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Island County approves five contract amendments to fund homelessness services across Whidbey and Camano
Summary
On Aug. 5, 2025, the Board of Island County Commissioners approved five contract amendments totaling about $467,038 to support local homelessness prevention, emergency shelter operations and outreach funded primarily from local document-recording fees and a state backfill.
Island County commissioners on Aug. 5, 2025, approved five contract amendments to provide housing assistance, outreach and shelter operations across Whidbey Island and Camano Island. The agreements, funded primarily with local document-recording fees and a state backfill of those fees, allocate money to local providers that run rental assistance programs, day centers and night-by-night shelters.
The five contract amendments approved were: $15,469 for the Community Resource Center of Stanwood-Camano for rental assistance and case management on Camano; $42,000 for Mission Emmanuel (pastor Maria Hernandez’s Spanish‑speaking outreach) for outreach and intake support; $75,000 for Ryan’s House for Youth to support staffing and operations of a night‑by‑night and transitional…
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