Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents

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Source: feeds.npr.org
Rick Steves taking a selfie with community members outside the Lynnwood Hygiene Center near Seattle. He says his purchase of the property secures the future of the center, which provides hot meals and hot showers.

Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.

(Image credit: Rick Steves)