Summer Severe Weather Recap: By the Numbers
October 9, 2024 | Severe Weather
In 2021, KCRHA partnered with the City of Seattle Human Services Department to begin the process of taking over the lead role in homelessness…Read More
Category: Severe Weather
Activating Severe Weather Protocols: It’s Complicated
August 30, 2024 | Severe Weather
As the agency tasked with coordinating the homelessness services response to severe weather events in King County, we know that the decision to activate severe…Read More
What happens when Severe Weather Protocols are activated?
January 13, 2024 | Severe Weather
When there is severe weather in the forecast for King County—a large geographic region with varied weather across subregions—many government agencies…Read More
Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Homelessness
August 29, 2023 | Severe Weather
Living unsheltered can worsen mental and physical health conditions, and exposure to extreme weather leads to even greater complications for mental and physical…Read More
Extreme Heat Shelter: May 13-19
May 11, 2023 | Severe Weather
Due to extreme heat, with temperatures in the 80’s and potentially higher, KCRHA is activating Severe Weather Response protocols in Seattle from Saturday, May…Read More