Funding awarded to homelessness projects
Published on Thu, Jun 4, 2009 by Beckye RandallRead More Local News
Snohomish County has awarded nearly $1.5 million in funding to 19 projects in the third year of a 10-year plan aimed at ending homelessness locally.
The funds, set aside for the program known as "Everyone at Home Now," are used to support projects that will advance the county's effort to reduce homelessness with innovative programs based on successful national models.
"Snohomish County has a long history of exciting and successful human service innovations," County Executive Aaron Reardon said. "These projects are another example of the county's leadership to promote new models for ending homelessness and to meet the goals of our 10-year plan."
Funding approved by the county's human services director, Ken Stark, include $31,372 for Meadowdale and Colby housing programs run by Catholic Community Services; $132,376 for Project SAFE at Cocoon House; $47,000 for Community Health Center to provide health care for the homeless; $148,534 for Compass Health's housing voucher program; and $67,000 for Domestic Violence Services' transitional housing.
Several agencies received funding for a variety of projects aimed at reducing homelessness, including Housing Hope, which will receive nearly $265,000 for child development, homeless teen parents, homelessness prevention and other programs. Salvation Army was granted nearly $170,000, Volunteers of America of Western Washington is slated to receive more than $470,000, and programs administered by the YWCA were awarded nearly $170,000.
The funds, set aside for the program known as "Everyone at Home Now," are used to support projects that will advance the county's effort to reduce homelessness with innovative programs based on successful national models.
"Snohomish County has a long history of exciting and successful human service innovations," County Executive Aaron Reardon said. "These projects are another example of the county's leadership to promote new models for ending homelessness and to meet the goals of our 10-year plan."
Funding approved by the county's human services director, Ken Stark, include $31,372 for Meadowdale and Colby housing programs run by Catholic Community Services; $132,376 for Project SAFE at Cocoon House; $47,000 for Community Health Center to provide health care for the homeless; $148,534 for Compass Health's housing voucher program; and $67,000 for Domestic Violence Services' transitional housing.
Several agencies received funding for a variety of projects aimed at reducing homelessness, including Housing Hope, which will receive nearly $265,000 for child development, homeless teen parents, homelessness prevention and other programs. Salvation Army was granted nearly $170,000, Volunteers of America of Western Washington is slated to receive more than $470,000, and programs administered by the YWCA were awarded nearly $170,000.
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