01.19.11

Cantwell Announces $37.7M for Washington State Homelessness Programs

SPOKANE, WA – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that 68 Washington projects will receive a total of $37,700,917 in grants for the development of Continuum of Care programs from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Continuum of Care programs are coordinated community-based efforts to address homelessness by examining needs and building programs that address those needs. Grants under this program were competitively awarded to applicants across the nation. 
 
“I applaud the Department of Housing for these critical investments toward addressing homelessness in Washington state,” Senator Cantwell said.  “During hard economic times, it is critical we insure that the neediest in our communities have somewhere to turn.”
 
Programs awarded today include the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) that provides housing in a supportive environment with a service component; the Shelter Plus Care (S+C) program that provides grants for rental assistance for homeless persons with disabilities; and the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) program that provides rental assistance on behalf of homeless individuals in connection with moderate rehabilitation of SRO buildings.
 
Projects receiving award funding are listed below; some projects received multiple awards.   
 
Recipient
Grant Type
Amount
Archdiocesan Housing Authority
SHP
$303,161
Auburn Youth Resources
SHP
$123,286
Bellingham Housing Authority
S+C
$1,085,532
Benton and Franklin Counties Department of Human Services
S+C
95,976
Benton Franklin Community Action Committee
SHP
$508,853
Blue Mountain Action Council
SHP
$142,724
Building Changes
SHP
$387,191
Catholic Community Services
SHP
$311,576
Child Care Resources
SHP
$529,095
Church Council of Greater Seattle
SHP
57,278
City of Bremerton
S+C
$200,592
City of Seattle Human Services Department
SHP
$8,645,642
City of Spokane
S+C
$728,556
City of Spokane
SHP
$188,705
Columbia River Mental Health Services
SHP
$122,414
Community Action Center
SHP
$19,152
Community Psychiatric Clinic
SHP
$426,327
Community Services Northwest
SHP
$91,700
Community Youth Services
SHP
$151,516
Compass Health
SHP
$133,252
Compass Housing Alliance
SHP
$26,248
Council for the Homeless
SHP
$72,697
Development Association of the Goodwill Baptist Church
SHP
$85,238
El Centro de la Raza
SHP
$17,603
Friends of Youth
SHP
$123,062
Hopesource
SHP
$46,346
Housing Authority City of Kelso
S+C
$90,720
Housing Authority of Island County
S+C
$41,040
Housing Authority of Snohomish County
S+C
$2,928,744
Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton
SHP
$137,664
Housing Authority of the City of Tacoma
S+C
$62,880
Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver
S+C
$137,664
Housing Authority of Thurston County
SHP
$133,921
Housing Hope
SHP
$110,143
Joint City of Republic-Ferry County Housing Authority
SHP
$36,316
Kent Youth and Family Services
SHP
$39,134
King County Department of Community and Human Services
SHP
$624,566
King, County of
S+C
$6,853,392
King, County of
SHP
$1,055,353
Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority
SHP
$24,938
Lewis County
SHP
$108,814
Low Income Housing Institute
SHP
$522,011
Mason County Shelter
SHP


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