KentHOPE has responded with renewed energy and vigor after the Kent City Council denied the use of the city Resource Center as a day center/shelter. We are moving forward with our partner, Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, toward our vision of establishing a day center, and eventual overnight shelter to provide hope and assist those who are homeless in pathways to stable housing and a more secure future.
We are presently searching for another site for a day center. We are widening our network of support by contacting and enlisting more local congregations, businesses, service providers, and professional organizations.
We are improving our communications network through Facebook and widely distributed weekly email updates, as well as the development of a KentHOPE website. We are actively soliciting donations and planning a community fundraising event in the fall.
Our executive committee, which includes representatives from several local churches, the InterFaith Task Force on Homelessness, and SUGM meets weekly in strategy sessions.
We are compiling a list of current local volunteer efforts that serve the homeless, with contact information, for anyone who desires to help now. We are looking forward to joining the Homelessness Task Force as soon as it is established by the Kent Human Services Commission.
– Pat Gray, of KentHOPE
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