homeless

The number of unsheltered, or homeless people, in the Chelan-Douglas County area rose nearly 50% from the winter to the summer according to July count. Wenatchee Housing Programs Coordinator Oliver Crain says it's the first time they've ever done a summer point-in-time count ...

Chelan County is working on getting some housing for people with coronavirus who are either homeless, or transitioning out of the hospital and need a place to stay. Commissioner Kevin Overbay says they have a few beds with the expectation that they can get up to at least 150 working with multiple vendors ...

Walmart donated $1,000 to the Wenatchee Police Department this week as a way to help our area's homeless population. According to the Department's Facebook page, Officers contact many people throughout patrol shifts who are homeless and in need of assistance...

Moses Lake Police say they are seeing a spike in homeless camps after a 9th Circuit Court ruling that prohibits cities from criminalizing camping or sleeping in open public spaces or sidewalks if there is no shelters in the city. Since the city doesn't offer a shelter, Chief Kevin Fuhr says they are unable to act on the city's curfew in parks...

About one out of every 25 K-12 students in Washington state – nearly one in every classroom – is homeless, living in hotels or in cars, or with friends. Numbers released by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction show that in 2016-17, 40,934 Washington students were counted as homeless – a 3.2 percent increase fro...

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill today that will help local authorities with wildfire education, prevention and response – with a focus on preventing homelessness. Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber sponsored the legislation as a result of concerns brought forward by her local elected officials and constituents. ...