What We Do

Bellwether builds stronger communities by developing and managing affordable apartments and advocating on behalf of the people who need them.

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Property Development and Management

We are both developers and managers of our more than 1,850 apartments in neighborhoods throughout Seattle, serving more than 3,000 people per year.

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Consulting

We provide technical assistance so that other non-profits can offer affordable places to live for their clients.

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Advocacy

Bellwether advocates for thriving, sustainable and affordable communities. We are committed to improving and expanding policies and programs that will help meet the affordable housing needs of those who want to live and work in Seattle.

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For more information about any of our services,
please e-mail bellwether@bellwetherhousing.org.

Support Our Work

1. Donate to us

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2. Advocate

Help make our communities both vibrant and affordable.

3. Connect & Engage

Join the dialog about affordable housing.

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Closer to Home: Our inaugural fundraising breakfast

Today was an important and memorable day for Housing Resources Group supporters, staff, residents and donors. We not only raised $110,685 at this morning’s event, but we unveiled our new name. Housing Resources Group is now Bellwether. The name changes, but the focus remains: to lead the region in solving its most pressing housing affordability issues. [...]

AFFORDABLE HOUSING – WHO NEEDS IT?

Do you know that working people in Seattle need affordable housing? Here’s an unavoidable reality: many people with full-time or part-time jobs – or more than one job! – face a growing gulf between what they earn and what it costs to rent a place to live. Minimum wage is simply not enough to afford to pay market-rate rents.

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Thank you to all the generous donors who gave to Bellwether on Wednesday, through The Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG effort! Your gifts will be stretched by a share of the GiveBIG fund, and we're grateful for your support of the triple bottom-line benefits of Bellwether's affordable apartments - social, economic and environmental!Read on Facebook