The Seattle Mariners organization announced its involvement with the Home Base partnership on December 14, 2018. The Mariners have pledged to contribute $3 million to be used for eviction prevention services and to provide legal advice and counsel to renters facing eviction.
This isn’t breaking news anymore and Microsoft’s announcement of its own $500 million dollar donation to a multifaceted plan for solving homelessness in King County has overshadowed the Mariners’ contribution, but this piece is meant to be a deeper dive on how the Mariners’ contribution and plan will work and why it’s important.