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Project Be Free updates Auburn council on co‑responder domestic‑violence team and new state funding route
Summary
Project Be Free presented year‑to‑date service metrics to Auburn’s City Council, described cross‑system collaboration with Auburn Police and the King County Prosecutor’s Office, and highlighted newly passed state funding tied to marriage‑license fee changes to support co‑responder programs.
Representatives of Project Be Free briefed the City Council at the June 9 study session about their co‑responder model for domestic and family violence and youth support, and urged continued partnership with the Auburn Police Department.
“I'm Katya Wojcik. I'm the cofounder and executive director of Project Be Free,” Wojcik said. She described the organization as a family‑violence–focused non‑profit headquartered in Renton that partners with Auburn Police to place licensed mental‑health counselors and domestic‑violence advocates alongside law enforcement on crisis calls.
Wojcik gave local service totals for 2024 and…
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