Dear Friend of Plymouth,
Did you know that more than 16,000 people are experiencing homelessness in King County right now? Many of these neighbors have been living without a home for years—all while navigating complex conditions like mental illness or a disability. Simply walk outside and you’ll see fellow human beings in crisis—subsisting in tents and navigating each day without the support they desperately need.
This reality of our neighbors struggling is unacceptable. That’s why at Plymouth Housing, we’re helping to create a different future for our region—a future where no one would need to sleep outside or suffer needlessly. In this future, joy, possibility, and dignity belong to each of us—no matter the trauma we’ve experienced or financial challenges we face.
In 2023, Plymouth Housing worked tirelessly to bring us closer to that vision. We opened three new permanent supportive housing buildings that brought 300 people out of homelessness. These communities of healing included Toft Terrace in Ballard, and on First Hill we opened Blake House—Seattle’s first affordable high-rise in 50 years. Plymouth Crossing in Bellevue marked our first building on the Eastside—where we continue to grow roots. Right now, Plymouth is thrilled to have been named the operator of a Health Through Housing building in Kirkland, and we’re proud to be partnering with the City of Redmond on a new building set to open in 2026.
To create a future without homelessness, we will need to create even more housing. We will need to create more just and dignified ways to support the most vulnerable among us. The fact that you are here reading this now is meaningful. None of us can solve homelessness alone. We must work together with many dedicated staff, volunteers, sponsors, partners, and elected leaders to fulfill our mission.
Thank you for being here as we work together to transform our region.
