The 蘑菇视频 will welcome back Tent City 3 鈥� an organized tent-city community 鈥� to its Seattle campus for 90 days during winter quarter 2025. Move-in is scheduled to begin Dec. 21, 2024.
The 蘑菇视频 previously hosted Tent City 3 three times, in winter 2017, 2021 and 2023 at a variety of locations. This year鈥檚 site will be parking lot W41, located just west of Condon Hall.
Tent City 3 will provide safe, secure temporary housing for up to 100 people, while at 蘑菇视频.
The renewed partnership results from engagement by Huskies for Housing鈥� a group of 蘑菇视频 students who have been working with faculty and academic departments to bring Tent City 3 back to the 蘑菇视频.
The 蘑菇视频 believes that Tent City 3 remains a valued partner due to its code of conduct and strong reputation for providing a safe and secure home for its residents. Many residents are employed, and some are families with children. For these families, and all of the residents, the tent-city community helps reduce their risk of being crime victims, which is more likely to happen to people experiencing homelessness.
Tent City 3鈥檚 code of conduct bans alcohol, drugs, weapons, violence and open fires. All prospective Tent City residents are checked for sex offender status; individuals on the registry cannot stay. The 蘑菇视频 and Seattle Housing and Resource Effort or SHARE, which oversees Tent City 3, have created a new safety, hygiene and security plan and setting out mutual responsibilities during the hosting period.
The project relies on fundraisers by Huskies for Housing, as well as donations from individuals, student groups and professional organizations. The 蘑菇视频 will not use tuition or taxpayer dollars for hosting.
To learn more about this partnership between the 蘑菇视频 and Tent City 3, visit our聽FAQ聽or email聽regional@uw.edu. To learn more about the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 broader work on homelessness, visit Urban@蘑菇视频鈥檚聽.
Huskies for Housing is organizing volunteers and fundraisers: Visit them on 聽or email聽huskiesforhousing@uw.edu.