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| Council approves $100,000 to bus homeless out of King County |
| 2019-11-22 |
| [KING5] SEATTLE ‐ King County Council approved $100,000 in funding Wednesday for a program that would bus the homeless outside the county. Council members earmarked the money as part of $450 million in supplemental funding for the 2019-2021 biennial budget. Other items in the supplemental budget included money for more electric vehicle chargers, a campaign for human trafficking awareness, and extending a gender identity task force. Councilmember Reagan Dunn, who championed the bus ticket funding, said the King County Executive’s Office will also work on the design of his proposed Homeward Bound program, which would combine the five programs that currently provide family reunification services. It would also hand out bus tickets to the homeless for any destination that’s not in King County or an adjacent county. "This funding allows us to offer stop-gap family reunification services while collecting data that will inform the design of a dedicated Homeward Bound program," Dunn said in a statement. Although $100,000 is a significant increase over the $37,000 that Dunn said the county currently spends on family reunification, it’s much less than the $1 million that Dunn called for two months ago. "Considering that San Diego spends $1.2 million on their Homeward Bound program, ours will ultimately require a larger investment ‐ but for now, this is a good start," Dunn said in a statement. "We think the $100,000 is an appropriate amount given what the need is," said Lauren McGowan, the senior director for Ending Homelessness with United Way King County. McGowan said United Way has a similar program and it uses only a small fraction of the $2 million they dedicated to helping the homeless. Related: King County: 2019-11-18 King Co. Executive defends Sanctuary Policies while kids are killed. King County: 2019-11-07 Washington State may have defeated leftist move to gut anti quota law King County: 2019-10-22 Soros-Linked Group Targets Local Sheriffs And DAs To Thwart Immigration Enforcement Related: Homeless: 2019-11-19 Starbucks open-bathroom policy driving customers away –study Homeless: 2019-11-19 Chick-fil-A denies capitulating to LGBT activists; Christian groups won't be excluded from donations Homeless: 2019-11-13 Homeless man hurls bucket of diarrhea at woman near Hollywood Walk of Fame |
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