What causes homelessness? It’s a question with no shortage of answers.

In a recent Mary’s Place Moments conversation, Mary’s Place CEO Dominique Alex sat down with Dr. Gregg Colburn, co-author of Homelessness Is a Housing Problem and associate professor at the University of Washington, to explore the bigger picture behind the homelessness crisis in our community.

When a workplace injury put housing out of reach for Matt and his kids, the Mary’s Place mobile outreach team stepped in to help the family find an affordable apartment where they could focus on healing and rebuilding.

This Father's Day, Drondexic Darrington and his daughter, Shaniah, are celebrating something many families take for granted: spending the day together in a home of their own. Over the Father’s Day weekend, Drondexic sat down with Stephanie Stokes of The Seattle Times to share about his journey.

In a recent Mary’s Place Moments conversation, Mary’s Place CEO Dominique Alex sat down with Joe Thompson, President of Mercy Housing Northwest, to talk about a shared vision taking shape in Burien: a new campus that brings emergency family shelter and permanently affordable housing together in one place.

For Darius and his daughter Aliyah, the barriers to housing stability weren’t just logistical—they felt insurmountable. But everything changed when they walked through the doors of the Allen Family Center.

Our Building Love campaign, and new campus in Burien, are about building stability, opportunity, and a future where families don’t just survive homelessness — they move beyond it, together!

Tara, a dedicated single mom, was working hard to provide for herself and her family, but after the birth of her youngest, her minimum-wage job could no longer keep up with the cost of caring for two kids. With support from our Outreach team, she and her kids are rebuilding stability with help from a supportive housing community.

Following a breakup with his long-term partner, Ryan suddenly found himself supporting himself and his son, Andrew on a single income. Ryan worked tirelessly to stretch his budget and keep life as stable as possible for his son, but the fire turned an already difficult situation into a crisis…

When her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) symptoms led Nicole to fall behind on rent, she found herself living in her car with her young daughter, Ella, as winter quickly approached. Hope returned when she connected with our mobile outreach team.

When the apartment she was renting became unsafe due to black mold, Kawana and her sons were left with no place to go. After two years of living out of her car, apart from her sons, Kawana became stably housed with support from Mary’s Place and is now an advocate for affordable housing.