Aurora Commons

Aurora Commons is a drop-in center for homeless people in Seattle. It was co-founded in 2011 by Lisa Etter Carlson.[1][2] It has been described as "a small oasis in the heart of Seattle's forgotten desert", Aurora Avenue North – an area of the city where sex workers and homeless frequently find patrons, heroin and cheap motels; and which had no supermarket, bank, community center, nor bookstore, and no Seattle City Council representation until 2015.[3][4] The space is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church across the street.[5] Local businesses have protested the center's needle exchange program.[6] Aurora Commons also provides condoms and other services for sex workers.[7]

Aurora Commons
Named afterAurora Avenue
Formation2011 (2011)
Location
  • 8914 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle
Coordinates47.6939°N 122.3442°W / 47.6939; -122.3442
Region
Licton Springs, North Seattle
ServicesHomeless drop-in center
AffiliationsChristian Reformed Church in North America
Websiteauroracommons.org

Fundraising

Seattle area bands Death Cab for Cutie and Deep Sea Diver have raised funds for Aurora Commons.[8][9][10]

References
  1. Vianna Davila and Vernal Coleman (February 5, 2019). "Homeless shelter expands in Seattle as freeze settles in". The Seattle Times.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Kate Walters (November 8, 2018). "'It really feels like a tipping point.' North Seattle on edge after shooting of homeless man". Seattle: KUOW.
  3. Tess Riski (March 23, 2017). "On Aurora Avenue: 'Radical hospitality'". Crosscut.com.
  4. "Seattle's Aurora stretch is frozen in time, but voters are turning up the heat on change". The Seattle Times. January 8, 2018.
  5. Chris Meehan (December 13, 2017). "Awakening to the Needs in Seattle". official website. Christian Reformed Church in North America.
  6. Steve Kiggins (July 23, 2013). "Needle exchange gets prickly in Greenwood". Tacoma: KCPQ.
  7. Sophia Stephens (June 12, 2018). "In the Wake of FOSTA and SESTA, Local Organization SNAPS Is Ramping Up Its Efforts to Help Seattle Sex Workers". The Stranger. Seattle.
  8. Lauren O'Neill (November 22, 2017). "Hear Death Cab for Cutie's First Ever Show and Donate to a Good Cause – Proceeds from downloads will go to Seattle non-profit The Aurora Commons". Noisey.com. Vice.
  9. Christopher Roberts (November 22, 2017). "Death Cab for Cutie Release Audio of Their First Ever Show in Honor of its 20th Anniversary – Proceeds Go to Seattle Charity Aurora Commons". Under the Radar.
  10. "International Women's Day: Jessica Dobson of Deep Sea Diver on Some of Her Favorite Female Artists". Seattle: KEXP. March 8, 2019.


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