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WA has a chance to make a difference for homeless students

Washington has a rare chance to strengthen our safety net for students experiencing homelessness. Nearly 50,000 Washington ...
Yahoo

What rights do homeless people have in Washington? See laws, resources

In late July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting homelessness in the United States by declaring mentally ill unhoused individuals as dangerous. Among other tactics, the order ...
The Pacific Northwest Inlander

Legislation requiring cities to provide shelter before criminalizing homelessness meets mixed reception in Spokane

A bill before the Washington Legislature aiming to protect the human rights of the state’s homeless population has irked many, though not all, Spokane leaders.
Redmond Reporter

Homelessness still rising in Washington, state data shows

Homelessness is still on the rise in Washington, but data collected by the state Department of Commerce shows that the growth rate across much of the state slowed last year. This comes as the state ...

Homelessness rising in King County despite high-cost efforts to address the issue

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority, which receives substantial funding from the county and the city of Seattle, ...
KREM

Number of Washington homeless increases in 2025, but growth slows

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The growth rate of homelessness in Washington slowed in 2025, according to results from the annual Point in Time (PIT) count and the Department of Commerce’s Snapshot of Homelessness ...
Observer-Reporter

Volunteers ‘sleep out’ in Washington to raise homelessness awareness

Volunteers slept out on the grounds of American Legion Post 175 in Washington on Friday night as part of a sleep-out organized by Washington County Department of Human Services Hunger and Homelessness ...