Photos submitted by Aurora Oaks Shelter
The Aurora Oaks Enhanced Shelter, located in the City of Shoreline, “should serve as a model for addressing homelessness. It has many assets and is a major community success,” said Interim Executive Director Sue Bennett. Lake City Partners for Ending Homelessness manages the Aurora Oaks shelter and three other programs.
The Aurora Oaks is exceptional for its sleeping rooms, each with a door that provides safety and quiet. Private rooms for couples and the ability to welcome small dogs and cats are also notable. Couple rooms are very scarce in an already highly constrained system, so Lake City Partners prioritized this expansion to support partner stability, according to Thomas Burnside, Director of Client Services.
A typical room with a door to support healthy sleep and dignity, which every human deserves.
Over the past three years, Aurora Oaks staff has placed 250 clients in permanent housing and expanded its programs and reach. Mr. Burnside said, “Aurora Oaks has increased the number of clients we can help by approximately 15% this year, enabling us to support 33% more service partnerships than in previous years. This growth reflects both strengthened collaboration across our network and expanded capacity.”…