Elizabeth Gregory Home

Our Mission

Elizabeth Gregory Home provides a welcoming and respectful refuge where homeless and at-risk women have access to compassionate care.

Our Vision

Homeless and at-risk women have the power to transform their lives.

Our Values

We build our services on the following values:

• Respect – Honoring individuality;
• Inclusion – Accepting and celebrating difference;
• Community – Engendering a sense of belonging;
• Empathy – Listening with compassion and understanding.

Our Core Strategies

To achieve our mission and ensure the fulfillment of our vision, we focus our expertise, resources and activities toward the establishment of the following conditions:

• Build a solid support structure in our community aimed at connecting homeless people to information, resources, skills, assets, and supportive relationships.
• Establish a standard of integrity and consistency in the provision of homeless services.
• Engage community leaders in learning and reflecting together on new, highly effective models and approaches to addressing homelessness.
• Nurture a community that is invested in treating people humanely.

Our History

Former EGH board member Frank Gregory shares fond memories of this inspirational woman, “I met Elizabeth, a single mother, in 1971 as we were both enrolled in computer programming classes. She was forced to withdraw from school after losing her job. She eventually found other employment but survived in the interim on unemployment and food stamps. This was a blow to her self-esteem and eventually to her health, as she felt first-hand the sting of life as a struggling woman.”

“I finished school in 1974 and we were married that same year. In 1978 she returned to school to finish her education, receiving an undergraduate in communications and her Master in Social Work at the University of Washington. It was during her practicum at Children’s Hospital of Seattle that she fell in love with one-on-one counseling with the disenfranchised and those affected by trauma and loss. These one-on-one encounters led to her sharing a private practice until her health forced her to retire prematurely in 1990.”

“Elizabeth had the most infectious laugh; she loved playing practical jokes, was a big sports fan, a film noir buff, and made friends easily. However, integrity was a requirement if you wished to remain a friend. When Elizabeth died she left me a gift that I will never lose; death is not the end of our journey.”

It is our wish the women served at Elizabeth Gregory Home will find that same indomitable spirit and joy for life that Elizabeth left as her legacy.

Elizabeth Gregory Home (EGH) was established in 2001 to address the growing needs of women experiencing homelessness in Seattle. Today, EGH operates a drop-in Day Center and a Transitional Housing Program, each focusing on our mission of providing a welcoming and respectful refuge where homeless and at-risk women have access to compassionate care.

Located in the University District, our Day Center is one of the only safe places north of the ship canal where all who identify as female can feel at home during the day. Each client has access to resources to meet essential food, hygiene, transportation, and wellness-related needs. Additionally, a Care Team of trained staff and volunteers share vital housing, educational, and employment guidance to help women break free from the cycle of homelessness.

Elizabeth Gregory Home’s Transitional Housing Program offers eight women the opportunity to live in a lovely house in the Maple Leaf neighborhood for up to two years. Through supportive services, each addresses her individual goals aimed at securing an income, improving life skills, and finding permanent housing.

EGH is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization primarily funded by private foundations and individuals.