queen anne helpline
Preventing homelessness and bolstering access to the foundational resources we all need to thrive.
at queen anne helpline, we know that every member of our community has both needs to meet and gifts to share.
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We are proud to have been a part of this community for over forty years, providing opportunities for all of our neighbors to meet their needs. Whether you are here searching for a way to fulfill your needs of food, clothing and shelter, or your needs to be involved in your community and be part of a network of care with your neighbors, we are happy to help you. To navigate our site and the options we have available, please select the need that you're looking to fulfill today.
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This year, I had to take a large chunk of time off work due to a serious health concern, which left me with only a percentage of my income. The cost of living in Seattle is already high, and my rent was over half my monthly wages. With the increased cost of visiting the doctor so often and not having full pay, I was completely out of funds. I was afraid and anxious, fearing I would lose my housing and my support animal. If it wasn't for Queen Anne Helpline, I WOULD have lost my housing. I am so incredibly grateful for their assistance. I can't express enough how much their help means to me."
- Anonymous Queen Anne neighbor, 2023
A note on our work in light of Grants Pass v. Johnson
We've heard questions from our community about how our work is impacted by the recent Supreme Court ruling which allows our unhoused neighbors to be criminalized for sleeping in public, even when they have nowhere else to go.
In response to these questions, we're reminded of our vision statement:
"We envision engaged communities that honor human dignity, value belonging, and embrace interdependence."
While we are disheartened by these actions that seek to address homelessness by criminalizing our neighbors in need instead of helping them, we continue to be inspired by our community members who work in defiance of those actions and toward a world like the one we envision. A world where we honor the human dignity of all of our neighbors. We believe that community values are at the core of this work and are mindful of our role in this community to bolster our neighbors in Queen Anne, Magnolia, and South Lake Union. We're grateful to those who join us in this work and look to each other for continued solidarity and partnership.
We're inspired by the closing thoughts of Justice Sotomayor’s powerful dissent:
"I remain hopeful that our society will come together “to address the complexities of the homelessness challenge facing the most vulnerable among us.”...That responsibility is shared by those vulnerable populations, the States and cities in which they reside, and each and every one of us. 'It is only after we begin to see a street as our street, a public park as our park, a school as our school, that we can become engaged citizens, dedicating our time and resources for worthwhile causes.'
Thank you to those who join us in working directly with our neighbors, both housed and unhoused, to make this vision a reality.