Task force proposes trimmed funding for homelessness, affordable‑housing programs as revenue falls

Clallam County staff presented recommendations from the homelessness task force and a review committee to the Board of County Commissioners on April 7, 2025, proposing reduced two‑year contract awards for homelessness and affordable‑housing programs as county revenues fall.

Staff reported the county received 12 proposals: nine for Homeless Housing and Assistance funds (the prior “2163” program) totaling $1,613,559.66, and three for Affordable Housing funds totaling $237,652. The county budgeted $360,000 per year for Homeless Housing and Assistance ($720,000 for two years) and $65,000 per year for Affordable Housing ( $130,000 for two years), both substantial reductions from prior cycles.

The review committee — four members of the homelessness task force — evaluated proposals by connection to funding priorities, availability of other funding, community need and past performance, then interviewed applicants. Committee members were John DeBoer (board member representing people with lived experience of homelessness), Laurel Schreiner (task‑force alternate representing United Way), Amy Miller (task‑force member…