The Discovery Institute’s “Homelessness Data Reveal Reason for Collapse of King County Outreach Program” report not only revealed how poorly the “Partnership for Zero” program was executing its mission to provide housing to the homeless, it also revealed that there is no accountability or transparency with the $107 million the KCRHA handed out to 56 non-profits. This lack of accountability is allowed to take place because those who run the KCRHA don’t require accountability reports from the non-profits.
Boiled down, the KCRHA continues to waste millions of dollars that are supposed to help those who are homeless. By inefficiently spending money on a rapidly expanding bureaucracy and by wasting money on efforts with no data-proven results, KCRHA is not helping all those they could if the funds were administered properly. This is not compassionate to those who continue to suffer on our streets.
If you agree that KCRHA (and the non-profit organizations they financially support) needs to be more transparent, then we need you to take action. We encourage you to contact the nine elected officials who serve on the authority’s Governing Board and demand that non-profits provide reliable data on the number of people they have helped and the cost associated with this effort. Without this information, taxpayers cannot trust that KCRHA is spending their money efficiently and effectively.
Take Action
Find the member who represents you in the list below and click contact to send them a message telling them the plan is too expensive and they need to start over.
 | Dow Constantine King County Executive Contact |
 | Bruce Harrell Seattle Mayor Contact |
 | Claudia Balducci King County Councilmember Contact |
 | Joe McDermott King County Councilmember Contact |
 | Lisa Herbold Seattle City Councilmember Contact |
 | Andrew Lewis Seattle City Councilmember Contact |
 | Nancy Backus Auburn Mayor Contact |
 | Angela Birney Redmond Mayor Contact |
 | Ed Prince Renton City Council member Contact |
