Business-backed effort moves 150 unhoused people in downtown Seattle into apartments

There was a lot of skepticism when the $10 million Partnership for Zero plan to dramatically reduce homelessness in downtown Seattle was announced.

A year later, over 150 people have been moved inside, another 214 people are in the process of doing so while over 500 more have taken tangible steps toward housing.

On Thursday the public-private Partnership for Zero program offered these and other updates, including new and renewed commitments from the Ballmer Group, JPMorgan Chase and Starbucks. These cash and in-kind contributions have boosted Partnership for Zero's total investment to $11 million.

This is "real, clear progress," Marc Dones, CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, said in a news release.

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