SPOKANE, Wash. — More than $4 million was awarded to the city of Spokane to help people and families experiencing homelessness move into permanent housing.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a $4.3 million Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Award for the city of Spokane. All projects submitted to HUD from the city have been fully funded, and these projects will help move unhoused residents into permanent housing. The city received $25,784 more this year than last year, according to a release.
“Some projects from other areas of the country had their money reallocated during the application process, and Spokane even received some of that,” said Jennifer Cerecedes, the City’s Community, Health and Human Services Director. “This funding will be critical for assisting our most vulnerable individuals in their journey to find housing.”
The funded projects are listed below:
- Catholic Charities St. Margaret’s Shelter Transitional Housing: $67,755
- Catholic Charities Rapid Rehousing (RRH) for Families: $479,759
- Catholic Charities Homeless Families Coordinated Assessment: $249,018
- Catholic Charities Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Consolidation: $219,869
- Catholic Charities PSH II: $226,746
- Catholic Charities PSH Support Rent: $204,154
- Volunteers of America (VOA) PSH Off-Site: $316,746
- VOA Alexandria’s House: $76,201
- VOA Samaritan: $756,463
- VOA Hope House 2.0 PSH: $183,156
- VOA PSH Scattered Sites: $206,648
- City of Spokane Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Project: $197,468
- City of Spokane/Continuum of Care Planning: $123,386
- City of Spokane Unified Funding Agency Costs: $123,386
- SNAP Singles Homeless Coordinated Assessment: $77,345
- SNAP RRH for Households without Children: $187,576
- YWCA RRH for Domestic Survivors for Households with Children: $330,899
- YWCA RRH for Survivors of Domestic Violence: $333,068
“We are incredibly grateful to the tireless efforts of our community, service providers, and City partners for their unwavering commitment to securing much-needed funding for our Continuum of Care,” said Arielle Anderson, the Continuum of Care co-chair. “This funding will help us continue to address homelessness and housing insecurity in our community, providing critical resources and support to those who need it most."
The funding is part of $2.8 billion being distributed to address homelessness in cities across the country.
“Helping people move into stable housing from temporary shelters and encampments on the streets is essential to ending homelessness,” said Marcia L. Fudge, HUD Secretary. “Working with our local partners, these Continuum of Care program grants, deliver communities the resources they need. Together we can work toward a world where homelessness is a brief and rare occurrence, and every person has access to a safe, affordable and stable home so that they and their families can thrive.”
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