Ensuring No Child Sleeps Outside!
Centering Equity and Opportunity for Women and Families
We envision a community where all families have safety, stability, and housing.
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Our 2024 Impact!
| 253,354 OVERNIGHT STAYS A safe, warm place to stay the night for moms, dads, and kids in our community |
3,167 CHILDREN SERVED Reducing trauma by providing a safe place with age appropriate programming in Kids Club |
| 790,907 MEALS SERVED Our food partners and food services team prepare and serve three nutritious meals a day (two at our Day Center) - and lots of snacks for kids! |
151 POPSICLE PLACE FAMILIES SERVED Providing a safe shelter space, medical care coordination, & resources for families experiencing homelessness with a medically fragile child |
| 1,128 FAMILIES MOVED TO OR KEPT IN STABLE HOUSING Our outreach team helped 491 of these families move into housing directly from their cars or tents, and our prevention team supported 457 to keep their hard won homes |
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| 50+ WOMEN WHO VISIT OUR DAY CENTER EACH DAY For meals, showers, dry clothing, hygiene items, resources, and community events |
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What's New!
May 8, 2025
home at last: Erica’s three-year journey to affordable housing
Erica never considered herself homeless - she always found a place to stay whether it be with family or friends. When Erica became pregnant with her second child, friends and family could no longer provide the space she needed, and Erica found herself on a three year journey to find affordable housing, experiencing homelessness along the way. But, with the help of Mary’s Place, Erica and her children are now in a safe, stable apartment and thriving in their new space!
Apr 4, 2025
more than a place to sleep: Jada’s journey to stability and joy
For Jada, life used to mean just getting through the day—barely surviving, not truly living. That all changed when she reached out to Mary’s Place…
Mar 27, 2025
building lasting stability: our economic advancement services help families thrive
“I work at the food bank, and it’s a step towards housing, but I needed help managing my finances so I can remain stable when I leave Mary’s Place. The classes were really helpful with getting my finances in order.”
Mar 6, 2025
resilient mother and veteran, Paula, “has her life back”
“I never thought I would end up homeless. What happened to me was the furthest thing from my mind. I had a successful military career, I’m an Iraq veteran. The staff at Mary’s Place were so caring, I always tell them they gave me my life back.” - Paula
Feb 26, 2025
Keisha’s fresh start
Keisha and her young daughters, Zara and Imani, arrived at Mary’s Place carrying only what fit in their backpacks, they had fled an abusive situation at a moment’s notice…
Feb 13, 2025
from homelessness to affordable housing advocate: Kawana’s story
When the apartment she was renting became unsafe due to black mold, Kawana and her sons were left with no place to go. After two years of living out of her car, apart from her sons, Kawana became stably housed with support from Mary’s Place and is now an advocate for affordable housing.
Mary’s Place stands on the lands and waters of the Coast Salish; the Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Suquamish, Tulalip, and Puyallup. The Coast Salish have resided here since time immemorial and are the original stewards of these lands and waters. Today, many Indigenous people continue to live and thrive in this place.
Mary’s Place is committed to ending family homelessness in our community. We cannot rightfully fulfill this commitment without acknowledging that settler colonialism is a root cause of family homelessness for Indigenous people. The goal of settler colonialism is to take Indigenous land through the eradication and erasure of Indigenous people. Because settler colonialism is not an isolated moment in the past, but an ongoing and persistent structure of oppression, we must act.
This land acknowledgment is one action Mary’s Place is taking to affirm that Indigenous people have not been erased. Indigenous people are here - alive and strong. Mary’s Place is also taking action to connect and continue to build relationships with Indigenous people in our community, support Indigenous staff, and build opportunities for Indigenous families that are served by our organization.
Specifically, in 2024, our commitment is to work toward building deeper relationships and partnerships with Indigenous-led organizations that serve Indigenous people and to strengthen our approach to data to reflect Indigenous research methodologies that center the resiliency of families we serve.
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