According to the latest Count Us In findings, on any given day, there are close to 8,000 people in Seattle without a place to call home. That’s approximately 8,000 people without easy access to a many things that we all can take for granted. Businesses who have taken The Pledge have opened their doors to offer whatever they are able to help houseless neighbors in need.
KUOWLocal businesses can put up a window sticker that lets homeless people know what they have to offer - things like food, water, a restroom, or even a place to charge their phone...You’re imagination is the limit of what you can do.
Next CityWhen a business signs up they decide what they’re comfortable offering and advertise it with Pledge stickers posted on their door or window. In turn, the business gets added to a map [Be:Seattle] hands out to people on the street and gives to service providers.
Seattle MagazineThere are a lot of different kinds of homelessness: People who are living on the street, in their cars, in tents or couch surfing. What all those things have in common is that during any given time of the day, you don’t have a place to just go and be. The Pledge is really kind of a way for people to not have to feel that burden.