Seattle CARE Sighting @ Albert Davis Park

For context, Albert Davis Park in Lake City has long had a large homeless population. It’s common to see SPD driving by the area which in my opinion, only ever added to the feeling of unease living in the area.

Today, I saw a Seattle CARE vehicle pull up and actually talk to and help a homless man at the park. They asked if he needed water and helped him pack his stuff and voluntarily drove away with them, presumably to a shelter.

I’ve never even heard of CARE before today but apparently they are a public safety branch alongside SPD that handles non-emergency 911 calls. From my research, I saw that there are only a couple dozen officers in the city which explains why I’d never seen them until now.

Just wanted to share this experience because I found it very wholesome seeing unarmed city officials actually HELP the homeless.