On December 20, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the renewal of federal homeless assistance grants totaling more than $21.8 million. These funds make it possible to continue to provide a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

One of the beneficiaries of the grants is Crown Hill's Labateyah Indian Youth Home. The organization was awarded $343,56, which will help them continue to provide housing and services to homeless youth.
 
“These annual grants are essential as we work to help people rebuild their lives and find safe and stable housing,” said Mayor McGinn in a press release. “The federal funds are especially important in our efforts to preserve basic human services in Seattle and throughout the region.”
 
Community-based organizations joined with the City of Seattle and King County in submitting the annual joint application for McKinney Continuum of Care funding that supports local governments in providing homeless housing and supportive services. The funding is crucial to the ongoing work of the Committee to End Homelessness and the implementation of the regional Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness.
 
“Our efforts are making a difference in helping people to find and maintain stable housing,” said Bill Block, Project Director of the Committee to End Homelessness. “This award shows that our federal partners value our programs and recognize our progress.”
 
The $21.8 million award received by the Seattle/King County Continuum of Care supports a total of 1,776 units of housing: 754 units of transitional housing and 1,022 units of permanent housing for homeless people with disabilities. The total includes funding for two Safe Haven facilities that offer supportive housing for homeless adults with severe mental illness. Also renewed is funding for the Safe Harbors Homeless Management Information System, which collects data on services provided to homeless people in programs throughout King County. 
 
Among the organizations to benefit from the grant are Low Income Housing Institute, Compass Housing, Hope Link, Solid Ground, YWCA, and more.