by Janet Hays September 26, 2017

The morning of Friday, September 15, MPA Director Doreen Swetkis facilitated “A case study of housing and homelessness in downtown Olympia” as part of Evergreen’s Student Civic Engagement Institute (ESCEI), a week-long residential program for newly admitted first-year undergraduate students.  Approximately 50 first-year Evergreen undergraduates participated in a walking tour of downtown Olympia, hearing from key stakeholders about the issue of homelessness in our community.  The morning session concluded with a panel of public and nonprofit service experts sharing their insight in how to address housing in our area.