Seattle Housing Authority Listening Session & Project Culmination
March 6, 2013

TU Hiring Spokane-based Section 8 Community Organizer

The Tenants Union of Washington State seeks a creative, engaging, and thoughtful part-time community organizer to play a key role in a very exciting statewide effort to organize tenants in project-based Section 8 buildings. The Spokane-based STOP Community Organizer uses outreach, education, organizing, and tenant leadership development to preserve affordable housing, win housing improvements, and increase tenant control over housing. Campaign work may focus on the preservation of building subsidies, the rehabilitation of deteriorating buildings, the formation of tenant councils, and other strategic goals that support tenants having a place at the decision-making table. The most important aspect of this work will be to cultivate tenant leadership and community through education and leadership development.

February 15, 2013

Fair Tenant Screening Act Update and Action Opportunities

Tenants Union members’ action helped to move a section of the Fair Tenant Screening Act through committee and on to the next stage towards passing. There are more opportunities to take action to support this important bill!

January 4, 2013

SHA to Open Housing Choice (Section 8) Voucher Waitlist Lottery

The Seattle Housing Authority will be having a lottery to create a new Section 8 Housing Voucher Waitlist. Anyone over 18 years of age can apply. Applications are on-line only and you can register at www.seattlehousing.org/waitlist. Registration will be open from February 4, at 7 AM until February 22 at 5 PM. If you do not have a computer, call the waitlist hotline at 206 239-1674 for a list of locations which can serve you.

December 19, 2012

Watch the TU’s New Video Celebrating Tenant Power and Make a Gift to the TU Today

Enjoy this video of the dynamic stories and leadership of TU members, and please support YOUR Tenants Union by making a year-end gift.

November 20, 2012

Housing Access Project Tenant Meeting RESCHEDULED to Dec 4th

Has a wrongful eviction on your record impacted your ability to find and keep housing? Do you want to be able to assert your tenants rights without risking a mark on your record? Want to learn more about tenant rights relating to evictions and tenant screening reports? Please RSVP and join us on Tuesday, December 4th from 6-8 pm at the TU office. (NOTE: November meeting was canceled)

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