WeCount is a web-app that helps people request and donate items to improve lives. WeCount is free, s
A leading cause of poverty is a lack of personal community support, the failing of a social safety-net that keeps us all from falling between the cracks. WeCount is designed to strengthen our local safety-nets by helping people connect and support each other with their gently-used items and donated resources. Because our initial product focuses on Seattle, WA, we have partnered with key local grou
04/26/2018
Great article by POLITICO on Seattle's housing crisis, labor market shift, and homelessness - thanks for the shout out to our work at WeCount!
‘My Generation Is Never Going to Have That’ In Seattle’s red-hot housing market, a group of millennial techies is using data skills to alter the look, and affordability, of their adopted city.
01/17/2018
“An attorney representing the twelve people cited said the ordinance is a back-handed attempt at getting rid of the city’s homeless people and a first-amendment infringement.”
Do-gooders issued citations for offering food to homeless A dozen do-gooders in California were issued citations — for offering food to homeless people in a public park. The dozen volunteers cited Sunday were part of a bigger group in El Cajon, prot…
01/17/2018
As Seattle housing prices soar, Section 8 vouchers don't help as much as they used to For Brian Graap and Kari Forbes, there wasn’t much time. The Section 8 housing voucher they’d improbably secured was set to expire and after three months of looking for an apartment, the only thing they’d heard from potential landlords was “No.” The couple … Continue reading →
01/17/2018
An additional form of affordable housing:
Trailers For Homeless: LA Introduces New Plan For Poor The trailers would house about 67 people.
01/16/2018
Look at all of those amazing Hanes socks!
of our Holiday Season sock event where we passed out 5,500 pairs of Hanes socks to folks in need last December. We visited a shelter, two tent encampments and passed our socks downtown. A big thanks to Hanes for making this event possible!
01/15/2018
Homelessness Expected to Top 2018 Legislative Agenda (Again) Opening Day for the 2018 State Legislature is Wednesday. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka has this preview. Nearly 3-thousand bills are expected to be introduced in
01/09/2018
Please join us at the annual Seattle / King County One Night Count on January 26th!
If you are interested in joining our WeCount team of volunteers, please email [email protected] by Thursday of this week!
Count Us In - All Home King County Count Us In 2018 will take place on Friday, January 26th ! The core purpose of our annual Point in Time (PIT) Count is to collect data on the needs of people experiencing homelessness in our community. The count also provides an excellent opportunity to increase awareness of homelessness and to spar...
01/07/2018
Big news for WeCount Board Member Mark Putnam - please join us in celebrating the great work that Mark has done with AllHome in King County.
Director of King County homelessness agency stepping down Mark Putnam, executive director of the agency that coordinates homeless services in King County, is leaving the organization at the end of January.
01/03/2018
The problem of homelessness is no larger than any on of us; everyone can make a difference.
Local teen raises funds, blankets for the homeless A pasta dinner will help earn funds
01/03/2018
Some hospitals are doing better than others in how they provide care to unhoused folks.
Hospitals tackling homelessness to bring down costs People without stable housing are more likely to be admitted as an inpatient and to stay longer than those with permanent housing.