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About The Sharehouse

Purpose

The Sharehouse collects still useful household furniture and other items and distributes them to families and individuals who have been homeless. In doing so The Sharehouse solves two serious problems at once by offering a meaningful alternative to throwing away still usable items, The Sharehouse keeps more than 12,000 items out of area landfills each year. And by distributing those same items to people working to rebuild their lives and establish secure and permanent homes, we offer them a much greater chance of success in that transition.

Working with more than 60 homelessness service agencies throughout King County who bring their clients to us, The Sharehouse provides these basic items, free of charge, to homeless families with the goal of helping them achieve self-sufficiency, self-esteem, and long-term stability. Through this program, The Sharehouse furnishes approximately 2,000 newly established homes each year.

The Sharehouse is a program of the Church Council of Greater Seattle. To keep its program operational, The Sharehouse is dependent on financial support from the community (Make a Financial Gift).

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Staff

Four full-time and one part-time Sharehouse staffers work as a team to provide excellent service to recipients, case managers and donors.

  • Michal Nortness, Director

  • Evan Carlisle, Operations Manager

  • Janet Leet, Office Manager/Volunteer Coordinator

  • Steve Nakagaki, Warehouse Assistant

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Advisory Board

The Sharehouse is a program of the Church Council of Greater Seattle and is governed by its Board of Directors.  Like all Church Council programs, The Sharehouse has an Advisory Board whose task it is to support and inform the mission and vision of the Sharehouse through fund raising, advocacy and other activities. 

ADVISORY BOARD ROSTER

  • Laurie Ames

  • Dawn Brazel

  • Nate Ford

  • Kathy Kearney

  • Pam Kliment

  • The Hon. Mike Lowry

  • Catherine Palepoi

  • Becky Wood

JOIN THE SHAREHOUSE'S ADVISORY BOARD
The Sharehouse is seeking passionate, energetic Advisory Board members to work as part of The Sharehouse's team to achieve our goals and move forward to implement many exciting and meaningful new initiatives. If you are excited about The Sharehouse as:

  • A service to people who have been homeless

  • As an environmentally responsible alternative to throwing away usable household items

  • You are able and willing to commit to at least 10 hours of service a month supporting and informing the mission and goals of The Sharehouse, please contact Michal Nortness, Director of The Sharehouse, for more information (206-767-5280).

Energy, commitment and willingness to give your time and learn new things is far more important than experience. Come join us and let The Sharehouse be your first and best experience serving on an Advisory Board dedicated to making things better.

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Business Contributors

Business Partners support The Sharehouse by providing in-kind services, financial donations, and other assistance in addition to donating furniture.

Business Donors are those businesses that regularly donate goods to The Sharehouse.

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