Caption:  Some birds have found a home on our tiny home out in the back yard.  Great temporary housing for all!

 

KCRHA FINALIZES BUDGET

 
The Implementation Board met this week to finalize KCRHA’s 2024 budget.  Included in the $250 million plan (Page 29) is one more village located in Tukwila.  Here is a link to the budget. 

https://kcrha.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KCRHA-2024-Budget_GC_4.19.23.pdf

 

This week we highlight the success rate of permanent housing from a tiny home vs. a shelter.

*KCRHA Five Year Plan, p. 22.

 

Click here to donate to our GiveBig Campaign:

https://www.wagives.org/donate/Sound-Foundations-Nw

Thanks!

 

 

MATCHED FUNDING

Since we’ve become a 501c3, we have been reaching out to businesses and organizations to receive matched funding and grants.  So far Boeing, Microsoft, Weyerhaeuser, and GoDaddy.com have responded favorably to our requests.  Today we also learned that the Disney Corporation will now match volunteer hours and possibly grants as well.

Last year, we celebrated the fact that we have now donated over $1 million worth of tiny homes.  It took us four years to raise the funds for those homes.  This year we anticipate building 200 homes.  At $4300 per home in materials costs (assuming that materials costs do not rise), that comes out to $860,000.

We are doing OK financially speaking, but we can always use more funding.  More funding helps us do a lot more long range planning.  With a strong financial base, it also makes it easier to reach out to other agencies, state and local government funding, and private entities.   In other words, “Success breeds success.”

If you know of an organization that would like to help us with matching funds or in any other way, please contact Barb at SoundFoundationsNW@gmail.com.  Thanks so much for all you do!

 

Here are two articles explaining the situation KCRHA shared with the Lived Experience Coalition:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/after-financial-collapse-of-shelter-homelessness-authority-scrambles-for-housing/
 
https://publicola.com/2023/04/24/marquee-plan-to-end-unsheltered-homelessness-depends-on-federal-funding-source-some-call-risky/

 

AROUND THE HOPE FACTORY

 

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED THIS WEEK

• Our “regulars “who are the heart and soul of our organization.
• “New Crew” members: Shane, John, Maura, Jaclyn, Randy, Chris, Wendy, Walter, Bill, Jamie, Tony, Kerry, and Cynthia.
• Our wonderful groups: Rotary District 5030, Lake WA Sai Ctr., Target, McKinstry, and Mercer Island United Methodist Church.

 
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

 

TO VOLUNTEER

Come build with us this week!  Here’s the link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4eacaf2aa0f4c52-week17#/

Please remember to wear painting clothes even if you do not anticipate painting.  Minimum age is 16 years.  Please, no exceptions.
 
Clarification:  If the SignUpGenius says (The name of a Group Build) AND Open Build, this means that you can volunteer even if you are not a part of the group.
 
TEAM LEADERS IN TRAINING:  If you wish to become a Team Leader in Training, DO NOT SIGN UP for the day you wish to do this.  Email SoundFoundationsNW@gmail.com and we will put you on the list.

 

We hope to be building with you soon.

Your Leadership Team:  Beatrice, Tom, Bruce, David, Timothy and Barb