Author: Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development
Date Published: 2005
In the summer of 1998, recognizing the critical need to increase the supply of safe, decent, and affordable housing for migrant and seasonal farmworkers, Governor Gary Locke declared farmworker housing to be on the top housing priority for the state. Locke included $40 million for the development of farmworker housing in his 10-year capital plan, and, in 1999, a legislative proviso established funding for a Farmworker Housing Program within the Housing Trust Fund at the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. This report provides a summary of the progress to date in addressing the housing needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Washington State.