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Seattle CEO's unique way to raise awareness about homelessness crisis
Seattle CEO to undergo unique homelessness awareness campaign
This Wednesday, a Seattle CEO is shining light on the homelessness crisis in a unique way, by spending 24 hours on the street–and the whole thing will be livestreamed.
SEATTLE – When you step outside, you feel it. Right now, it’s dangerously cold outside, but at many shelters there’s not enough room inside, shelters like the Bread of Life Mission.
“We’re always full, we’re seeing longer lines, and we’re letting people stay a little longer each day, but there’s not enough beds in Seattle,” Kim Cook, President and CEO at Bread of Life Mission said. “It breaks my heart to turn people away.”
By the numbers:
Especially since the area has seen bitter cold temperatures the last few days and, according to the point-in-time count, more than 16,000 individuals experienced homelessness in King County on a single night in 2024.
“We really believe that people have an innate dignity, and it’s not okay for them to be out on the street,” Cook said.
Kim Cook, President and CEO at Bread of Life Mission
She told FOX 13, they have up to 40 emergency beds in the chapel. Each person gets a shower and a warm meal, Cook said. They have another 110 beds for those who are part of their programs, but she wishes there was more they could do.
What’s next:
Which is why, on Wednesday, Bread of Life Mission partnered with 14 other rescue missions across the country for what’s being called ‘Conversations on a Bench.’
“I’m going to sit out on a bench out on the street for 24 hours and I’m just going to talk with people about homelessness,” Cook said.
The goal is to raise awareness of homelessness, addiction, and mental health and be livestreamed for 24 hours.
“I think no one person or government has the answer and if we don’t come together and have conversations around the issue, we’re never going to solve this,” Cook said.
“I’m going to sit there for 24 hours and experience what it is to be out in the cold in Seattle, thankfully I have a bed to go home to after the event, but for many of the people we serve, they don’t have that.”
Part of the ‘Conversations on a Bench’ event will include Cook interviewing people from different organizations to really paint a picture of the homeless crisis here.
The Source: Information for this report comes from King County government and original interviews from FOX 13’s Shirah Matsuzawa.
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‘Do you care more about the kids or the drug addicts?’: Jake calls out Seattle for potential homeless shelters near schools – MyNorthwest.com
After the Seattle City Council moved forward with legislation that would expand temporary homeless shelters without buffer zones near schools, KIRO host Jake Skorheim questioned who the city really cares about.
Jake wondered aloud about what goes on in a Seattle City Council member’s head, assuming they even read the proposal.
“They see the thing, they go like, ‘Well, what do we think about this one here, about school zones?’ They’re like, ‘I don’t know about that. Let’s scratch that out. We can have homeless people around school zones, drug addicts, people who are trying to get their fix,’” he said on “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio.
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Seattle beer garden employee found fatally shot inside business
SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead Saturday morning at a business in the city’s Lake City neighborhood, authorities said.
Officers responded to the 8500 block of Lake City Way Northeast after employees arriving to open the Growler Guys, a beer garden and restaurant, discovered a deceased man inside around 9 a.m. Saturday, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said at the scene.
The man, who police confirmed to be an employee in his early 20s, appeared to have died from gunshot wounds, Barnes said.
Seattle Fire Department personnel pronounced him dead.
Dozens of friends and family members of the young victim spent hours on the scene Saturday, and many were visibly overcome with emotion.
Kelly Dole, owner of the Growler Guys, described the victim as a warm, light-hearted young man.
“He was the type of friend that everybody wanted to have,” Dole said. “His group of friends, which includes my son, are really going to miss him. They’re about as tight as a group of young men can be.”
The victim had been working at the business the night before; however, Seattle police have not confirmed when the shooting happened or what may have led up to it.
“When we have things like this, we have to reevaluate what we could’ve done better,” Chief Barnes said. “How can we make sure that we’re doing everything in our power to bring justice to this family, because quite frankly, they deserve it.”
Detectives are focusing their investigation on the business and were processing the scene for evidence Saturday. Officers, investigators, chaplains, and support services were present.
The restaurant’s owners are cooperating with police, Barnes said. Dole was emotional while speaking with KOMO News about how the tragic shooting has shaken his neighborhood business.
“He always had a smile; he was so buoyant, you could never get him down,” Dole talked about the victim. “The world lost someone important today.”
Authorities said residents can expect an increased police presence in the area as the investigation continues and in the coming days.
There is no suspect information at this time, and police did not make any arrests. The circumstances leading up to the killing are under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
The killing marks Seattle’s 12th homicide of the year, according to Barnes.
This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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