On Monday, January 26th, Low Income Housing Institute's (LIHI) staff, residents and clients attended the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance's (WLIHA) annual Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day (HHAD) at the State Capitol in Olympia. This event provided an opportunity for advocates to meet with legislators to share our priorities on housing and homelessness bills during the legislative session.  Approximately 750 people from throughout the state held 130 meetings with se

LIHI’s Lakefront Community House in Bitterlake operates as a year-round non-congregate shelter for singles and couples. During winter months from November to March LIHI is funded by the City of Seattle via KCRHA to add 30 additional shelter beds. In addition to those shelter beds, during "severe weather" events (persistent temperatures 30°F or below) , the shelter expands to add up to 30 more beds, as it did this past week due to freezing temperatures. KCRHA Severe Weather Po

Dear Friend of LIHI, We wish you and your family Happy Holidays! We are so grateful to you for helping low-income and homeless women, men and children access affordable housing, shelter and friendly places to shower and wash their clothes. Thank you if you have already made a year-end gift to LIHI. We appreciate you!  For 34 years we have developed innovative solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis. Because of your support, this year we were able to offer more than 1

Rev Lawrence Willis of Love-To presents gifts to Sharon Lee, LIHI Executive Director. LIHI's Gala & Auction  on Friday evening at the Four Seasons, plus Virtual Auction that ran from November 19 to December 3, raised a record $645,000! We are very grateful to everyone who participated. The  Gala & Auction , held in-person for the first time since the pandemic was a fun, fast-paced evening of bidding on exciting auction items, playing games, dashing for delicious desserts, lis