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Community Action of Skagit County details local services, housing projects and food distribution in Sedro‑Woolley presentation
Summary
At the Sedro‑Woolley City Council meeting on Oct. 22, Bill Hinkle of Community Action of Skagit County outlined the agency's countywide programs, local outcomes for Sedro‑Woolley residents and recent housing projects; he did not present a funding request but asked the council to consider 15/90 funds.
Bill Hinkle, executive director of Community Action of Skagit County, told the Sedro‑Woolley City Council on Oct. 22 that the agency is expanding services across the county and described specific outcomes in Sedro‑Woolley.
"We're an anti‑poverty organization," Hinkle said, summarizing the agency's mission to stabilize lives and equip people to move out of poverty. He described a network of resource centers, street outreach teams and a new central food distribution facility that serves local food banks.
Hinkle said Community Action conducts a community needs assessment every three years; the 2024 review again identified availability and affordability of housing as the county's top concern. He highlighted the agency's role in prevention — short‑term financial assistance, energy help and employment supports to keep households housed — and said those efforts are less costly than rehousing people once they become homeless.
The presentation gave these local figures from the agency's…
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