Thursday, April 10, 2025
4/10/2025
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - Project Site Address: 12735 Willows Rd. NE, Kirkland, WA 98034-8717 Project Director Name: Paul Lwali Contact Phone Number: 425-979-8281 Email Address: grants@friendsofyouth.org Website Address: friendsofyouth.org Funds Requested: 1,000,000 from HRSA-23-117 The Landing Shelter and Service Center for Young Adults provides integrated behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, basic medical care, nutrition, hygiene facilities, and expanded safe, public-health focused shelter capacity. It is the only shelter for young adults experiencing homelessness in the eastern half of King County, Washington, an area with a population of 700,000 and two of the ten largest cities in the state. Providing integrated behavioral health and basic healthcare services on-site will reduce gaps in healthcare for youth and young adults facing homelessness, who currently have a mortality more than ten times that of youth and young adults with housing. Friends of Youth has purchased a new building that will double the number of youth who can be served and greatly expand the services we can provide. Newly renovated spaces will provide therapeutic, safety-oriented counseling offices, a full infirmary for an on-site nurse to provide basic medical care and referrals, a commercial kitchen for proper, nutritious meals, new hygiene facilities, semi-private shelter beds, a dining room, commercial laundry, administration offices, outreach offices, storage, computer access stations, and a lounge area.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).