What is Housing First?
In short, it’s exactly that: housing before anything else. Plymouth offers homes to people experiencing homelessness without asking them to “prove” that they’re ready for it, because we believe that everybody deserves a home.

Stable housing transforms lives. Without a home, people cannot meet their basic needs. Sleeping, eating, and bathing become monumental tasks. And many people experiencing homelessness also live with disabilities, substance use disorders, and behavioral health conditions. Instead of getting the support they need, their challenges are furthered by life on the street.

Once somebody has experienced homelessness, they’re often shut out of housing by barriers like rental history requirements, credit checks, and up-front security deposits. At Plymouth, we lower barriers so that our housing is accessible to the people that need it. Our model of permanent housing, coupled with wraparound supportive services, gives our residents the solid base they need to rebuild their lives and leave homelessness behind forever.

Our Mission
Plymouth Housing’s mission is to eliminate homelessness and address its causes by preserving, developing and operating safe, quality, supportive housing and by providing adults experiencing homelessness with opportunities to stabilize and improve their lives.

Our Vision
Housing is just the beginning—the first step to building hope and transforming lives. We envision a day when every person has a home and a better quality of life.

Our Values
More than a decade ago, a diverse group of long-time staff members joined together to outline the values that inform our work. 

At Plymouth: 

• We create a safe and inclusive community.
• We demonstrate trust.
• We advocate for equity in housing.
• We serve with empathy and compassion.
• We help each other thrive.

Shared Human Dignity
Plymouth believes in a world where adults who have been chronically unhoused live with dignity and in homes.

We do this work in a region and in a nation that persistently function in conflict with our vision. Many do this work in the midst of own trauma.

The injustice that surrounds us is enabled by the dehumanization of many people:

• We exist on lands stolen from the Snoqualmie, Suquamish, Duwamish, and other tribes; and
• Many continue to benefit from the stolen labor of West African peoples forcibly removed from their lands.
• To achieve Plymouth’s vision, we must work internally and with other decolonizing efforts. We must replace systems that inflict trauma with practices that restore and advance human dignity.

Working at Plymouth: Our Benefits and Staff

"The day to day work we are doing is truly advancing our tenants' lives."
— Beruke Giday, Program Manager

Our staff make a difference everyday. Join a compassionate, dedicated team of people working to help our neighbors out of homelessness for good.

Benefits
Plymouth Housing is committed to providing our staff with a fantastic compensation package aligned with our values. Two critically important components of this total compensation package are a rich health benefits plan affordable to each of our eligible staff members and a generous retirement plan.