Program areas at Lake City Partners
The North King County Aurora Oaks Enhanced Shelter is a 60 bed continuous stay shelter located in a former nursing home that serves unhoused single adults and couples in private rooms and is a leading example of the preferred shelter model of non-congregate SRO style enhanced shelter. Located at 16357 Aurora Ave N, the Aurora Oaks is funded through the King County Regional Homelessness Authority with additional support from King County and the Cities of Shoreline, Kenmore, Bothell, Seattle (and others) as well many local community, faith-based, and philanthropic organizations.
Our Community Outreach work engages directly with our unhoused neighbors to begin participating in ongoing relationships. For many of our clients, this is where our work together starts as we support people on the path to shelter and housing. In 2023 our North Seattle/King County Outreach team served over 550 individuals.
Our GLA Day Center has been serving the Lake City neighborhood for over 10 years and provides showers, laundry, a public kitchen facility, food basics, personal storage, phones, mail services, and Coffee. Lots of Coffee. In a custom built facility with a homelike coffee shop and kitchen feel we have morning and afternoon sessions that typically serve over 50 individuals each day. GLA (God's Li'l Acre) is located at 12521 33rd Ave NE and is a place for folks to just "be" in a safe and secure place. Over the years our Day Center has been deeply involved with volunteer groups and the Lake City Task Force on Homelessness. We also work with other providers who offer services such as healthcare access/medicaid sign-up, vehicle residency outreach, etc., and participate with Seattle University's school of nursing program for practicums and on-site training. For 300-400 individuals who regularly share space with us each month, our GLA Day Center is a thriving example of how a community can collaborate and combine service delivery to create meaningful impact and solutions. For many, our ability to engage and build trusted relationships becomes the basis upon which their pathways to housing begin.