Services Not Sweeps Coalition

04/18/2026

Hey y'all, we are launching a pressure campaign against the mayor and city council to defund sweeps and invest in housing, shelter and services instead.

Join us Monday, May 4th at 6pm by scanning the qr code or going to bit.ly/SweeplessInSeattle

Katie Wilson did not get elected to oversee the largest sweep budget in city history. With federal cuts to critical affordable housing on the horizon and a looming $140 million city deficit, it is beyond indefensible to spend over $30 million dollars on sweeps.

Our campaign is going to be hitting the streets to help build public pressure to cut sweep funding in the supplemental budget and to continue the cuts until we completely dismantle the sweep team.

See you all there!

03/08/2026

Alarming that Mayor Wilson would say sweeps are “vital”!

02/24/2026

Our op-ed! Please boost and share!

A central promise of Katie Wilson’s mayoral campaign was to add 1,000 units of shelter by the end of 2026. It’s a promise Seattle desperately needs her to keep. After declaring a state of emergency on homelessness over a decade ago, our city has failed to expand shelter capacity at the pace and ...

12/02/2025

EDIT: Sorry for the mix-up of days......it's THURSDAY 12/18!

December 18th we are hosting another presentation/ Q&A around mutual aid, sweeps, and how you can show up for your neighbors experiencing sweeps and homelessness.

Join us to learn about different ways you can help in Seattle and surrounding areas!

12/02/2025

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10/09/2025

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09/23/2025

We are co-hosting another harm reduction kit making party with this month! We gather supplies from orgs like The People's Harm Reduction Alliance and we purchase wound care and safer smoking supplies. These kits are frequently requested by our unhoused neighbors and mutual aid groups.�
Come join us and learn how to make kits, what’s in them, and get some supplies to distribute yourself! It is a great space to meet people and get involved in mutual aid since folks come from all over the city.��DM us for the details if you can make it or if you want to come pick up assembled kits. Masks are required!

Special shout out to for this month’s flyer and for the financial support!

09/08/2025

Please join us virtually for our September session introducing folks to Mutual Aid & how to help your neighbors experiencing sweeps and homelessness. We will discuss sweeps in Seattle, but also hope this is an opportunity for folks to find different ways to plug into community.

We have had participants from across the country join these meetings, so please DM us if you want to attend!

08/16/2025

Real Change News sharing voices that need to be heard!

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08/13/2025

We are co-hosting another harm reduction kit making party with this month!

We gather supplies from orgs like The People's Harm Reduction Alliance hundreds of boxes of narcan from DOH, and we purchase wound care and safer smoking supplies. These kits are frequently requested by our unhoused neighbors and mutual aid groups.

Come join us and learn how to make kits, what's in them, and get some supplies to distribute yourself! It is a great space to meet people and get involved in mutual aid since folks come from all over the city.

DM us for the details if you can make it or if you want to come pick up assembled kits. Masks are required!