Community Action Recieves Large Grant

Community Action of Skagit County is pleased to announce it received $336,253 from the Washington Families Fund for the Skagit Rapid Re-housing Retention Project. Skagit was one of four counties who were awarded funds specifically serving homeless families through a rapid re-housing and progressive engagement approach. This three-year grant will provide funding for outreach, coaching, employment support, and flexible cash assistant for housing/work related expenses. Rapid re-housing has gained national attention as a cost-effective best practice for quickly stabilizing families, and preventing them from returning to homelessness.

For more information, please call the Housing Resource Center at 360-416-7585.