旅行作者Rick Steves通过以225万美元买下华盛顿林木卫生中心的财产,拯救了华盛顿林木卫生中心,使其不再关闭。 Travel author Rick Steves saved Washington's Lynnwood Hygiene Center from closure by buying its property for $2.25 million.

华盛顿的林伍德卫生中心为约700名无家可归者提供服务,在旅行作家里克·史蒂夫斯以225万美元的价格购买了该中心的地产后,在2025年12月被拯救了. The Lynnwood Hygiene Center in Washington, serving about 700 unsheltered people, was saved from closure in December 2025 after travel author Rick Steves purchased its property for $2.25 million. 该中心自2020年以来提供淋浴、膳食和住所,当其地主出售该场地时,中心面临关闭。 The center, which provided showers, meals, and shelter since 2020, faced shutdown when its landowner sold the site. Steves以前与该设施没有联系,购买了该房产,以确保其继续运营和今后的扩建。 Steves, who had no prior connection to the facility, bought the property to ensure its continued operation and future expansion. 他的投资将资助修理、新淋浴、洗衣机、延长的时数以及一个自行车修理站。 His investment will fund repairs, new showers, laundry machines, extended hours, and a bike repair station. Center Director Sandra Mears 表示, 消息为早已习惯于不确定因素的居民带来了希望。 Center director Sandra Mears said the news brought hope to residents long accustomed to uncertainty. Steves强调在社会服务方面需要公共投资, 认为购买是“爱我的邻居”和解决系统性无家可归问题的方法。 Steves emphasized the need for public investment in social services, calling the purchase a way to "love my neighbor" and address systemic homelessness. 中心仍然开放,向有需要的人提供至关重要的支助。 The center remains open, offering vital support to those in need.