KCHA Executive Director Robin Walls participated in a forum hosted by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley to discuss strategies employed to successfully lease Emergency Housing Vouchers. Other participants included Texas Housing Solutions and Los Angeles County Development Authority, as well as a representative from the National Alliance to End Homelessness. 

After 47 years of service, Dan Watson has retired. His impact on affordable housing in the Puget Sound Region has been enormous. Read a tribute to him and his career.

KCHA, the REDI Team and our AAPI KCHA  Family, have issued a public statement denouncing acts of hate against Asians and Asian Americans.

KCHA's statement on the long-standing impacts of systemic racial discrimination, and the need to dismantle racism and eliminate inherent white advantage wherever it exists, can be found here.

In 2021, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) was awarded 762 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) and nearly $18.4 million in funding through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to be implemented in partnership with the new King County Regional Homelessness Authority. Through thoughtful planning and collaboration with community partners, KCHA has leased 100% of these vouchers serving households experiencing or at risk of homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, and victims of human trafficking.

A 360-unit transit-oriented development in Issaquah called Trailhead is one step closer to becoming a reality after King County Housing Authority acquired the four-acre project site in Issaquah for $14 million.

The property is located at 1505 Newport Way, and is currently developed with a 33,680 square-foot building built in the 1980s. The building was used as Centurylink’s offices. 

Stay tuned for more details about this exciting new affordable housing community.