Helping Homeless Families
Moving families off the streets & into stable housing
Did you know…
- 8,439 people are homeless in King County (according to last year’s One Night Count combined with shelter counts).
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Of the above, 5,808 are staying in shelters and transitional housing programs – and 50% of people living in shelters are children ages 0-17.
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1,125 people in shelter survived domestic violence during the past year – 84% of whom are in families.
Solid Ground's Housing programs can use your support!
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Solid Ground provides housing through our Family Shelter, Broadview Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing (for women and children), and Sand Point Housing programs (for families and individuals). Our JourneyHome and Stable Families programs provide case management moving families from homelessness to stability. In addition, our Housing Counseling and Housing Stability programs provide counseling and financial assistance to prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless in the first place.
In 2008 alone, Solid Ground…
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Moved 199 formerly homeless families into permanent housing.
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Provided 64,143 nights of shelter and transitional housing.
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Prevented 4,435 households from becoming homeless through counseling, loans and grants.
Your donation to Solid Ground's Housing programs will support some of our community's most basic needs. For example, at our Broadview Shelter for women and children (85% of whom are domestic violence survivors):
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$50 provides one family with basic necessities such as hygiene items, food coupons and transportation vouchers.
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$100 provides health screenings for a woman and her children upon arrival.
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$250 coordinates 10 hours of volunteer tutoring with Broadview kids, helping them maintain their school grade level.
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$500 provides five year-round support groups for children and youth, helping them develop healthy relationships.
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$1,000 provides ongoing case management for one family for one year after they leave Broadview, helping them find housing, legal services, safety, and other community support.
Questions? Please do not hesitate to call for more information.
Contact: Zanne Garland, Individual Giving Manager
Phone: 206.694.6862
TTY: 7.1.1
Email: zanneg@solid-ground.org
FAX: 206.694.6777
Address: Solid Ground Development
1501 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6708