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Turning hotels into emergency shelter as part of COVID-19 response limited spread of coronavirus, improved health and stability

Kim Eckart — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:00:09 +0000

A King County initiative to relocate people from homeless shelters to hotel rooms during the pandemic not only limited the spread of COVID-19, but also improved people's mental health and well-being, and allowed them to focus on long-term goals.

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UW students face food, housing insecurity, survey shows

Kim Eckart — Fri, 10 May 2019 16:00:04 +0000

Early results from a faculty-led survey on the ��'s three campus estimate the extent of food and housing insecurity among students.

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Tri-campus survey aims to identify student struggles with housing, food costs

Kim Eckart — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:47:07 +0000

In a region as expensive as the Puget Sound, making ends meet affects college students, too. Rent, utilities and food can run into the hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a month – and for students without the means, it’s a daunting and sometimes compromising challenge. Urban@UW is trying to learn more about the situations facing students. From now through March 16, a survey is available for students ages 18 or older at all three ��...

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