Never Miss a Chance to Do the Most Good
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Never Miss a Chance to Do the Most Good
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Program Overview
Street Level is a permanent housing, person-centered, strengths-based approach to help individuals identify the choices and solutions to end their homeless experience with limited interaction with the crisis response system.
The Salvation Army’s Street Level program represents holistic change for marginalized, unhoused individuals in King County. The program seeks to provide permanent housing for people living in their vehicles in King County and hopes to expand throughout the region.
Street Level works in collaboration with several King County police and sheriff departments and housing entities to house more people living in their cars.
impact
Fiscal Year 2022 (October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022): 325 people housed
Fiscal Year 2023 (October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023 ): 1,300 people housed
The Street Level team is composed of dedicated social workers and housing advocates. The small but mighty team works with people living in their cars to help them find permanent housing and get them connected to other services as needed.
The need is great around our region and we need you to help us fund this vital program.
client story
Client Story: Overcoming Barriers to Housing
Ben reached out via phone. He was given the number of a Salvation Army Street Level staff member simply by word of mouth. Ben was enrolled in school at a local community college, but he couldn’t find anywhere to live.
He was working two jobs and attending school, all while living in his vehicle. He had a hard time saving up the money to get into his own apartment due to the move-in costs. After speaking with our team, who informed him they would be able to assist with move-in costs, Ben started his apartment search. He found an apartment right away. The Street Level team assisted with the move-in costs totaling $833.55.
Once in his new place, Ben reached out again and asked if it might be possible to receive some assistance with furniture. The Street Level team provided a referral to Northwest Furniture Bank, which provides gently used furniture and household items to those at or below the poverty level.
Ben is grateful and is doing well.