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Kent cites $1 million in federal grants for human services, highlights Project B Free and FD CARES partnership
Summary
City of Kent staff said the biennial budget includes $1 million in federal grants funding more than 50 nonprofit contracts for supportive housing, food assistance, childcare, legal services and other programs; staff also highlighted the launch of Project B Free and a continued partnership with Puget Sound Fire's FD CARES.
A City staff member said the City of Kent's recently passed biennial budget includes $1,000,000 in federal grants dedicated to human services, funding more than 50 contracts with nonprofit partners that provide supportive housing, food assistance, childcare, education, case management and legal services.
"Our mission really is to help everyone in our community to feel safe and to find stability, dignity, and happiness in their lives," the staff member said. The staff member added that the municipal court's community court program continues to operate, assisting offenders with substance use disorders or mental-health challenges by linking them to services and accountability measures.
The staff member said the city launched Project B Free, a new resource for victims of domestic violence, and that city staff processed more than 600 referrals made by Kent police officers and the Kent Municipal Court. The city also continued its partnership with Puget Sound Fire's FD CARES program; staff reported about 100 crisis-team responses to mental-health-related calls linked to that partnership.
City officials framed the budget allocation and partnerships as support for residents who need services across housing, food security and behavioral-health response. The staff member emphasized the city is coordinating funding and contracts with more than 50 nonprofit organizations to deliver the services named above.
No formal vote or ordinance tied to these items was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. Details on the specific nonprofit contractors, the breakdown of the $1 million across programs, and implementation timelines were not specified in the excerpt.
