SEATTLE (AP) — A new program in Washington’s most populous county is tapping people who have experienced homelessness to help homeless people get off the street. KUOW reports the King County Regional Homelessness Authority hopes the program will get nearly every person living outside downtown into long-term housing. Kirk Rodriguez was homeless when he moved to Seattle six years ago. After about two years he got into state-sanctioned housing. Rodriguez says he didn’t have anyone to help guide him through the process. Now he works on the City Hall Park Neighborhood Outreach Team, a group that goes out multiple times a day to check with people in the area.
People who experienced homelessness help others in Seattle
