Paying for the Last Link: A Six-Part Series on Housing Finance in Washington, Part 6 of 6 This series has argued that Washington can find people who need housing but too often cannot provide the last link in the chain of care I described in July: a home. The state funds buildings far more reliably…

Paying for the Last Link: A Six-Part Series on Housing Finance in Washington, Part 5 of 6 The previous article looked at two ways Washington could make its money for buildings go further. Even the best-financed building, though, cannot house people who cannot pay the rent. As Part 2 described, households with the lowest incomes…

Paying for the Last Link: A Six-Part Series on Housing Finance in Washington, Part 4 of 6 In this series, I have argued that Washington can identify people who need housing but too often cannot provide the last link in the chain of care I described in July: a home. Part 3 showed that the…

Paying for the Last Link: A Six-Part Series on Housing Finance in Washington, Part 3 of 6 In this series, I have argued that Washington can identify people who need housing but too often cannot provide the last link in the chain of care I described in July: a home. The previous article described the…

Paying for the Last Link: A Six-Part Series on Housing Finance in Washington, Part 2 of 6 In the first article in this series, I described a homelessness system in Washington that can identify people who need housing but too often cannot place them in a home. That home is the last link in the…

Paying for the Last Link: A Six-Part Series on Housing Finance in Washington, Part 1 of 6 In July, I wrote about the social care infrastructure we have built over the past decade to connect health care with housing, food, transportation, and the other supports that determine whether people stay well. I described that work…