Housing Stability and Food Security

Below is summary information for the human services programs funded by the City in 2022 that support housing stability and food security. 

Please note that in collecting data for Racial Identity, individuals who identify as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin can be of any race.  Please see the Census FAQ About Race and Ethnicity for more information.

BIPOC refers to Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color

AMI refers to Area Median Income as determined by the US Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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GOAL AREA 1 - AT A GLANCE
Funds Allocated for 2022	$1,627,957
Organizations Funded	14
BIPOC Organizations	1
Client Racial & Ethnic Identity	Count	Percentage
American Indian/Alaska Native	17	1%
Asian/Asian American	87	5%
Black/African American	244	13%
Latino/Hispanic	226	12%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	9	<1%
White/Caucasian	618	33%
Other	162	9%
Multi-Racial	63	3%
Unknown	676	36%
Total Clients Served	1,876

 

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Organization: Attain Housing

Program:  Stable Home

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2022):  $35,000

Program Overview:  Helps families with children stay housed during a financial emergency as well as assists families obtain housing.

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Organization: Catholic Community Services of King County

Program:  New Bethlehem Programs

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022) : $324,436

Program Overview:  Meets the unmet need for 24/7/365 shelter and essential day center services for families experiencing homelessness on the Eastside. The program offers a safe place for families to land, and a centralized location for access to the supportive programming needed to help families transcend their situation and move into permanent housing.

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Organization: Congregations for the Homeless

Program:  24/7 Enhanced Shelter

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022):  $301,990

Program Overview:  Provides a safe and welcoming environment 24 hours a day every day of the year for 100+ men experiencing homelessness on the Eastside with the on-site resources needed for individuals to rebuild their lives and obtain stable income and housing. Services include shelter, meals, showers laundry, case management support, addiction and mental health, employment support and more.

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Organization:  Eastside Baby Corner

Program:  Meeting Basic Needs for Children

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022):  $11,318

Program Overview:  Provides critical basic needs which infants and children (0-12), near/in poverty or crisis, need for healthy development and safety. EBC is the only children’s basic needs resource broker in the service area. EBC fills a gap by collecting essential goods through community donations and by purchasing critical safety-regulated items, like car seats, and consumable goods, like diapers.

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Organization: Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP)

Program:  Housing Stability

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022): $100,000

Program Overview: Provides civil legal services to people facing housing-related challenges. ELAP's staff attorneys help people navigate the confusing legal system, so people can stay in their home or secure new housing. 

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Organization:  Friends of Youth

Program:  Outreach & Drop-In Services for Youth & Young Adults

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022):  $141,000

Program Overview:  Connects young people experiencing homelessness (ages 16-24) with the information, services and resources they need to build safe, stable futures. Through street outreach, mobile drop-in sites and drop-in center (co-located with shelter and other services), staff meet young people where they are and help them improve their safety, wellbeing, self-sufficiency and permanent connections with family, school and other positive social networks.

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Organization: Friends of Youth

Program:  Transitional Housing for Homeless Young Adults & Young Families

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022):  $20,917

Program Overview:  Friends of Youth’s “New Ground” Transitional living programs (TLPs) provide safe, transitional housing and supportive services to young adults and young families experiencing homelessness. TLPs provide 47 units that serve young people from across King County and are located in Bothell, Kirkland and Redmond. Case management and other services help residents improve their safety, wellbeing and self-sufficiency so they can achieve permanent housing and fulfill their potential.

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Organization: Friends of Youth

Program:  Youth & Young Adult Shelter

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2022):  $125,000

Program Overview:  Friends of Youth operates two year-round shelters for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. Youth Haven provides a safe, temporary shelter for youth under age 18 with case management, education support and family engagement services. The Landing serves young adults ages 18-24 and provides overnight shelter, including counseling, housing navigation and referrals to in-house and community services including education, employment, case management and housing.

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Organization: Hopelink

Program: Emergency Food

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2022): $81,960

Program Overview:  When a family doesn't have enough food, a basic human need, stability in other areas is impossible. Hopelink’s food program provides food to supplement a household’s income. Hopelink food banks offer options from each food group (fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins and dairy), as well as baby items and personal care products. We offer home delivery for home bound individuals in need of supplemental food assistance and our emergency bags provide an immediate solution to a hunger crisis.

 

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Organization:  Hopelink

Program:  Financial Assistance Resiliency Program

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022):  $35,000

Program Overview:  Helps individuals living in poverty who are experiencing an unexpected financial shock (need for car repair, medical issue, loss of hours at work, etc.

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Organization: Hopelink

Program:  Housing

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022):  $21,012

Program Overview:  Hopelink has 19 units of Emergency Shelter, 51 units of Transitional Housing, and 35 units of Permanent Housing. Case managers, paired with the above-described units, use a strengths-based, client-centered case management model. Case managers work with the family to identify realistic goals to help the family overcome barriers and identify steps and strategies to achieve permanent housing. The end goal is to have the family achieve the highest level of self-sufficiency by making lasting change.

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Organization: Imagine Housing

Program:  Supportive Services

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022):  $170,000

Program Overview:  Provides basic needs, case management, resource referrals, and community programming at affordable housing communities located in Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Redmond, and Sammamish. This program ensures residents with low incomes overcome barriers to stability through connecting them with resources that improves the overall quality of residents' lives.

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Organization: Lake Washington Schools Foundation 

Program:  Pantry Packs

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2022):  $10,000

Program Overview:  Provides weekly food packs for children in the Lake Washington School District.  Program currently serves over 982 students during the school year, and has continued to provide packs to students through the COVID-19 closure. 

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Organization:  LifeWire

Program:  Emergency Shelter

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022): $43,608

Program Overview:  Confidential shelter for survivors of domestic violence who are fleeing a violent relationship. Emergency shelter is provided in 10 apartment units located in East King County. Survivors (and their children) in shelter are provided basic needs such as food, clothing, and transitional housing; supportive services; advocacy services, and housing location services. 

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Organization:  LifeWire

Program:  Housing Stability

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022): $15,000

Program Overview:  The Housing Stability Program (HSP) provides flexible, low barrier financial assistance for survivors of domestic violence. This can include rental assistance, basic needs, employment help, legal assistance, and more.

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Organization:  MAPS Muslim Community Resource Center

Program:  Food & Gas Card Distribution

BIPOC Organization:  Yes

Amount Funded (2022): $10,000

Program Overview:  Provides emergency assistance in the form of gift cards that can be used to purchase food or gas only. This ensures that no one in acute need of sustenance or transportation is left with no resources.

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Organization:  MAPS Muslim Community Resource Center

Program:  Housing for Single Women

BIPOC Organization:  Yes

Amount Funded (2022): $7,500

Program Overview:  Provides socially and culturally appropriate transitional housing for single women. This vulnerable population has an increased need for personal safety and privacy, and the demand for transitional housing is great. This program provides housing units and case management.

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Organization:  Sound Generations

Program:  Meals on Wheels

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022): $11,976

Program Overview:  Meals on Wheels (MOW) program is trusted by thousands of King County’s most vulnerable aging and disabled adults each year for their home delivered food needs. MOW delivers nutritious, satisfying meals directly to the homes of King County residents of all ages, who are unable to leave their homes unassisted, unable to prepare meals, and lack a social support system.

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Organization:  The Sophia Way

Program:  Helen's Place

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022):  $150,000

Program Overview:  24/7/365 emergency shelter and day center located in Kirkland. Women experiencing homelessness have access to showers, laundry, hot meals, sleeping and napping areas, as well as connection to a case manager and a mental health professional. 

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Organization: The Sophia Way

Program:  Sophia's Place Extended-Stay Shelter

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2022): $12,240

Program Overview:  Provides overnight shelter for up to six months, and case management services to help women experiencing homelessness achieve personal goals that lead to independent living; housing in subsidized apartments and community transitional housing.