Housing Connector landlords have adjusted or waived criteria that would normally prevent people most in need from qualifying for the home. It lets Housing Connector partner landlords to quickly upload housing inventory, and local non-profit service providers to find housing inventory in real time for their homeless clients. The tool was built through Zillow’s partnership with Mayor Durkan’s Innovation Advisory Council (IAC). Durkan and King County Executive Dow Constantine, today launched a new tool that addresses one of the biggest challenges in the search for affordable housing- the time it takes to manually look for available homes that are affordable and accessible. Zillow and Housing Connector, along with Seattle Mayor Jenny A. “And while we’re working to build that housing out, people need that home today.” A new way to solve for Seattle’s housing gapĬhauncey Williamson (left) joins government, business and non-profit leaders including Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (second from left) and King County Executive Dow Constantine (second from right) at a press conference to launch the Housing Connector tool. “Our community desperately needs more affordable housing,” said Shkelqim Kelmendi, Executive Director of Housing Connector. “There’s a huge gap between the people who need housing and the housing that exists,” said Jenny A. The latest one night count in 2019 revealed more than 11,000 people are now experiencing homelessness in Seattle and King County, including 5,971 people (53%) sheltered and 5,228 people (47%) unsheltered. “Every time I would get denied, it would break me down.” “You want to be off the streets and you want to be in your own place,” said Williamson. But Williamson was denied every apartment because of his credit history.
He applied for 20 apartments, and each time he got his hopes up. New tool helps the Housing Connector organization connect homeless with homes they can qualify for.Ĭhauncey Williamson of Seattle was homeless for the last two years.
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