2025 Refresh
Why we updated how we express our mission
Through deep reflection and dialogue during our strategic planning process, we sharpened our focus on Plymouth’s unique role in the community. Our mission itself has not changed, but we refined the language to make it more concise, specific, and memorable, so it truly captures the heart of our impact.
Our Mission in Action
The Starting Place for Hope
Who We Serve
Through 18 buildings in King County, Plymouth provides permanent homes to nearly 1,500 single adults who have experienced long-term (or chronic) homelessness — the largest group experiencing homelessness locally and nationally.
We believe in Housing First
Because everyone deserves a safe, stable home before anything else
Plymouth’s permanent supportive housing pairs deeply affordable apartments with high-level support that helps people thrive. Our residents have faced the greatest barriers to housing, and with stability and care, they can rebuild their lives.
What We Stand For
Housing is just the beginning — the first step to building hope and transforming lives.
We envision a day when every person has a home and a better quality of life.
More than a decade ago, a diverse group of long-time staff members joined together to outline the values that inform our work.
At Plymouth:
- We create a safe and inclusive community.
- We demonstrate trust.
- We advocate for equity in housing.
- We serve with empathy and compassion.
- We help each other thrive.
Plymouth believes in a world where adults who have been chronically unhoused live with dignity and in homes.
We do this work in a region and in a nation that persistently function in conflict with our vision. Many do this work in the midst of their own trauma.
The injustice that surrounds us is enabled by the dehumanization of many people:
- We exist on lands stolen from the Snoqualmie, Suquamish, Duwamish, and other tribes; and
- Many continue to benefit from the stolen labor of West African peoples forcibly removed from their lands.
- To achieve Plymouth’s vision, we must work internally and with other decolonizing efforts. We must replace systems that inflict trauma with practices that restore and advance human dignity.
