Housing Security – $327,055

Bayside Housing & Services | $69,197 
To maintain transitional housing for families as they process their application for a local grant from the Small Business Administration and to increase capacity to provide for 10 new individuals and families.

COAST Shelter | $1,700
For additional staffing of the homeless shelter for the next week as the local governments decide on an alternative plan for the shelter that offers more space and safer conditions.

Dove House Advocacy Services | $99,658
To establish and maintain a Rapid Response Rental Assistance Fund dedicated to helping people who, without immediate financial assistance, might otherwise fall into homelessness or long-term debt from which they could not recover.

Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County | $26,000
To supply two AmeriCorps workers to help make up the shortfall in volunteer hours due to COVID 19.

Housing Solutions Network | $5,000
To create a community campaign to encourage support for workforce housing, so essential workers have a place to live.

Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Advocates (JCIRA) | $125,500
To provide rental assistance to people who have lost their jobs in industries like shellfish and salal picking.

 

Financial Assistance – $114,100

St. Vincent de Paul | $98,250
To expand emergency financial assistance for individuals and families.

Quimper Grange #720 | $4,900
Updated ventilation system for COVID safe meetings

Gateway to Freedom | $10,000
To supply socks, tents, sleeping bags and monthly hygiene kits to
people who have lost their jobs and housing due to Covid-19.

OlyCAP | $950
Donor directed donations to support OlyCAP financial assistance programs.

 

Food Security – $107,008

Backpacks for Kids Port Townsend | $1,110
Support for weekend food program for students in Port Townsend.

Quilcene & Brinnon Weekend Nutrition Program | $6,000
To address a three-fold increase in youth from Brinnon needing food assistance during weekends. They are now serving 62 families a week. Prior to the pandemic, the average was 23 per week.

Chimacum Backpacks for Kids | $635
Support for weekend food program for students in Chimacum.

Community Wellness Project | $6,645
For Neighbor Loaves, connecting Chimacum School District Food Service with local grain farmers and local business Pane D’Amore Bakery to bake and distribute 250+ loaves of bread weekly to families receiving school meals within the Chimacum School District.

Food Bank Farm & Gardens | $3,900
To keep three farmers employed in upcoming months. This will ensure that this valued source of produce for the local farmers markets is maintained as the growing season begins.

Jefferson County Food Bank Association | $36,175
To purchase produce and stackable boxes, making it easier to accommodate drive-up food pick-ups and needed equipment.

Jefferson County Farmers Markets | $20,615
To purchase the technology needed to open an online farmers market. This will support local farmers and allow people on the food assistance program (SNAP) to pre-order food and access matching dollars.

St. Paul’s Church | $1,128
For Just Soup Meal Program for low-income seniors and people living without homes.

Jefferson Healthcare Foundation | $2,800
To maintain the Free Little Pantry in Port Townsend, offering free food to those who need it.

North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council | $8,000
For the Olympic Peninsula Farmers Fund to contract with local farmers to provide food for food banks and feeding programs.

Jefferson County Branch of the Olympic Peninsula YMCA | $20,000
To provide summer meals for children throughout East Jefferson County as a continuation of the services currently provided by school districts and weekend meal programs

Youth & Family Services – $85,750

Cedarbrook Early Learning Center | $16,000
To adapt childcare services for low-income working families in ways that allow for social distancing.

CedarRoot Folk School | $3,250
To provide financial assistance to children to attend safely augmented outdoor summer programs, thus providing much needed childcare.

First Step Family Support Center | $13,000
To purchase and distribute items for low-income children and their families in Jefferson County including diapers, formula for infants, thermometers and Pedialyte for sick babies.

Connected Students Initiative | $43,500
To support internet access for students of low income-families who are now attending classes at home.

Skillmation | $2,500
Free online tutoring for Jefferson County students.

Providing wrap-around support for Jefferson County foster kids and families.

Community Boat Project | $2,500
To expand summer sailing and building programs for Jefferson County youth.

 

Community Health  – $66,958

Jefferson Healthcare Foundation | $15,600
To ensure mental health support remains available to oncology patients who must be isolated during the pandemic.

Jumping Mouse Children’s Center | $17,083
To purchase the technology and equipment needed for therapists to provide online counseling sessions for 65 children and their families.

The Benji Project | $11,275
To teach stress relief, connection and coping practices as well as mindfulness and self-compassion for isolated teens twice weekly through June 2020. These will be delivered for free via Zoom.

Jefferson County school-based Mental Health Centers | $13,500
To provide school-based mental health tele-therapy to Jefferson County students, traditionally not offered during the summer.

Department of Emergency Management | $6,000
To run the mask project and purchase supplies.

The ReCyclery | $3,500
To provide bikes and locks for clients of Dove House, Foster Supports, and JC Anti-Racist Fund who have been affected by the COVID pandemic.