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75% Sold Out - Summer Dinner 2026
Summer Dinner 2026 is rapidly approaching, and tickets are disappearing just as fast. We are excited to announce that the event is 75% sold out! If you are planning on joining us for this extravagant evening, the final tickets are on sale now through July 9th at 5pm. We highly recommend securing your seat sooner rather than later, so that you don’t miss your chance to join us for dinner. We are also excited to announce that The Colby Club will be on hand to craft drinks and c
6 hours ago


Housing Hope Awarded With $4,000,000 Housing Preservation Grant
Affordable Housing communities can often times be anything but affordable to maintain. Over the years, units get damaged, roofs need repairing, site upgrades need to happen, and any number of other repairs will need to be addressed. With over 633 units across 22 housing communities, repair bills and costs can add-up quickly for our agency. That is why we are so unbelievably excited to announce that Housing Hope has been awarded a $4,000,000 grant through the Washington State
1 day ago


Closing Our Catering Services
It is with sadness that we need to announce the closing of our catering services at Kindred Kitchen on June 30th. Rising costs, industry trends, and federal funding insecurities have made continuing our catering business unsustainable. Following the cafe closure in February, we had hoped that catering could be a viable avenue for retaining our amazing staff. It did not pencil out as we had hoped, and we have made the difficult decision to end operations. The closure of cateri
3 days ago


Housing Hope Awarded with $10,000 Zillow Grant
We are thrilled to share that Housing Hope has been selected to be a recipient of this years Housing Innovation Grant from Zillow! Awarded to 10 organizations, this $10,000 grant is designed to support those on the front lines of housing access and equality. This grant comes at a vital time for our agency. With the various funding cuts coming to HUD and other agencies we rely upon, this grant will help provide stability and additional resources to navigate such choppy waters.
Jun 18


Kat's Corner - June 2026
Hello! This is Kathryn Opina and welcome to Kat's Corner for June 2026. I have a ton of very exciting updates to share with you this month as things heat up this summer season. Stone Soup 2026 Stone Soup 2026 was—dare I say—the best one yet. With just under 600 attendees, we raised $470,000 in support of our mission. The powerful stories of homeless students in the Edmonds School District were deeply moving, reminding us why projects like Scriber Place are so critical to our
Jun 2


Video: Building For Tomorrow - Stone Soup 2026 Keynote Address
Hello friend! Time moves fast, and it’s already been two full weeks since Stone Soup 2026. We are so excited to announce that this year’s fundraiser raised over $470,000 for affordable housing, job training, and support services in Snohomish County! We are humbled and eternally thankful to each and every one of you that donated, attended the event, or even just shared word of our mission to your friends. We could not do this without support from people like you. Over the past
May 29


Building For Tomorrow - Stone Soup 2026 Keynote
At the heart of this year’s Stone Soup was a message of building for tomorrow. Specifically, new collaborative efforts between Housing Hope and the Edmonds School District to bring to life a new model for affordable housing that is designed to support McKinney-Vento families and children experiencing homelessness. Scriber Place will be the first housing community to adopt such a model in all of Washington. By working closely with school districts to develop surplus school lan
May 22


Photo Album - Stone Soup 2026
Stone Soup 2026 | Building For Tomorrow | Photos by William Wright Photography | https://site.williamwrightphoto.com/
May 19


Summer Dinner - Feat. Guest Chef Mike from 16Eleven
Tickets to the Summer Dinner are available now for $150. Ticket includes a 3-course meal: starter, entree, and dessert. A no-host bar with beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages is included as well. Housing Hope's Summer Dinner event series returns this July 16th! Following the success of our inaugural event, we wanted to evolve the concept even further for 2026 and beyond by partnering with top local restaurants and guest chefs to elevate the dining experience and provide
May 19


A Joyous Celebration of Hope - Stone Soup 2026
✨We'd love to hear about your experience at Stone Soup 2026 in order to make next year's event even better! A link to our event survey can be found at the end of this article.✨ It’s no secret that nonprofits are struggling across the county, Housing Hope included. At every turn over the past year, we've been met with federal funding cuts, rising costs & inflation, economic & job stability uncertainties, and a whole host of additional hurdles that are making our mission of pro
May 18
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