programs

Access to supportive resources is vital to almost any journey back into housing, employment, and overall stability from homelessness. Our goal is to make finding appropriate resources simple and quick with a one-stop-shop for all types of support throughout Washington. Email anton@nwhospitality.org to join our team of researchers and data-entry volunteers building out this fantastic tool.

Resource List Hardcopies

Kits are a great way to serve basic needs while engaging community members in a fun, simple outreach project. People learn about their neighbors and homelessness, and empathy has a good opportunity to grow. Kit distribution also creates invaluable opportunities to form new relationships and connect people with additional resources in their area.

Contact us or email anton@nwhospitality.org to discuss getting supplies for your group to assemble kits. They generally average out to $6-8 per kit and we will help coordinate a fundraiser for your group’s supplies.

We aim to keep our kits simple, biodegradable (wherever possible), and as generally useful as possible to minimize waste.

Universal Kits

Universal Kits are designed to be distributed to anybody at any time. They can then be paired with accessory kits to meet the specific needs of any particular person. This strategy helps to reduce waste.

Accessory kits

Impact

Hospitality cards, powered by PEX, help us directly support people surviving homelessness and enable their advocates. With dignity and flexibility, card users have been purchasing coffees, meals, clothes, survival necessities, phone minutes, vehicle repairs, tarps, tents, and other items essential to un-sheltered survival.

All the while, our volunteers and advocates get to have frequent conversations and build relationships with the people using the cards leading to many more opportunities for progress and referrals.

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Complete accounting of Hospitality Card Expenses (except for the Subway cards which we haven’t distributed since April, 2018):

Volunteers for Northwest Hospitality are committed to taking care of our environment and showing our neighbors that we care about them and want them to be safe and healthy.

Environmental Hospitality events are scheduled to pick up litter around homeless encampments.

Sign up for upcoming events here! We use this signup information to plan the event and ask for food donations to feed our volunteers and the people we are serving.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

PAST EVENTS:

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 mobile Supply closet

Northwest Hospitality volunteers want to meet you where you are if you are currently without a home or are very low-income. Our Mobile Closet makes items freely available but relies on volunteers to be able to make deliveries so access might not be immediate, depending on volunteer availability.

Use this flyer to share our mobile closet with your community!

Use the form above or click this link to request supplies and our volunteers will be in touch as soon as possible.

We are unable to accept dirty or damaged clothing/item donations or anything with a smell

Anton spent years before founding NWH working to run programs in partnership with an established 501c3 org (rather than starting his own) but it never worked out. Northwest Hospitality has developed with this flexibility and capability in mind and is very proud to support many other individuals and groups with their outreach efforts. Each program has its own campaign, so our fantastic donors have the power to select exactly what they are supporting. Thank you to partners and donors!

WORKFORCE READY INITIATIVE

Led by a dedicated team of business leaders and employment specialists, Northwest Hospitality is proud to sponsor the Workforce Ready Initiative as they provide a bridge between people looking to start their careers and employers excited to create opportunities for people who have been traditionally harder to employ due to traumatic backgrounds and a lack of training and/or experience.

The Workforce Ready Initiative trains businesses on trauma informed practices in the workplace that create a healthier and more effective and efficient environment for entire companies as well as safe spaces for people to navigate their way into the workforce. New employees don’t have to jump in alone as they can rely on help from a Workforce Ready Initiative Guide throughout their paid internship.

Seattle Compassion Services

Formed on February 15, 2019, we are a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those experiencing homelessness through various programs and initiatives. Our mission is to house 100 people per year and help end the King County homelessness state of emergency declared in 2015. At that time, there were 10,000 people experiencing homelessness in King County; it is estimated as of 2023 the number has increased to 50,000.

WEST SEATTLE MUTUAL AID PARTY

West Seattle Mutual Aid Party is a self-organized network dedicated to developing relationships with vulnerable neighbors, currently focused in and around the Delridge corridor in West Seattle.

PARTNER PROGRAM DETAILS:

Vulnerable people living out of their cars commonly tell the same story of instability as a significant barrier to progress. Without a safe place to simply be, it is deceptively complicated to research housing opportunities, employment availability, or make connections to other vital resources.

Many programs throughout the country provide safe parking options to people while connecting them to resources. Often, this is done at a single location resulting in over-burdened local resources, community complaints, litter, and other challenges.

Northwest Hospitality has developed a new model which will network public spaces and small businesses to provide all the benefits of other Safe Park programs with fewer drawbacks. We are currently recruiting partner locations with 1-2 parking spaces to commit to this outreach program. Please email anton@nwhospitality.org if you have any suggestions!

View the official Proposal and a draft of the Participant Agreement for more information.

Dental healthcare is essential. NWH is working with dental offices to provide vouchers for people to obtain exams, cleanings, x-rays, and other services at no cost to our vulnerable neighbors. Please share this invitation with your dentist and email anton@nwhospitality.org if you can connect us with any new offices that would like to participate.

ACTIVE VOUCHERS & OPPORTUNITIES:

DENTAL CARE PARTNER LOCATIONS:

Northwest Hospitality’s Special Projects are flexible, hands-on outreach and advocacy efforts that directly serve our homeless neighbors and take steps to keep people off the streets whenever possible.

Northwest Hospitality works with local affiliates, helping them with resources and nonprofit tools and experience to maximize their impact.