Washington state
Washington allocated $8.324 million for the Housing and Recovery through Peer Services (HARPS) program between 2017 and 2019. Subsidies from the program are intended to help get people who are at risk of homelessness and dealing with mental health disorders or substance use disorders into housing.
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King County
That pot of money is divided among several counties that then are tasked with distributing it.
King County, which receives $500,000 a year for program subsidies, does that by contracting with an organization that works directly with people in need.
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Public contractors
Public contractors work with people who are eligible for the program’s funds.
Harborview Medical Center, which received and distributed Housing and Recovery through Peer Services money
between 2017 and 2019, paid some rent and move-in costs to organizations that provided housing for HARPS clients.
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Nonprofit housing providers
Eligible nonprofits operate temporary or permanent housing units for people with substance use or mental health disorders and advertise recovery support services.
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- Publicly available tax documents
For-profit housing providers
Eligible for-profit companies like Damascus operate temporary or permanent housing units for people with substance use or mental health disorders and advertise recovery support services.
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