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HSD unveils district outreach model and names contractors after homelessness outreach RFQ; community group presses appeal
Summary
Human Services Department described a seven‑district outreach model and listed awarded providers for street‑based, vehicle, behavioral health and population‑specific outreach; We Heart Seattle speakers said they applied, scored 65 and asked for reconsideration.
The Seattle Human Services Department on Feb. 26 outlined a new neighborhood‑based outreach model for unsheltered homelessness and announced the agencies selected through a 2024 request for qualifications (RFQ) to provide specialized outreach services in 2025.
HSD Director Tanya Kim, homelessness division director Chris Clayson and Unified Care Team outreach manager Christina Corpi described a model that pairs expanded Unified Care Team (UCT) outreach staff with contracted partners to deploy seven district‑level multidisciplinary outreach teams citywide. The model assigns regional coordinators and two HSD outreach staff per district and supplements UCT’s shelter‑focused work with specialized street‑based care coordination, vehicle outreach and behavioral‑health outreach providers. HSD also procured population‑specific outreach deployed citywide for communities that have been…
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