ROOTS Young Adult Shelter partners with young adults experiencing homelessness on their journey to stability. Our vision is that everyone has a safe place to call home.

Our services/español are open to everyone ages 18-25 experiencing housing instability.

ROOTS Welcomes New Executive Director Erin Chapman-Smith

We are delighted to announce that Erin Chapman-Smith will be our next Executive Director, beginning May 1st. Erin has worked with youth service providers here in King County for the past 14 years, most recently at YouthCare as their Senior Director of Housing Services. Erin was also a Program Coordinator at ROOTS from 2011-2013, before joining our Board of Directors in 2023.

Erin’s expertise will lend itself well to completing ROOTS’s final phase of renovations and developing our expanded service model.

Learn more about Erin in our latest newsletter: https://bit.ly/welcome_erin