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Woman Who Helps Homeless Men in Bellevue Offers Touching Insight

December 1, 2022May 12, 2022

The ceremonial groundbreaking event for Bellevue’s first permanent men’s homeless shelter included speeches by several prominent government officials from King County and Eastside cities. The best speech of all, though, was from Kayla Hodges, likely … Read more

Bill Would Drastically Alter Legal Definition of Domestic Violence | HB 1901

March 19, 2025February 1, 2022

A bill making its way through the Washington state legislature would enable judges to cite ‘coercive control’ as a form of domestic violence that warrants a domestic violence protection order. Family law attorneys Lisa Scott … Read more

Union Gospel Mission acknowledges violent mothers, not just violent fathers, can cause homelessness

May 5, 2024August 12, 2020

Eight days ago, we sent an email to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission sharing our thoughts about their use of the phrase “mother treated violently” in their list of top causes of homelessness. Today we received … Read more

Union Gospel Mission should be gender neutral when referring to violent parents

May 5, 2024August 4, 2020

Four days ago, we brought to Union Gospel Mission’s attention our concern about them listing “mother treated violently” as of top cause of homelessness in their “Homelessness in Seattle” publication (page 1). The donor relations … Read more

Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission lists violent fathers as a cause of homelessness. What about violent mothers?

May 5, 2024July 29, 2020

Downtown Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (UGM) is arguably the largest and most effective charity serving Seattle’s homeless population. In 2019, for example, they helped 428 unsheltered people get off the streets and into shelter, recovery, … Read more

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