Seattle and King County started work on the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in 2005. Now at the halfway point, how's the plan doing on its goal of creating 9,500 new housing units for the homeless?
Good and not so good. At the end of 2010, according to county data, the plan met 67 percent of its housing goal for the long-term and disabled homeless, but just 19 percent for non-disabled single adults.
Since last fall, the county's Committee to End Homelessness, which oversees the plan, has been working to assess whether changes are needed as part of a mid-plan review. ...