The program, called JustCARE, does intensive outreach with high-needs residents of encampments downtown, in Pioneer Square and the Chinatown-International District. Several hotels serve as temporary shelters, with onsite staff providing medical, mental health, behavioral health, addiction and legal support, as well as help finding permanent housing.
The program launched in 2020 using federal pandemic relief funds. Last year, the Seattle City Council and the King County Council provided additional money to keep JustCARE going until June of this year. Now Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis, who represents the neighborhoods in which the program operates, is hoping to find at least $10 million a year to fund the program permanently.
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