200K pounds of debris removed from encampments along I-5 in Seattle's U-District

State crews are securing the sites of several homeless encampments that have been cleared near I-5 in the University District of Seattle.

A photo of one of several homeless encampments that have recently been cleared near I-5 in the University District of Seattle.

“Our goal is to really get folks into a way of life where they can sustain themselves and be safely housed,” said Nichole Alexander, an outreach director with“The work that we do that everybody sees through the TV, that’s the last 45 minutes of six months of work and daily grind for our folks. When you see encampments, and you don’t see the work, we are there daily in the elements trying to help folks.

Gov. Jay Inslee visited the site Wednesday afternoon and said around $100 million in new funds are needed to keep the Right of Way initiative going.

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