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Tableau launches $1.3M initiative to ‘eliminate veteran and chronic homelessness’ in 50 US cities
Tableau’s Seattle headquarters. (Lara Swimmer Photography Photo) Tableau is launching a new initiative to tackle homelessness in the latest example…
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Amazon donates $8M for affordable housing in ‘HQ regions,’ launches employee matching program
Amazon’s Seattle headquarters under construction to accommodate its growing workforce. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon is donating a total…
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Affordable housing campaign raises $48.8M from Microsoft, Amazon, Ballmers, and others to combat homelessness in Seattle region
Microsoft Philanthropies lead Mary Snapp announces new affordable housing campaign. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) A new campaign to build…
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With support of Amazon, new fund lets everyday tech workers invest in affordable housing
Bellwether Housing CEO Susan Boyd announces a new affordable housing fund at the Amazon Spheres. (Bellwether Housing Photo) Skyrocketing housing…
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With $1.1M commitment, AT&T is latest tech company to address Seattle’s homelessness crisis
The Lounge by AT&T features an Ada’s Discovery Cafe in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) AT&T…
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GeekWire Radio: The story behind Amazon’s new plane, Seattle’s growth challenges, and more
Amazon’s first branded freighter jet sits inside a Boeing hangar. (GeekWire photo by Kevin Lisota) This week on the GeekWire…
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Facebook launches $1B affordable housing initiative, joining tech peers trying to close the gap
Inside Facebook’s Seattle office. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Big tech companies are spending big money to address the affordable…
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How Apple’s new $2.5B housing initiative stacks up vs. Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech giants
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks with California Governor Gavin Newsom about new affordable housing investments. (Apple Photo) For years, fast-growing…
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What ’60 Minutes’ didn’t say about Amazon and Seattle’s homelessness crisis
A homeless encampment in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / John Cook) The tent cities that spring up in the…
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Beacons of hope for the unhoused: Samaritan donation platform adjusts approach, expands reach
Since joining the Samaritan platform, Raven has found a community and returned to the workforce. (Photo by Judy Furlong) Raven…
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