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   loudest voices calling for a change in approach to tenant management and   
   the distribution of rental assistance.   
      
   “If you want to continue the expansion of affordable housing, which is   
   so greatly needed, you have to make sure that the nonprofits are healthy   
   and they’re not just burning down their reserves because the city has   
   not done its part to provide sufficient rent support,” she said.   
      
   The financial picture for providers is slightly improved this year from   
   last. But Emily Thompson, vice president of GMD Development, said the   
   improvements can’t match the depth of the challenges.   
      
   “I’m hopeful for additional rental assistance resources that our tenants   
   need because continued inaction is having harmful consequences on the   
   affordable housing sector,” she said.   
      
   David Kroman: 206-464-3196 or dkroman@seattletimes.com. David Kroman is   
   a reporter at The Seattle Times who covers politics and Seattle City   
   Hall, focusing on the City Council, mayor, city attorney’s office and   
   other city agencies.   
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