The 2026 state legislative session is right around the corner. Although it will be a difficult session plagued by budget shortfalls and fast-moving legislative deadlines, our movement is strong, and we are ready for the challenge. Together, we'll keep beating the odds and will continue to make progress towards our vision of preventing and ending homelessness, advancing affordable housing, and protecting renters in their homes.

Housing costs continue to rise across Washington, and today's release of the Out of Reach report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) shows that a full-time worker earning minimum wage in our state would need to work 2.1 jobs to afford a modest one-bedroom rental home at fair market value.