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2,500

NEW HOMES PLANNED
by 2025

Housing opens doors to opportunity

Bellwether Housing provides affordable housing in urban King County, WA, serving 6,000 residents each year. Located near public transit, jobs, great schools, and community resources, our apartments are more than a home, they are a door to opportunity. 

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NOW HAPPENING
Our Story
OUR STORY

Our mission is to create access to opportunity through affordable housing. We provide housing that is close to transit, workplaces, schools, childcare, parks, libraries, stores, and other amenities so residents can access more of life’s opportunities and be part of strong communities.

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HEAR OUR RESIDENTS' STORIES
Resident Stories

RESIDENT STORIES
14th Annual Closer to Home Luncheon

14th Annual Closer to Home Luncheon

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Planting Seeds: Mr. Captain Larry and DeAngelo

Planting Seeds: Mr. Captain Larry and DeAngelo

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Cooking Together

Cooking Together

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Behind the Scenes: Why Alex, Yvette, and Todd love their work!

Behind the Scenes: Why Alex, Yvette, and Todd love their work!

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Learning to Swim: Closer to Home 2022

Learning to Swim: Closer to Home 2022

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Opportunity. Community. Home. Bellwether Housing's 2017 Movie

Opportunity. Community. Home. Bellwether Housing's 2017 Movie

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40 Voices of Bellwether Housing: Kobrom

40 Voices of Bellwether Housing: Kobrom

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Amanda's Story

Amanda's Story

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...for the first time, I feel like I have a home...

Jillian, Resident

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New Developments
OUR NEW DEVELOPMENTS

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BUILDINGS IN DEVELOPMENT

RESIDENT SERVICES

Services

An affordable home is one just part of leading a happy, healthy life. Residents may need other benefits and services to be stable, healthy, and thriving. We are here to help. 

Our Resident Services team offers support and referrals. They also host community events at every Bellwether building. The Resident Services program is free and confidential for all Bellwether Housing residents.

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WE HELP RESIDENTS:

Access medical and mental health care
Find quality affordable childcare
Sign up for rental assistance
Access healthy food or meal delivery
Access unemployment & disability benefits
Find ESL Classes or go back to school

Find a job, interview and resume prep
Financial and legal services

OUR COMMITMENT TO ANTI-RACISM

The housing system in our country advantages white people and disadvantages Black people and other people of color. Seattle in particular has a history of housing segregation, redlining, and systematically denying people of color access to safe and affordable homes. 

We cannot create stable communities through affordable housing without addressing racial justice. Housing justice is racial justice. 

 

We are committed to becoming an anti-racist organization and continuing to do the work to dismantle systemic and institutionalized racism.

Buildings

OUR HOUSING

With over 35 properties (and counting) we have homes in fantastic neighborhoods across Seattle and urban King County.

OUR PARTNERS

We are proud to partner with other organizations and leaders in Seattle and Washington State, allowing us to amplify our impact.

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We steward long-term relationships and actively seek out new partnership opportunities. Thank you to all our community partners that make our goals possible. 

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Partners
Impact
OUR IMPACT
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Time and time again, Bellwether residents say that having affordable rent lifts a financial weight off their shoulders. Instead of worrying about the rent, they can focus on the things that make life meaningful.

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Our apartments are more than a home - they are a foundation for full and rewarding lives. Residents say they can focus on career advancement, spending time with their families, building community, or saving for the future.

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There is endless demand for affordable housing in Seattle. We are doubling our portfolio by 2025 in response to our region's urgent need for more great housing options for families of all shapes, sizes, and means.

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OUR IMPACT

It’s your turn – help us make a difference.

Our vision is that Seattle and urban King County are accessible to all people of all income levels. When we work together, we can make our region a place where everyone can live, be supported in community, and find new opportunities to follow their dreams. 

We serve community members who are most impacted by the economic pressures of stagnant wages and the skyrocketing cost of living. Our residents are preschool teachers, health care workers, chefs and bakers, artists and performers, drivers, retail workers, students, retirees, and others. They are an integral part of our neighborhoods and daily life.

 

Your support of Bellwether’s mission helps build stronger communities that are inclusive to all income levels and backgrounds.

Your donation helps us build more homes and provide outstanding services to our residents.

Advocate for policies that promote affordable housing

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