The One Night Count, a count of homeless people in King County, took place early in the morning on Friday, Jan. 25.
LIHI Founding Executive Director Sharon Lee earns honorary degree
Sharon Lee, founding executive director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) was invited to deliver the commencement address for the 65th annual commencement ceremony at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. […]
LIHI Awarded $10,000 from ID Rotary Club
On Dec. 15, the Seattle International District Rotary Club presented Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) with a $10,000 grant to help families with children living in transitional housing. The grant […]
LIHI celebrates 20 years with 9th annual gala and auction
The Low Income Housing Institute celebrated 20 years of providing housing and services to the community with its 9th annual gala and auction at the Hyatt at Olive 8 in […]
LETTER: Story about LIHI’s dispute with SeaSol did not reveal all
Editor: On Nov. 3, the Northwest Asian Weekly ran an article on the dispute between George Berumen working with the Seattle Solidarity Network, and the Low Income Housing Institute and […]
EDITORIAL: Too late for two warring parties to make amends? Nope.
One of our front page stories, “LIHI exec and local group in dispute over former tenant’s $99,” is a classic he-said-she-said kind of story. Sharon Lee, executive director of the […]
LIHI’s Sharon Lee and SeaSol clash over $99
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Amateurish and unsophisticated.” This is how Sharon Lee describes the actions of the Seattle Solidarity Network (SeaSol). Lee, executive director of the Low Income […]
Sept. 14: LIHI’s Gossett Place celebrates grand opening
The grand opening celebration for the Low Income Housing Institute’s (LIHI) Gossett Place took place at its location in the University District (4719 12th Ave. N.E.). Gossett Place is named […]
May 19: LIHI board elects Pearl Leung and Joe Ingram
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI)’s board of directors welcomed Pearl Leung and Joe Ingram as new members. Leung is the community relations manager at Vulcan Inc. Ingram
Jan. 16: Low Income Housing Institute awarded nearly $4 million in capital funding
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) was awarded $2,763,660 from the City of Seattle, $500,000 from King County, and $650,000 from Federal Home Loan Bank