Human Services
The Sophia Way
Assisting Women from homelessness to independence
Mission
To end homelessness for women in King County by providing shelter, social services, and permanent housing with support.
Ruling Year
2012
Interim Executive Director
Alisa Chatinsky
Main Address
11061 NE 2nd St, Suite 223,
Bellevue, WA 98004 USA
Keywords
homelessness, shelter, women, bellevue, place to sleep at night
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What we aim to solve
The Sophia Way provides life-saving services and programs, supporting women experiencing homelessness in King County. In 2006, our founder, Helen Luezzi, saw a need and responded by working with others in the community to initially open Angeline's Day Center, a place of shelter for homeless women during the day on weekdays. In 2008, The Sophia Way was founded, providing overnight shelter for women in need, case management, rent subsidies, and services to support them on their path to housing. We are committed to making homelessness rare, one-time, and brief. As we undertake these efforts, new approaches to solving homelessness emerge, with a greater emphasis on prevention, rapid rehousing, and housing first approach.
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The Sophia Way is committed to supporting women experiencing homelessness and moving them into housing, making homelessness rare, one-time, and brief. We also are committed to working with other organizations to raise awareness of homelessness in King County in by promoting legislative measures to end homelessness in the community we serve.
1. Increase capacity 2. Increase awareness of the Emergency and Day Center services 3. Conduct mobile outreach so staff connect and deliver life-saving services to women surviving on the streets. 4. Increase accessibility to the Emergency Shelter and Day Center. 5. Provide targeted case management services. 6. Equip and incentivize clients to collaborate with us in transitioning to housing. 7. Educate clients on the support and resources available when they move into independent housing. 8. Decrease length of stays across our programs 9. Find more affordable housing (low-income or market rate) 10. Increase move-on strategy (moving current shelter clients into permanent housing)
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Increase in the number of moving from shelter to housing.
In 2017 • 125 women moving into their own home • 77 women found a place in our Night Shelter program • 232 women found shelter at our Emergency Shelter • 490 women served at our Day Center
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Board Co-Chair
Maya Subramanian
Board Co-Chair
Shelley Benson
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