Category: Housing & Basic Needs
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An Encampment Is Not Someone Else’s Caseload: Social Work Must Reclaim Street-Level Housing Practice
The South Seattle encampment now spreading across several acres is a picture of institutional surrender. It is also a warning to social work. Neighbors report trash, needles, tree clearing, violence, and an informal market. People living at the site describe a need for housing, recovery support, and protection from winter weather. The city says it…