HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSS 2024-12-09 Item 1E - Update - 2025-2026 Human Services UpdateCity of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor McLeod
CC: Brandon Miles, Strategic Initiatives and Government Relations Director
FROM: Stacy Hansen, Human Services Program Coordinator
DATE: November 27, 2024
SUBJECT: Human Services update 2025/26
The Tukwila Human Service Advisory Board (HSAB) has completed their RFP review process for the 2025/26 budget
cycle. Advisory Board members represent a range of expertise in social services, knowledge of community needs and
the desire to fund programs that contribute to our mission to provide exceptional services that support a safe,
inclusive, and healthy community.
Our application funding process and quarterly invoicing is an ILA partnership with the Human Services Funding
Collaborative (HSFC) between 17 south, north, and east King County cities with an online platform called Sharel. All
non -profits who wish to compete for HS funding from any cities in the HSFC must utilize this one -stop application and
invoicing program (attachment A).
The Human Services Advisory Board and staff reviewed 65 complete applications requesting over $1.2M in funding.
Board members spent 92 hours collectively reading, rating, and reviewing applications. In addition, we met six times
(17 hours for each board member) from May through July to discuss each application. The team reviewed content,
service accessibility, inclusion, fiscal soundness, duplication, cost efficiencies and each program's history/ability to
engage with the Tukwila community. The team thoroughly discussed the merits of each application and how
programs met the needs of our most vulnerable residents. These robust discussions led to the recommended funding
of 37 programs (attachment B &C). 34 of these are over -achieving, high -performing, previously funded programs;
three programs are new to Tukwila funding.
Funding recommendations were made based on the same budget we've been using since 2019, $433,000, which
includes $420,562 in non-profit contracts, $6,438 for Tukwila water/sewer residents and $6,000 held in the HS
contingency fund.
Asylum Seeker Humanitarian Crisis and non -profits: Several funded agencies have reported significant impacts since
early-2023 by the on -going humanitarian crisis. Shelters are staying fuller longer since asylum seekers are unable to
secure employment without their work permit, which takes approximately 6 months to obtain; their ability to move
out of shelter and into transitional/permanent housing takes longer than the typical 30-60-day shelter stay. Our
refugee serving agencies have seen significant increase in need for ESL classes, asylee specific legal services, medical
services, case management and training programs. Food insecurity has also had a significant impact on the local food
pantry and the backpack snack program, which provides weekend meals for school -aged children enrolled in the TSD
McKinney Vento homeless program. All these agencies would benefit from additional funding as their caseloads
have increased significantly.
Lack of shelter space throughout KC remains high. It is taking at least a month to gain access to shelter. Those
unsheltered are remaining so for longer time periods due to the lack of available bed space.
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Attachment B
Funding Priorities
Wellness $125,785
Housing $146,450
Support for independence $92,090
Food Security $56,237
Contingency $6,000
City Water/Sewer $6,438
$433,000
HS 2025-2026 FUNDING PRIORITIES
Food Security
$56,237
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$92,090
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Contingency
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$6,438
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Wellness
$125,785
29%
Housing
$146,450
34%
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TUKWILA HUMAN SERVICES
2025-26 Funded Agencies/Programs
2025-26
AMOUNTS
WELLNESS
After -School All -Stars Academies - Tutoring & Mentoring
$10,000
Children's Home Society (formerly Childhaven) - Outpatient Mental Health
Children's Therapy Center - Neurodevelopmental Support Services Birth to Age 3
Consejo - Counseling & Referral
$35,000
$7,500
$5,000
Crisis Connections Crisis Line - Mental Health Crisis Calls
$3,408
Crisis Clinic Teen Link - Peer Support for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention
$2,000
DAWN - Community Advocacy for DV Survivors
$4,000
Health Point - Dental Care
$7,500
Health Point - Medical Care
$7,500
Institute for Family Devel - PACT In -Home Counseling
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center - Medical, Legal, Advocacy
YWCA-Children's Gender Based Violence - Program for Kids who Witness DV
$20,900
$8,977
$7,000
YWCA -Gender Based Violence Services - DV Support Services for Adults
$7,000
Total
$125,785
HOUSING
African Community Housing & Development - Holistic Housing & Advocacy
Catholic Comm Service - Rent and & Utility Assistance
$17,500
$25,000
Hospitality House -Shelter - Shelter for Single Women
$10,000
KC Bar Foundation - Pro Bono Legal Assistance & Housing Justice Project
$5,000
Mary's Place - Eviction Prevention Funds
$10,000
Multi Service Center - EARNS Rent & Utility Assistance
$42,000
Multi Service Center - Family Shelter
$5,450
Renton Ecumenical - Center of HOPE Shelter (women & women w/children)
Way Back Inn - Transitional Housing
YWCA Anita Vista (Confidential DV Shelter)
$10,000
$12,500
$9,000
Total
$146,450
FOOD SECURITY
Sound Generations - Meals on Wheels - meals for home bound seniors
$12,237
Still Waters
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Tukwila Pantry - Food Bank
$40,000
Total
$56,237
SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENCE
Aerospace Joint Apprenticship - Advanced Manufacturing Training
Bridge Ministries - Medical Equipment
$3,000
Crisis Connections 2-1-1
$2,500
LCSNW - Angle Lake Family Resource Center
$9,000
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OneAmerica - ESL
$5,000
Partner in Employment - Employment & Training
$20,000
PSTC - Employment & Training
$10,000
ReWA - Basic Needs
$31,500
SVDP - Centro Rendu
$3,000
Sound Generations - Volunteer Transportation
$3,090
Non-profit allocation 2025-26
Tukwila water/sewer utility assistance 2025-26
$92,090
$420,562
$6,438
Contingency fund 2025-26
$6,000
Total Human Services allocation
green = newly funded
$433,000
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