Seattle, WA partnered with Zillow to create a digital search tool to help house the homeless

Seattle, WA Zillow search tool homes for the homeless

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The City of Seattle's Innovation Advisory Council partnered with Zillow's Social Impact Product team to create a digital search tool to help house the homeless. The Zillow-powered search tool allows Housing Connector partner landlords to quickly upload their housing inventory and helps local non-profit service providers find available housing in real-time for their homeless clients.

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Seattle, WA

Municipality in Washington

United States

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Innovation Advisory Council - Innovation Advisory Council | seattle.gov

Innovation Advisory Council

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Seattle  (Feb. 18, 2020) – During her third annual State of the City address, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan outlined progressive actions and her continued work to deliver improved outcomes. After two years of urgent action on homelessness, including the largest shelter expansion in the history of our City, leveraging $75 million of new state resources to […]

Zillow, Regional Leaders Launch Digital Tool to Help House Homeless - Zillow Group

New tool helps the Housing Connector organization connect homeless with homes they can qualify for. Chauncey Williamson of Seattle was homeless for the last two years. He applied for 20 apartments, and each time he got his hopes up. But Williamson was denied every apartment because of his credit history. “You want to be off [...]Read More...

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