Politics & Government
Seattle, King County Receive More Than $21.8 Million in Federal Homeless Assistance Grants
Renewal funding supports homeless housing and services countywide
Federal homeless assistance funds totaling more than $21.8 million have been awarded to the City of Seattle and King County for 2012-2013, making it possible to continue to provide a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the renewal grants on Dec. 20, 2011, following the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement of $1.5 billion awarded nationwide.
“Ending the cycle of homelessness for our most vulnerable residents requires many partnerships, and the renewal of this federal funding for housing and services sustains a critical piece of the safety net for thousands in need across our region,” said Executive Constantine, co-chair of the Committee to End Homelessness Governing Board.
“These annual grants are essential as we work to help people rebuild their lives and find safe and stable housing,” said Mayor McGinn, who sits on the Committee to End Homelessness Governing Board. “The federal funds are especially important in our efforts to preserve basic human services in Seattle and throughout the region.”
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Community-based organizations joined with the City of Seattle and King County in submitting the annual joint application for McKinney Continuum of Care funding that supports local governments in providing homeless housing and supportive services. The funding is crucial to the ongoing work of the Committee to End Homelessness and the implementation of the regional Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness.
“Our efforts are making a difference in helping people to find and maintain stable housing,” said Bill Block, Project Director of the Committee to End Homelessness. “This award shows that our federal partners value our programs and recognize our progress.”
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The $21.8 million award received by the Seattle/King County Continuum of Care supports a total of 1,776 units of housing: 754 units of transitional housing and 1,022 units of permanent housing for homeless people with disabilities. The total includes funding for two Safe Haven facilities that offer supportive housing for homeless adults with severe mental illness. Also renewed is funding for the Safe Harbors Homeless Management Information System, which collects data on services provided to homeless people in programs throughout King County.
The attached chart provides detail on the 2012-2013 Homeless Assistance Awards.
For more information on the programs and projects funded by the McKinney Continuum of Care grant funds, please contact Eileen Denham, City of Seattle McKinney Programs Coordinator, 206-684-0915 or Katy Miller, King County Housing and Community Development Program, 206-263-9090.
Seattle/King County Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Awards for 2012-2013
This information reflects the award for the 2011 Seattle-King County Consolidated application for McKinney Continuum of Care funding.
Project Sponsor / Project Name
Award
# Units**
Funding
Term
Archdiocesan Housing Authority Dorothy Day House
$25,422
17
1 year
Archdiocesan Housing Authority Noel House at Bakhita Gardens
$139,650
20
1 year
Archdiocesan Housing Authority Ozanam Place
$279,551
27
1 year
Archdiocesan Housing Authority Rose of Lima
$105,422
13
1 year
Archdiocesan Housing Authority St. Martin's on Westlake
$197,739
53
1 year
Catholic Community Services Aloha Inn
$201,576
66
1 year
Auburn Youth Services Severson House
$123,286
7
1 year
Building Changes Lyon Building
$387,191
40
1 year
Childcare Resources Regional Homeless Child Care
$529,095
Services
1 year
City of Seattle DFYS Pro Youth
$838,688
Services
1 year
Community Psychiatric Clinic Cedar House
$168,153
8
1 year
Community Psychiatric Clinic El Rey
$75,171
16
1 year
Community Psychiatric Clinic Harbor House Safe Haven
$348,156
20
1 year
Compass Housing Alliance Cascade Women’s Program
$80,012
32
1 year
Compass Housing Alliance HomeStep Scattered Sites
$116,397
22
1 year
Compass Housing Alliance The Homelessness Project
$57,278
12
1 year
Compass Housing Alliance Mary Witt/Rosa Parks
$26,284
10
1 year
Compass Housing Alliance Transitions Program
$81,370
12
1 year
Consejo Mi Casa
$74,613
4
1 year
Downtown Emergency Service Center 1811 Eastlake
$586,377
50
1 year
Downtown Emergency Service Center Canaday House
$320,463
83
1 year
Downtown Emergency Service Center Evans House
$183,540
26
1 year
Downtown Emergency Service Center Kerner-Scott Safe Haven
$443,471
25
1 year
Downtown Emergency Service Center Rainier Housing
$462,500
50
1 year
Downtown Emergency Service Center Scattered Site Leasing
$517,251
60
1 year
Eastside Domestic Violence Program My Friends Place
$251,744
10
1 year
El Centro de la Raza Transitional Housing
$17,603
2
1 year
Friends of Youth New Ground Bothell (Arbor House)
$123,062
14
1 year
Goodwill Baptist Aridell Mitchell Home
$28,596
6
1 year
Goodwill Baptist Development Associations Teen Parent Home
$56,642
4
1 year
Hopelink Family Transitional Housing
$121,939
20
1 year
Kent Youth and Family Services Watson Manor
$38,134
8
1 year
King County Dutch Shisler Sobering Support Center
$624,566
Services
1 year
King County Shelter Plus Care (multiple grants)
$6,397,344
494
1 year
Low Income Housing Institute Columbia Court
$36,141
13
1 year
Low Income Housing Institute Martin Court
$105,000
41
1 year
Low Income Housing Institute One Heart / Urban Rest Stop
$398,285
Services
1 year
Multi Service Center Homeless Family Transitional Housing
$26,724
3
1 year
New Beginnings Transitional Housing
$326,054
17
1 year
Plymouth Housing Group - Coming Home
$492,048
150
1 year
Public Health-Seattle & King County
Medical Case Management / Pathways
$545,049
Services
1 year
Public Health-Seattle & King County Medical Respite
$696,732
Services
1 year
Salvation Army Hickman House
$77,838
10
1 year
Salvation Army William Booth House
$253,988
43
1 year
Seattle Housing Authority Beacon House
$9,896
6
1 year
Solid Ground Broadview
$158,620
20
1 year
Solid Ground Washington Journey Home
$507,350
Services
1 year
Solid Ground Sandpoint Families
$294,978
26
1 year
Transitional Resources – Avalon Place
$30,000
5
1 year
United Indians of All Tribes- Indian Youth Home
$343,565
25
1 year
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Harder House
$79,906
7
1 year
Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation Valley Cities Landing
$140,085
24
1 year
Vietnam Veterans Leadership Project Bennett House
$23,579
6
1 year
Vietnam Veterans Leadership Project Burien House
$63,258
6
1 year
Workforce Development Council Homeless Intervention Project
$1,129,355
Services
1 year
Youth and Outreach Services Dove House
$121,545
5
1 year
YouthCare Home of Hope
$181,306
10
1 year
YouthCare Ravenna House
$151,856
12
1 year
YouthCare Sand Point Youth Home
$548,598
19
1 year
YouthCare Straley House
$105,602
12
1 year
YWCA Anita Vista
$57,319
14
1 year
YWCA Family Village
$78,878
20
1 year
YWCA Opportunity Place
$114,450
29
1 year
YWCA Three Agency Demonstration Project
$85,614
10
1 year
YWCA Transition into Permanent Project
$167,867
Services
1 year
YWCA Auburn Transitional Housing
$42,540
8
1 year
YWCA Windermere
$29,683
4
1 year
Safe Harbors I
(Homeless Management Information System - HMIS)
$303,975
HMIS
1 year
Safe Harbors II
$99,739
HMIS
1 year
TOTAL
$21,855,709