Covid-19ERPP helps families navigate COVID-19 impactsMany families have been coping with unemployment, reduced hours, illness in the family, and other impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic that...
Consumer conflictsMove out plan supports landlord and tenantA small landlord of two rental properties had a tenant who would be unable to afford the rent once the eviction moratorium was over. It...
Housing StabilityMother doesn’t have to choose between rent or foodAfter losing her job and falling behind on rent during the pandemic, a single mother was contacted by her local Dispute Resolution Center...
Housing StabilityHomeowners spared from foreclosureHomeowners were in over their heads with a mortgage that they could not afford. The couple had been struggling financially and were...
Housing StabilityRental assistance brings landlord to tearsA landlord contacted a local Dispute Resolution Center about a tenant that was very behind on rent. The tenant was an immigrant. The...
Covid-19Mediator acts as a lifeline for Landlord and Tenant Negotiating ArrearsThe landlord wanted to negotiate a rent repayment plan for the 4 months’ rent the tenant owed, while facing his own mortgage arrears on...
Housing StabilityFacilitated Public input results in Men’s Shelter Permit Proposal 3 years laterSometimes good listening effects a change of heart in a community. In 2017 many in the Bellevue community were outraged at the mere...
Equity & InclusionParticipants Surprised by their Unconscious White BiasThe covert bias class participants were suddenly silent; the slow awareness of their own unconscious insults hanging in the air. “I had...