| Aurora Commons | |
| Named After: | Aurora Avenue |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Location: | 8914 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle |
| Coords: | 47.6939°N -122.3442°W |
| Region: | Licton Springs, North Seattle |
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| Affiliations: | Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Aurora Commons is a drop-in center for homeless people in Seattle. It was co-founded in 2011 by Lisa Etter Carlson.[1] [2] It has been described as "a small oasis in the heart of Seattle's forgotten desert", Aurora Avenue North – an area of the city where sex workers and homeless frequently find patrons, heroin and cheap motels; and which had no supermarket, bank, community center, nor bookstore, and no Seattle City Council representation until 2015.[3] [4] The space is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church across the street.[5] Local businesses have protested the center's needle exchange program.[6] Aurora Commons also provides condoms and other services for sex workers.[7]