Lexy Smith speaks with Dominque Alex, CEO of Mary’s Place in Seattle. Mary’s Place started off as women’s day shelter in 1999. Today they have five shelters for that includes meals for families. Alex shares how one of their programs helps to keep families at-risk from losing their housing in the first place. Alex details how people experiencing homeless have been helped by getting them jobs and permanent housing. All programs at Mary’s Place are at no cost. (https://www.marysplaceseattle.org/ )
Original airdate: 2/25/2024
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Lexy joined EMF in 2022 and covers Oregon and Washington, portions of NV, ID, and UT, and the major markets of Seattle and Portland.
