Even before the City of Seattle took over ownership of Puget Sound Naval Station in 1993, Solid Ground played a leadership role, along with other agencies, in developing services for homeless people at Sand Point.
As a founding member of the Sand Point Community Housing Association, we helped convert six decommissioned Navy buildings into 94 units of housing for homeless people. We’ve helped provide the case management and other services Sand Point residents need to achieve stability, security and confidence to improve their lives. Since 1999, more than 1,600 people have stayed at Sand Point in their journey from homelessness to stability.
Solid Ground currently manages Sand Point Family Housing, which offers 27 transitional housing units for families with children, and Santos Place, which provides 42 transitional units for single adults. The program offers housing for up to two years, and supportive services and case management are provided onsite.
In addition, we are building 106 new units of permanent, affordable housing for formerly homeless families and individuals at Sand Point. The first 51 units (Brettler Family Place) and the Lowry Community Center are complete – and the first families moved into their new homes in early 2011. While Brettler Family Place ends homelessness for 51 families, we are not quite done. Stage 2 of this project will include 20 additional housing units for families, as well as 34 units for single men and women – including veterans, seniors and people living with disabilities.
In the coming years we will work with the community and partner agencies to achieve this vision for permanent housing at Sand Point by adding critically-needed housing and support services to make Sand Point a successful component of our community’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness.
As of January 1, 2012, the Brettler Family Place waitlist is temporarily closed and we will not accept any applications received after that date. We will notify providers when the list reopens.
When we reopen, we will accept waiting list applications from service providers only for client housing at Brettler Family Place. Providers who offer services specific to immigrant or refugee populations or people of color are encouraged to apply for their clients.
Contact: Tamara Brown, tamarabsolid-ground.org, 206.694.6775
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Sand Point Housing Advisory Committee (SPHAC)
Solid Ground established the Sand Point Housing Advisory Committee (SPHAC) to involve the local community in Sand Point's progress on an ongoing basis. Comprised of neighborhood residents, members of various neighborhood councils, and local organization and business members, the group meets monthly to keep informed and provide feedback on current housing programs updates and future housing development. For more information about this committee, please contact our Sand Point Housing Liaison at 206.517.5499 or sandpoint@solid-ground.org.
SPHAC meeting notes:
Wish List:
We always gladly accept donations of new or slightly used household items like blankets, sheets, towels, pots, pans and silverware. Please contact us if you have items you think we could use.
Please note that Sand Point Housing programs do not accept self-referrals, and Santos Place only accepts referrals from the Salvation Army, Community Psychiatric Clinic and the Veterans Administration.
Phones:
Brettler Family Place: 206.694.6764
Sand Point Family Housing: 206.753.4830
Santos Place: 206.753.4820
TTY: 7.1.1
Email: sandpoint@solid-ground.org
FAX: 206.517.5495
Mailing Solid Ground's Sand Point Housing
Address: 1501 N 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6708
Physical Sand Point Housing
Address: 6940 62nd Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115