Aurora Commons is a drop-in center for homeless people in Seattle. It was co-founded in 2011 by Lisa Etter Carlson.[1][2] It has been described as "a small oasis in the heart of Seattle's forgotten desert", Aurora Avenue North – an area of the city where sex workers and homeless frequently find patrons, heroin and cheap motels; and which had no supermarket, bank, community center, nor bookstore, and no Seattle City Council representation until 2015.[3][4] The space is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church across the street.[5] Local businesses have protested the center's needle exchange program.[6] Aurora Commons also provides condoms and other services for sex workers.[7]
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| Named after | Aurora Avenue |
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| Formation | 2011 |
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| Coordinates | 47°41′38″N 122°20′39″W / 47.6939°N 122.3442°W |
Region | Licton Springs, North Seattle |
| Services | Homeless drop-in center |
| Affiliations | Christian Reformed Church in North America |
| Website | auroracommons |
References edit
- ^ Vianna Davila; Vernal Coleman (February 5, 2019). "Homeless shelter expands in Seattle as freeze settles in". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Kate Walters (November 8, 2018). "'It really feels like a tipping point.' North Seattle on edge after shooting of homeless man". Seattle: KUOW.
- ^ Tess Riski (March 23, 2017). "On Aurora Avenue: 'Radical hospitality'". Crosscut.com.
- ^ "Seattle's Aurora stretch is frozen in time, but voters are turning up the heat on change". The Seattle Times. January 8, 2018.
- ^ Chris Meehan (December 13, 2017). "Awakening to the Needs in Seattle". official website. Christian Reformed Church in North America.
- ^ Steve Kiggins (July 23, 2013). "Needle exchange gets prickly in Greenwood". Tacoma: KCPQ.
- ^ Sophia Stephens (June 12, 2018). "In the Wake of FOSTA and SESTA, Local Organization SNAPS Is Ramping Up Its Efforts to Help Seattle Sex Workers". The Stranger. Seattle.
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