From left, Joscelyn and Cass DuVani deliver a new tent, shoes, clothing, soup, and a tarp, along with several other items to Tedra, 24, who is currently experiencing houselessness, on Friday, March 5, 2021, underneath Interstate 5 along South Dearborn Street in Seattle. Tedra s tent and belongings had been damaged after catching fire the previous evening. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
In this city of abundance, everyday Seattleites deliver donations to unhoused communities By
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t the top of 10th Avenue and Dearborn Street in Seattleâs International District neighborhood sits an encampment. Rows of tents line the undeveloped patch of land, called Beacon Place. Apart from the ambient sound of cars zipping across an adjacent overpass, itâs a mostly quiet scene.