Together with residents, community partners, and local leaders, we are realizing the full promise of the Eastside.
During 2024, Imagine Housing worked with city and county staff, elected officials, and multiple faith-based communities to lay the foundation for bringing more units to market—nearly doubling the number of units in the next 5 years to address the gap in affordable housing on the Eastside. We are building a pipeline for the future of affordable housing development while also delivering quality resident services for over 1,500 residents.
This phase of growth means that Imagine Housing is rising to match the pace of affordable housing development set by cities—ensuring that the communities where we live, work, and play are welcoming and vibrant for residents of all income levels. Support from cities, individuals, corporations, King County, faith communities, foundations, and special funding sources makes it possible to address the area’s need for more housing. Thanks to you, 639 households—that include families, seniors, veterans, and individuals—have a place to call home and the support they need to remain stably housed.
We know that the need has never been greater and with your commitment, more people will have the comfort of home. Imagine Housing’s foundation is strong and we are prepared to tackle uncertainties to help people find the affordable housing they seek in our high-opportunity Eastside cities.
In this report, you will see how your commitment is building community and changing lives through stable, affordable housing and resident services.
Yi Zhao
President
Laura Coughlin
Board President
WHO WE SERVE
Imagine Housing residents include families, veterans, single parents, youth and adults who have experienced homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, and people on a fixed income due to age, health, or disability.
639
1,549
Residents served, including:
49
185
383
416
of residents identify as members of the BIPOC community
different languages are spoken
households previously experienced homelessness
RESIDENT PROGRAMS
With a diverse team of skilled professionals, we deliver individualized support that meets every person where they are. Imagine Housing Case Managers and resident programs are tailored for each community and resident, whether it’s helping with basic needs supplies, connections to community health and social services, or socially engaging events.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING + RESIDENT PROGRAMS = HOUSING STABILITY
More than 90% of resident households maintain housing with us for a year or more.
"I get warm fuzzy feelings from the joy of people coming in to get the things that they need and being able to fill that need."
— Shared by a Case Manager
YOUR IMPACT
Case Managers hosted
456 community engagement events
and distributed
19,569 basic needs items, including:
4,587 paper products 6,336 hygiene products 7,619 cleaning supplies
With Gratitude to Our Program Partners
83
program partners enriched residents' lives
1,943 orders of children and baby supplies distributed
6,549 grocery and food deliveries $19,535 food gift cards distributed
Imagine Housing's creative partnerships with other service providers in the community enrich residents' lives and ensures we do not duplicate the efforts of other agencies.
CARLA'S STORY
Meet Carla
"I had faith that this journey was meant for me."
For 35 years, Carla lived in a small house on a lake in Washington, a state she fell in love with after a childhood moving all over the country. She retired from a career as a fashion buyer, never thinking that she would ever experience homelessness.
When her landlord had to sell the property after the pandemic, Carla was understanding and got to work looking for a new place to live. But the housing landscape had changed significantly, and she couldn’t afford even a modest apartment in the area where she’d lived most of her life.
Carla’s world shrank to the size of her car, where she slept in the front seat parked under the lights in a Fred Meyer’s parking lot. Through it all, a fierce resilience, and deep faith, kept Carla from despair. After 18 months, she found an apartment at Imagine Housing. There, with the help of her Imagine Housing Case Manager, Carla began to rebuild her life.
The experience has left her with profound gratitude for the things most people take for granted. "I thought when I was scrubbing my floors this week, I thought, I'm so glad to have a floor to scrub, a floor to get dirty, you know, all those things you miss. It's like, it's a pleasure now."
WE ARE GROWING
We’re strengthening our Eastside communities by building on more than 35 years of successful growth.
Learn more about our development pipeline, see recent news, and join us in fostering vibrant futures.
