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May 263 min read

Good Shepherd House Grand Opening, May 29, 9:30am

May 29, 2024 9:30am Building tours available at 9:00am 1415 22nd Ave. Seattle The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is pleased to...

May 152 min read

LIHI helping asylum seekers

Families living in tents at Powell Barnett Park LIHI has been advocating for and helping asylum seekers* since they began to congregate...

Apr 262 min read

LIHI and ICHS to partner in CID Development

Property purchased by ICHS in Chinatown International District (CID) for new clinic and affordable housing International Community Health...

Apr 153 min read

LIHI selected to develop 160 affordable homes in Seattle’s U District

Rendering by Hewitt The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is pleased to announce that Sound Transit and the Seattle Office of Housing...

Apr 101 min read

New Buildings Going Up: Martin Way Phase 2 & Patsy Surh Place

Construction of Martin Way Phase 2, which began in July of last year, is well under way. Located at 111 Pattison St. NE in Olympia, the...

Feb 283 min read

Black History in the Present: City of Seattle Designates Senator George Fleming Way

Councilmember Tammy Morales holding portrait of George Fleming with Tina Fleming, Sharon Lee, Nate Miles and the Fleming Family On...

Feb 282 min read

Black History: Segregation; In 1969 Seattle Parks Dept. Stole Land from Church and Black Homeowners; Demand for Reparations

Seattle's Central Area was long the center of Black life and culture in Seattle. This was in part due to racist segregation and redlining...

Feb 283 min read

Henderson Village Opening Celebration

Rev Lawrence Willis of Truevine of Holiness Missionary Baptist Church with Sharon Lee, LIHI Executive Director A community celebration...

Feb 211 min read

Recent Black History - Black Lives Matter in the Central Area & Central Area Plan to Honor the Life of George Floyd

Rev. Dr. Robert Jeffrey Sr. and other pastors and leaders gathered in June 2020 to call for housing justice in the Central Area where...

Feb 203 min read

Senator Cantwell, Mayor Harrell, John Fox and LIHI Friends Celebrate Ribbon Cutting at John Fox Place

Sharon Lee, Senator Maria Cantwell, and John Fox On February 14th, supporters of affordable housing, elected officials, and project...

Feb 162 min read

Black History Month feature: New Hope Family Housing & NHCDI

New Hope West Building - Rendering by Weber Thompson LIHI and New Hope Community Development Institute (NHCDI) are partnering to build 92...

Feb 152 min read

Seattle Mayor Harrell Announces $9 Million Award to LIHI for Senior Housing

Rendering by Runberg Architecture Group On February 8th Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the City of Seattle Office of Housing investments...

Feb 52 min read

Black History Month feature: Ernestine Anderson Place

LIHI opened Ernestine Anderson Place (EAP) at 2010 S. Jackson St. in Seattle in 2013. The building is named in honor of legendary jazz...

Feb 22 min read

Alan Castle Tribute

By Sharon Lee I am sad to announce the passing of former LIHI boardmember Alan Castle on January 11th at the age of 81. Alan was an...

Jan 233 min read

Groundbreaking for MLK Family Mixed-Use

148 workforce housing apartments and early learning center Rendering by Runberg Architecture Group January 24th, 1pm 7544 Martin Luther...

Jan 163 min read

Jean Darsie Place to Open

5228 15th Ave NE, Seattle The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Jean Darsie Place at 5228...

Dec 19, 20234 min read

Announcing Patsy Surh Place Groundbreaking

77 affordable apartments for seniors Rendering by Weber Thompson Architects December 20, 2023, 11am 711 S. 38th St., Tacoma Seattle, WA –...

Dec 15, 20231 min read

2024 Tiny House Calendar Giveaway!

LIHI's annual Tiny House calendar is back by popular demand. They are free! To order your 2024 Tiny House Desk Calendar (8.5" x...

Dec 15, 20233 min read

Year-end Goals & Happy Holidays Greeting!

Dear Friend of LIHI, We wish you and your family Happy Holidays! We are so grateful to you for helping homeless women, men and children...

Nov 16, 20231 min read

Thank You! LIHI Gala Raises over $450,000!

Thank you to our supporters and sponsors for making LIHI's 2-week Virtual Gala & Auction a huge success! Thanks to you we raised over...