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Cowlitz County BOCC approves $150,000 contract to support Emergency Support Shelter operations

Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) · February 4, 2026
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Summary

The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners approved an annual contract of up to $150,000 with Emergency Support Shelter—$100,000 for shelter operations and up to $50,000 to match private donations—after Health and Human Services presented usage figures showing the shelter served about 150 people last year, over half children.

Cowlitz County commissioners voted to approve an annual contract of up to $150,000 with Emergency Support Shelter to fund shelter operations and a private-donation match component. Gina James of Health and Human Services described the agreement during the Board of County Commissioners' meeting and said the shelter served about 150 individuals last year, with more than half of them children.

Under the contract, $100,000 is earmarked for day-to-day…

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