Family Promise asks Cowlitz County to pass through homeless‑prevention funds
Family Promise executive director Sarah Wallace asked the board to pass through unallocated consolidated homeless grant funds to expand a prevention program that would help working families avoid eviction; she proposed serving roughly 40 families and outlined a $100,000–$200,000 funding range and staffing needs to administer the program.
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Gina James (Health & Human Services) introduced Sarah Wallace, executive director of Family Promise, who described the nonprofit’s prevention program and a request to use unallocated consolidated homeless grant (CHG) funds for an expansion. "Our mission is to prevent and end family homelessness," Wallace said, explaining Family Promise provides short-term rental assistance, move-in deposits and case management to keep families with children stably housed.
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