About Mary's Place
Mary’s Place is a nonprofit organization that ensures that no child sleeps outside by centering equity and opportunity for women and families. Mary's Place opened in 1999 as a drop-in day center for single women experiencing homelessness in downtown Seattle. They opened their first emergency family night shelter in 2011 and currently operate three 24/7 overnight family shelters providing 650 beds.
Mary's Place is one of the few organizations that offers crisis response night shelter and day center services for families with children experiencing homelessness. They prioritize families with young children, pregnant women and new moms, and families with critically ill children. Mary's Place meets basic needs such as hygiene, shelter, food, and clothing and provides access to tools, information, support groups, and resources to find housing, employment, and medical services. Using a three-pronged approach to addressing family homelessness, Mary’s Place uses a data-informed model to establish tested and innovative best practices.
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