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Auburn human services outlines outreach, shelters and housing placements, reports 205 housed in 2024
Summary
The city’s human services director described outreach staffing, shelter and motel placements, a safe-parking program, use of federal CDBG and ARPA funds, and daily HMIS nominations for housing; staff said they housed 205 people in 2024 and conducted 472 contacts.
City of Auburn human services leaders told residents Wednesday they maintain a five-person outreach team, run local shelters and a safe-parking program, and work daily with King County’s homeless services system to nominate applicants for housing.
"We have 2 full time outreach workers that go out, individually by themselves," Human Services Director Kent Hay said, describing staff who carry police radios and mobile hotspots and who cover outreach across Auburn. He said the city also employs a peer specialist for chemical-dependency work and manages federal Community Development…
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