SEATTLE--United Way of King County today announced the receipt of a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support its Campaign to End Chronic Homelessness in King County.
The United Way initiative—in partnership with the City of Seattle, King County, the Seattle Housing Authority and the King County Housing Authority—will focus on 1,000 individuals in King County who have both experienced long-term homelessness and been intensive users of publicly-funded support systems.