Give to our 2024 ‘Thriving Neighbors’ end of year campaign—a critical fundraising effort that will help us expand and strengthen our Resident Services Program. Learn more.
Community Roots Housing has joined forces with three other affordable housing developers to support affordable housing residents and local restaurants during this time. Alongside Bellwether Housing, Mercy Housing Northwest, and the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority, we are coordinating the order and delivery of meals from local restaurants to residents who have
From Community Roots Housing CEO Christopher Persons and Capitol Hill EcoDistrict Executive Director Donna Moodie: We are writing to convey our deep sorrow and dismay at the events occurring in the CHOP area of our neighborhood and express our profound concern for the safety of our residents, business owners, nonprofits and students. Our city has
Thank you to everyone who contributed to a successful event! Community Roots Housing raised over $190,000 at our first ever virtual Top of Town. This total includes sponsorships, ticket sales, pledges, donations and matching gifts, and donations made in lieu of attendance. Due to the event being virtual, we were able to net more funds
Shalimar Gonzales, YMCA District Executive, was recently elected the Community Roots Housing Board Chair. With 17 years of nonprofit experience, Shalimar brings valuable insight to the board, as well as a passion for housing and its discernible impact. “Housing is tangible; some of the other things that are the symptoms of greater economic challenges are
A remembrance of George Bakan, written by Community Roots Housing site manager Brian Steen: George was born in 1941, at the beginning of World War II. Born in Seattle, raised in Bellevue with a brief stint in eastern Washington, he returned to the city in the early 1980’s. George returned to Seattle and hit the
Community Roots Housing is excited to redevelop the corner of Broadway and East Pine Street in partnership with local service provider YouthCare. The new mixed-use building at 1534 Broadway will include approximately 100 low income housing units and an education and employment academy for young people who have experienced homelessness. Construction is anticipated to begin
Capitol Hill Housing has changed its name to Community Roots Housing. A rebrand guided by feedback from over 600 stakeholders has culminated in a new name, logo, and website. The name ‘Community Roots Housing’ reflects our aspirations as an organization. “Our name has changed, but our mission as an organization has not,” said CEO Christopher
Capitol Hill Housing invites you to join us on the evening of June 25 for a virtual Top of the Town. This year the event will look a little different: Instead of holding it at the wonderful Hotel Sorrento as we have for the past decade, we are moving the event online
Muguette Guenneguez is the executive director of NAMI Seattle, an affiliate of National Alliance on Mental Illness. Muguette sat down with us to talk about mental health in the time of COVID-19 and her collaboration with the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict. “There are no words to describe how impacted our communities have been by this crisis,
Margaret Pak Enslow has been appointed the new president of the Capitol Hill Housing Foundation Board. Margaret has been on the CHHF Board since 2015, and she was formerly the vice president of the board.
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