| NAMI
Eastside Housing: Homeless Initiative
WHAT IS THE HOMELESS SITUATION ON THE EASTSIDE?
On any given night, it is estimated that there are
several hundred homeless persons in East King County.
King County has adopted the Continuum of Care for Homeless
Persons philosophy which uses outreach, emergency shelters, transitional
housing, and permanent housing that are tied to special support services
in an effort to help persons with special needs transition from homelessness
to independent living. Available shelter and housing resources to support
the homeless within East King County are shown below:
| SPONSOR ORGANIZATION |
NAME OF RESIDENCE |
HOMELESS
CATEGORY |
NO. OF BEDS OR HOUSING UNITS |
| *Archdiocesan
Housing Authority |
Eastside Maternity
House |
Preg/parenting
sgl wmn |
11 |
| Catholic Community Services -
Eastside |
Avondale Park |
Families |
4 |
| Catholic Community
Services - Eastside |
Housing at the
Crossroad |
Families |
5 |
| Catholic Community Services - Eastside |
Various Churches |
Single Men |
30 |
| Compassion House |
Transitional
Housing
(third house to open later in 2000) |
Single women
with children/families |
2 |
| Eastside Domestic Violence Program |
My Friend’s Place (confidential) |
Families / DV |
5 |
| Eastside Domestic
Violence Program |
THORA Rental
Assistance |
Families / DV |
15 |
| Friends of Youth |
Arbor House |
Preg/parenting teens 18-21 |
14 |
| Friends of Youth |
Avondale Park |
Teen parents
18-24 |
4 |
| Friends of Youth |
Transitional Living Campus (TLC) |
Preg/parenting teens
18-21 yrs |
5 |
| Hopelink |
Avondale Park (Redmond)
|
Families |
5 |
| Hopelink |
Dixie Price (Redmond) |
Families |
8 |
| Hopelink |
Transitional
Housing (Bellevue) |
Families |
20 |
| King County Housing/ Seattle
Mental Health |
Avondale House (Redmond) |
Single adults w/mental illness |
16 |
| Kirkland
Interfaith Transitions
in Housing |
Transitional
Housing |
Families |
18 |
| YWCA of Seattle-KC |
Family Village (Redmond) |
Families |
20 |
| *Eastside Housing Association Avondale Park II Planned 2004 |
Redmond |
Families, young
couples and young women w/children, single adults |
50* |
| * indicates not open yet |
SUBTOTAL – N/E KINGCOUNTY |
|
182 |
| Data compiled
by City of Seattle – Safe
Harbors Project, updated April
15, 2001. |
In addition to these shelters there are limited voucher
programs available through some of the above listed agencies and Eastside
Police Departments where emergency shelter is provided on a situation
basis for 1 to 3 nights at local hotels and motels. During the winter
months of high vacancy, some of the Eastside motels and hotels will donate
rooms for shelter.
Several major concerns exist with respect to housing
for homeless persons, namely:
- Inadequate shelter beds and transitional
housing for the homeless population.
- Inadequate day services, especially for
special needs homeless persons.
- Weak links between transitional housing
and shelter programs.
- Lack of permanent housing for special needs
persons transitioning from homelessness especially as provided through
the Shelter + Care Program.
- Uncertainty of Shelter + Care ongoing funding
via the McKinney grant process.
WHAT IS NAMI EASTSIDE'S
HOMELESS INITIATIVE?
Development of the NAMI Eastside Homeless Initiative
is in progress.
A Group Home located on the Eastside and established by a NAMI Eastside
member will start operations as transitional housing for several homeless persons with
mental illness this summer. Community Psychiatric Clinic will provide both housing and
mental health support services.
DO YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THE NAMI EASTSIDE
HOMELESS INITIATIVE?
Contact: housing@nami-eastside.org
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