Executive Constantine highlights progress on building affordable housing, expanding behavioral health crisis care, protecting water quality, improving salmon habitat and more.

1. Helped build 1,248 affordable homes for families, seniors and veterans

King County helped build 1,248 new affordable homes that opened their doors to families, seniors and veterans this year.

We have also created 1,350 units of emergency housing and permanent supportive housing across 16 buildings in seven cities for people experiencing homelessness. More than 900 people are currently living in these Health Through Housing buildings.

2. Continued work to prevent overdoses, save lives and clear paths to recovery

King County and community partners are expanding access to effective, low-barrier treatment. This year we created a 24/7 hotline that provides medication for opioid use disorder, launched mobile treatment programs to reach people where they are and distributed life-saving resources like naloxone and fentanyl test strips. Read more.