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Please join us for Key to Hope: Cultivating Compassion 12-1:30 pm Friday, October 13. Now in its 20th year, Key to Hope is a signature fundraising event for Plymouth Housing. With a success rate of over 95% in helping people leave homelessness behind for good, Plymouth Housing offers a vital solution to one of our region's biggest challenges. This year’s luncheon, featuring a keynote presentation by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, will explore ways we can harness the power of empathy in our response to homelessness.
Keynote presenter Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an award-winning physician, researcher, and public health leader. Dr. Burke Harris has dedicated her career to serving vulnerable communities and addressing the root causes of health disparities.
Many people who experience homelessness are living with the long-term impacts of childhood trauma, which adversely affects health outcomes throughout their lives. Dr. Burke Harris’ keynote will explore best practices surrounding trauma-informed care. How can a safe, stable community—like one that Plymouth Housing provides—be a crucial part of advancing the health and well-being of our most vulnerable neighbors? A pediatrician and former surgeon general of California, Dr. Burke Harris is known for her TED talk “How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime.”
At Plymouth Housing, we dream of a future where everyone has a home. We provide our residents with furnished studio apartments and services such as health care and counseling. Each Plymouth Housing resident has a unique personal history, but they also have a lot in common: 95% have a disability, 61% are 55 or older, 15% are veterans, and 47% are people of color. All 1,200 are people who previously experienced homelessness for many years, and they are bright, resilient members of our community.
Right now in Seattle and King County, more than 3,355 individuals are “chronically homeless,” according to most recent data from the 2020 Point-in-Time Count. These are the people at the heart of our mission. With these individuals in mind, we’re proud to unveil our three-year strategic plan for 2023–2025. By following this plan, Plymouth Housing will make an even bigger impact on the homelessness crisis in our region.
Our strategic plan revolves around five focus areas:
- Residents: Assessing and improving the lives of our residents
- Staff: Improving retention and being an employer of choice
- Operations: modernizing how we operate to support scale
- Growth: Increasing the number of individuals housed and served
- Financial Health: Increasing, maximizing and diversifying revenue streams
To learn more, check out our Strategic Plan.