burien affordable housing & family shelter development
vision
Mary’s Place and Mercy Housing Northwest are developing a unique campus of co-located permanent affordable housing alongside a new shelter facility for families experiencing homelessness on the site of the current Mary’s Place family shelter in Burien.
imperatives
Center equity and opportunity to address the crisis of family homelessness
Innovation and use of best practices to create a well-planned community for residents, including children and families, as well as the broader Burien community
Concept and program formed with input from people with lived experience
details
Shelter
Emergency shelter for 200 family members in an efficient, sustainable facility with on-site services including housing support, health resources, and youth programs
Beyond on-site shelter and services, Mary’s Place will provide mobile outreach to unsheltered families and prevention services to keep families from entering homelessness
Housing
90 units of permanently affordable housing for families earning at or below 60% of the area median income—at least 30 of which will be reserved for families leaving homelessness, creating a unique opportunity for families to move from shelter into housing, maintaining their community and school connections.
Including larger 2-4 bedroom units that fill a critical need in affordable family housing
More details about this exciting project coming soon! To be added to our mailing list about the project email hello@marysplaceseattle.org.
