
4.7.21
Members Making News
From the City of Shoreline, WA's press release:
On April 1, Lake City Partners will begin providing services at the North King County Enhanced Shelter in Shoreline. Located in the former Oaks Nursing Home located at 16357 Aurora Avenue N, the Enhanced Shelter will provide 24/7 shelter...
3.10.21
Members Making News
In TIME’s February 18 article “Millions of Tenants Behind on Rent, Small Landlords Struggling, Eviction Moratoriums Expiring Soon: Inside the Next Housing Crisis,” writer Abby Vesoulis outlines the looming housing crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s ...
2.10.21
Members Making News
Affordable Housing Finance interviewed CLPHA Board President and King County Housing Authority Executive Director Stephen Norman for its Pop Quiz segment this month. Mr. Norman discussed his career pathway in public and affordable housing, how KCHA is transforming its portfolio...
1.13.21
Members Making News
From the Seattle Times:
Amazon will direct $2 billion in loans and grants to secure affordable housing near three American cities where the company employs thousands of workers, the tech giant announced Wednesday.
In a first step in the Puget Sound region, Amazon is promising $185.5 million,...
12.16.20
Members Making News
Unique Housing Project Eases the Path to Re-Entry for Single Parents (King County Housing Authority)
From Next City:
People who are released from incarceration face unique challenges to participating in society. Returning citizens have no job, little money, and no permanent place to live upon their release. They are sometimes barred from receiving public benefits or accessing public housing....
10.21.20
Members Making News
As Kent, Wash. public schools opened virtually in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local families faced the complicated problems parents across the country are navigating: how to facilitate remote schooling for their children while working remotely themselves, or finding supervision for...
7.9.20
Members Making News
In mid-June the King County Housing Authority issued $140 million in tax-exempt housing revenue bonds to provide permanent financing for the acquisition of Hampton Greens, a 326-unit workforce housing complex in Bellevue, Wash., and to assume...
3.4.20
Members Making News, Awards/Grants
On February 27, HUD announced $36 million in funding awards to public housing authorities and other grantees through the agency’s Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency-Service Coordinators program (ROSS-SC). The awards will allow grantees to hire or retain service coordinators who help...
1.22.20
Members Making News
From Smart Cities Dive:
Microsoft says there was a deficit of about 316,000 middle- and low-income affordable housing units in the Puget Sound area last year, which was an increase from the 2018 gap of 305,000 units.
"The problem is straightforward: Our community isn’t building...
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