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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: City gives funding boost to Ten-Year Plan
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
6/2/2006 4:00:00 AM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alex Fryer (206) 684-8358
Julie Moore (206) 684-0604
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City gives funding boost to Ten-Year Plan
$9 million focused on creation of housing
for homeless individuals and families
SEATTLE -- The City of Seattle is awarding $9 million to help
create five new affordable housing developments, with the majority focused directly
on meeting the goals of the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness.
“This is another important step in the Ten-Year Plan to end homelessness,” said
Mayor Greg Nickels. “These are programs that will make a real difference
in people's lives. We have about 500-700 chronically homeless people in Seattle
and this funding alone could bring that number down by 115. We’re making
progress.”
Following eight weeks of thorough analysis of funding applications numbering
up to 1,500 pages each, the following five projects were chosen for funding
in this round:
Sponsor |
Project |
Neighborhood |
# Units |
Description |
Archdiocesan Housing Authority |
Westlake 2
801 9 th Ave. |
First Hill, across from St. James Cathedral |
55 |
Housing First - permanent
supportive housing targeted to chronic homeless men from St. Martin
de Poerres emergency shelter |
Downtown Emergency Service Center |
Rainier Housing
5270 Rainier Ave. S. |
Rainier Valley/Hillman |
60 |
Housing First - permanent supportive housing
targeted to chronic homeless men and women disabled by mental illness.
24/7 staffing. |
Archdiocesan Housing Authority |
Holden St. Family Housing
2429 SW Holden St . |
Delridge/Westwood |
26 |
Permanent supportive housing for large homeless families. On-site services provided by AHA. |
Jubilee Women's Center |
Jubilee House
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Capitol Hill/Volunteer Park |
27 |
Supportive housing for homeless women with
an emphasis on employment and training. |
AIDS Housing of WA |
Kenyon House
3932-42 S. Kenyon St. & 3939 S. Bozeman St. |
Rainier Valley/Othello |
18 |
Permanent housing for individuals disabled
by HIV/AIDS |
The Downtown Emergency Service Center development, originally a proposal for
80 units, has been the subject of continued neighborhood conversation. To help
address neighborhood concerns the City urged DESC, as part of the Office of
Housing’s good neighbor policy, to reduce the number of units to 60 and
look at other ways to address issues raised by the community.
The City is requiring, as part of the DESC funding award, the creation of
a Good Neighbor Agreement between DESC and the neighborhood. The Office of
Housing will lead this effort to identify what both DESC and the neighborhood
can do to ensure success of the proposed development. A public meeting to discuss
the Good Neighbor Agreement will be held Wednesday, June 14, from 6-8pm. The
meeting will be at Genesee Housing, located at Rainier Vista, at 2916 S. Columbian
Way.
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The Nickels Newsletter at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm.
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