OLYMPIA, Wash.-The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic is included in a $1.2 million investment from the Washington Department of Commerce for homelessness diversion programs.
Commerce announced the grants, intended to help families and individuals identify solutions for resolving a housing crisis quickly and safely in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Yakima Counties, on March. 4.
The program may include short-term services and financial assistance, according to a commerce press release announcing the funding.
“Providing diversion services when people first face a housing crisis is a proven strategy to help struggling families and individuals,” said Commerce Director Mike Fong.
The funding prioritize services in communities that have disproportionate numbers of people experiencing homelessness, housing instability and housing affordability.
The grant funding was awarded to organizations that have a primary mission and history of supporting and providing services to BIPOC and unserved communities, and that are culturally based, directed and substantially controlled by individuals from the specific population they serve, according to Commerce.
A full list of recipients is available online.
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic: $252,118 to serve Hispanic, native and migrant seasonal workers.
