(The Center Square) – King County’s sixth “Health Through Housing” building has opened in South King County, providing 81 units of supportive housing for people who were formerly homeless.
Don’s Place – located in the city of Auburn – will be operated by the nonprofit organization Compass Housing Alliance in partnership with the city.
The supportive housing complex originally had a soft opening in December 2022, with more than 50 new people expected to move into the upper floors, joining the 28 residents currently living at Don’s Place. The building’s residents are a mix of individual residents, adult couples, and self-identified domestic partners.
“As with all our locations, Don’s Place comprehensively meets the diverse housing needs of our neighbors exiting chronic homelessness with dignity and compassion,” King County Executive Dow Constantine said in a statement. “With growing income inequality, eviction cases on the rise, and an urgent need for more affordable housing, we must do all that we can to eliminate barriers to housing, including supportive housing.”