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Homelessness

A look inside the Lighthouse Mission’s new $29M homeless shelter 

Residents will eventually staff a public coffee shop on the ground floor
Sept. 27, 2024 12:34 p.m.
A closed sign underneath a overnight severe weather shelter sign with how to get information on the current shelter status.
Homelessness

Whatcom County seeking location for severe weather shelter

Shelter provides refuge for homeless individuals in extreme cold
Sept. 24, 2024 5:14 p.m.
Homelessness

YWCA Bellingham to add new shelter for women and children in 2025

The shelter will provide much-needed 20 units and serve pregnant women
Updated Sept. 11, 2024 10:52 a.m.
Homelessness

Tours scheduled for new Lighthouse Mission shelter ahead of October opening

Old Town Bellingham facility will house 300 homeless people
Sept. 6, 2024 10:23 a.m.
Homelessness

Rate of homelessness in Whatcom County remains steady, new report says

Housing affordability remains top issue, respondents say
Aug. 27, 2024 3:58 p.m.
Health

Six months in, downtown medics balance overdose calls with dedicated social work

Community Paramedic program moved to meet high needs of clients, fentanyl crisis
Aug. 3, 2024 10:00 p.m.
The High School building next to a track field.
Homelessness

Whatcom County Council asks executive for vast range of actions on homelessness

Executive says Sept. 30 deadline for report back on shelter, funding is unrealistic
July 23, 2024 10:09 p.m.
Homelessness

Last-minute resolution to shut down 22 North forces hard look at facility’s ‘failures’

Defunding measure before county council comes in the wake of multiple deaths at Bellingham site
July 11, 2024 5:20 p.m.
Homelessness

County resolution threatens to defund, shut down troubled 22 North

Council member Ben Elenbaas cites nine deaths within the Bellingham facility since 2022
July 9, 2024 12:21 p.m.
A man rests in a doorway on Unity Street next to a makeshift tent hung up by a rope.
Homelessness

City of Bellingham anticipates little change to homeless policy following Supreme Court ruling 

Ruling will allow cities more flexibility and 'local control' to make decisions
Updated July 4, 2024 1:20 p.m.
Homelessness

Washington cities can now penalize those sleeping outdoors, but will they?

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Oregon city law devised to deal with homeless encampments
June 29, 2024 7:19 a.m.
A closed sign underneath a overnight severe weather shelter sign with how to get information on the current shelter status.
Homelessness

Whatcom County to explore operating year-round homeless shelter

Conversations ongoing to consider effort that could cost $2.3 million annually
June 5, 2024 10:00 p.m.

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