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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 2, 2009
Contact:
Connie Rivera,
Housing and Community Renewal, (360) 867-2532
Non-Profits Invited to Apply for
Funding for Homeless Housing Programs
OLYMPIA
– Certified Non-Profit
organizations that provide certain services to assist homeless people are
invited to apply for grant funding.
Thurston
County
has made available $699,101 from the Washington State Department of Commerce
funds to either prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless or to
help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and
stabilized.
Applications
for funding under the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
can be picked up at the
Thurston County Health Department at
412 Lilly RD NE
in
Olympia
or downloaded from the
county
web site
at www.co.thurston.wa.us .
An
Application Workshop is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2009, 1 p.m. in
Conference Room 107C at the Health Department.
Attendees are encouraged to RSVP. Questions
or RSVP requests may be directed to: Connie
Rivera at (360) 867-2532 or by emailing riverac@co.thurston.wa.us
Citizens
with disabilities requiring special accommodation at the workshop should call
LaBonita Bowmar at (360) 786-5440, or they can call (360) 754-4001 and ask for
the ADA Coordinator. The
county’s TDD line is available at (360) 754-2933.
Arrangements should be made five business days prior to the workshop.
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