May 21, 2021

Contract controversy has Native homeless outreach groups ready to stop working with Seattle

A new contract with the city of Seattle has some homeless outreach groups frustrated and upset. They say they won’t work with the city anymore unless there are changes.
The problem? They say a new contract forces them to be part of the process of clearing out homeless camps – work both the Seattle Indian Health Board and the Chief Seattle Club say they will not do.
“It was a big surprise,” said Andrew Guillen, the grants and contracts director at Seattle Indian Health Board. “It’s something we’r