1 00:00:08,466 --> 00:00:10,802 The City of Seattle has taken 2 00:00:10,802 --> 00:00:13,138 unprecedented measures to open up as many 3 00:00:13,138 --> 00:00:15,598 shelter spaces as possible 4 00:00:15,598 --> 00:00:17,767 during this COVID-19 outbreak. 5 00:00:18,476 --> 00:00:21,646 The city is beginning to open 95 units 6 00:00:21,646 --> 00:00:23,148 of new shelter capacity. 7 00:00:27,569 --> 00:00:30,196 T.C. Spirit, tiny house village 8 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:31,698 in the Central District. 9 00:00:35,285 --> 00:00:37,620 We expanded the number of tiny houses 10 00:00:37,620 --> 00:00:39,998 that are available at Lake Union Village. 11 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:45,795 And also, Lakefront Community House. 12 00:00:46,129 --> 00:00:49,674 It will be a 24/7 shelter, with services. 13 00:00:50,091 --> 00:00:52,343 12 rooms on this floor 14 00:00:52,343 --> 00:00:54,929 and this would be a typical room setup. 15 00:00:54,929 --> 00:00:56,806 We have a commercial-grade kitchen. 16 00:00:57,015 --> 00:00:59,684 We have, exam room 17 00:00:59,684 --> 00:01:01,311 doctor’s office. 18 00:01:01,519 --> 00:01:03,521 Lakefront Community House has the ability 19 00:01:03,521 --> 00:01:05,023 to serve 50 people, 20 00:01:05,023 --> 00:01:07,150 all aimed at helping people who are living 21 00:01:07,150 --> 00:01:09,486 unsheltered, access permanent housing. 22 00:01:16,826 --> 00:01:19,954 But we are also opening additional spaces 23 00:01:19,954 --> 00:01:21,581 inside of community centers, 24 00:01:21,581 --> 00:01:24,417 at Seattle Center, so that we can 25 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:27,504 de-intensify the number of people who are living in 26 00:01:27,504 --> 00:01:29,005 congregate shelter spaces. 27 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:33,093 In order to combat the spread of COVID-19 28 00:01:33,093 --> 00:01:35,678 we wanted to make more spaces available 29 00:01:35,678 --> 00:01:38,389 so that we could de-intensify or re-distribute 30 00:01:38,389 --> 00:01:40,683 those large populations to more spaces 31 00:01:40,683 --> 00:01:42,977 so that people weren’t sleeping so close to one another. 32 00:01:45,313 --> 00:01:48,900 We’re working with Salvation Army, who manages the 33 00:01:48,900 --> 00:01:51,611 City Hall shelter. That’s an overnight shelter, 34 00:01:51,611 --> 00:01:53,863 it serves 180 people every night. 35 00:01:54,030 --> 00:01:57,117 We have both upstairs and downstairs at City Hall. 36 00:01:57,283 --> 00:01:59,452 We took half of that population 37 00:01:59,452 --> 00:02:01,871 and made use of Fisher Pavilion, 38 00:02:01,871 --> 00:02:05,542 at Seattle Center, so that that population had more space. 39 00:02:05,792 --> 00:02:08,628 It provides 24/7 care and we’re able to provide 40 00:02:08,628 --> 00:02:11,297 meals here too, so, we make sure that the individuals 41 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:13,508 staying here have two solid meals per day. 42 00:02:18,054 --> 00:02:20,598 I’m really proud of how the city 43 00:02:20,598 --> 00:02:23,476 has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak.