Goal Area 1 - Housing Stability & Food Security

Below is summary information for the human services programs funded by the City for 2023 that support housing stability and food security.  

Please be aware that agencies may not provide information for all demographic categories, leading to potential inconsistencies in the data.

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).

GOAL AREA 1  - AT A GLANCE
Total Funds Allocated for 2023	$1,331,377
Total Organizations Funded	15
BIPOC Organizations	2 (13%)
Total Programs Funded	27
Unduplicated Households	3,035
Unduplicated Individuals	5,212
Client Racial Ethnic Identity	Count	Percent
American Indian/Alaska Native	28	1%
Asian/Asian American	364	8%
Black/African American	392	8%
Latino/Hispanic	988	21%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	34	1%
White/Caucasian	1,971	41%
Other	22	<1%
Multi-Racial	149	3%
Unknown	1,853	41%
TOTAL	4,813

 

 

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Organization: 4 Tomorrow

Program: Rent, Mortgage & Move In Assistance

BIPOC Organization: Yes

Amount Funded (2023):  $272,079

Program Overview: Offers emergency rental, move-in, and mortgage assistance for low to moderate income households in East King County who are experiencing financial or housing instability.

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Organization: Attain Housing

Program:  Stable Home

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2023):  $61,950

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 (2023) : $107,000

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 (2023):  $110,000

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: Congregations for the Homeless

Program: Housing

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $10,000

Program Overview:   

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Organization: Congregations for the Homeless

Program: Housing Navigation

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $2,675

Program Overview:  Provides specialized case management and housing navigation services and move-in financial assistance to help men, women, and children access stable housing. 

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Organization: Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP)

Program:  Housing Stability

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023): $110,458

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:  The Landing Shelter & Resource Center

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $117,433

Program Overview:  24/7 service center providing developmentally appropriate emergency and enhanced shelter for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in East King County. It meets both young people's immediate needs as well as wraparound services to help cultivate stability.

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Organization: Friends of Youth

Program:  Youth Haven

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $6,688

Program Overview: Developmentally appropriate emergency and enhanced shelter in East King County for youth ages 7-17 experiencing homelessness, instability, and crisis situation.  The 12-bed facility supports young people 24-hours per day in improving their safety and wellbeing through case management, individual and group counseling, weekly skills groups, and educational support.

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Organization: Friends of Youth

Program:  Transitional Living

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2023):  $20,917

Program Overview: Provides safe, supportive environments where young people and young families can stabilize and build the skills needed to thrive independently.  In addition to stable accommodations, residents have access to critical wraparound services including intensive case management, employment support, independent living skills, education, trauma-informed counseling services, and a home visiting program.

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Organization: Hopelink

Program: Emergency Food

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2023): $87,697

Program Overview:  Hopelink’s food program provides food for nourishment and to supplement the income of households that make below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level.  Home delivery is also available for homebound individuals and emergency bags provide an immediate solution to a hunger crisis. 

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Organization: Hopelink

Program:  Family Development

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $24,824

Program Overview:  A voluntary case-management program that serves low-income families in North and East King County who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. The Family Development program helps families achieve housing stability and long-term economic self-sufficiency through strength-based case management and client-centered goal development. Using target goal setting to remove barriers, families achieve their highest level of self-sufficiency and make lasting change.

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Organization:  Hopelink

Program:  Financial Assistance Resiliency Program

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $37,450

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.) that threatens their overall stability.  Through flexible financial aid, in conjunction with short-term system navigation help, the program reduces barriers to income supports and improves financial stability.

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Organization: Hopelink

Program:  Housing

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $21,642

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:  Resident Services

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $32,100

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: KidVantage

Program:  Meeting Basic Needs for Children

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023):  $12,110

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: Kindering Center

Program: Families in Transition

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2023): $24,387

Program Overview: Supports young children experiencing homelessness and their families with developmental health services, education, outreach, and connection to services in the community. FIT services help children make developmental gains and build protective factors against stress and trauma, while building supportive parenting skills. 

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Organization: Lake Washington Schools Foundation 

Program:  Pantry Packs

BIPOC Organization: No

Amount Funded (2023):  $10,000

Program Overview: Pantry Packs program bridges the weekend hunger gap by providing discreet bags of nutritious, shelf-stable food to identified food-insecure students in the Lake Washington School District every Friday during the school year.

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Organization:  LifeWire

Program:  Emergency Shelter

BIPOC Organization:  No

Amount Funded (2023): $35,961

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 (2023): $16,050

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:  Rental Assistance

BIPOC Organization:  Yes

Amount Funded (2023): $22,000

Program Overview: Provides emergency rental assistance to refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine who fall under the Low Income/Very Low Income categories.

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Organization:  MAPS Muslim Community Resource Center

Program:  Food & Gas Card Distribution

BIPOC Organization:  Yes

Amount Funded (2023): $10,700

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 (2023): $8,025

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 (2023): $12,634

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 (2023):  $160,500

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 (2023): $13,097

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.