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April 17, 2021 3:47 PM Matthew Kincanon
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Mother Teresa Haven preliminary renderings. Courtesy of Catholic Charities
SPOKANE, Wash. Last Wednesday, Catholic Charities announced that it will be moving forward with two new permanent, affordable, supportive housing projects for low-income families and vulnerable individuals as part of its push to solve homelessness in Eastern Washington.
One complex, Mother Teresa Haven, will be a 48-unit project in Spokane that will serve low-income families, and the other, Pasco Haven will be a 60-unit project in Pasco that will provide counseling, case management and healthcare to vulnerable residents.
Mother Teresa Haven will be adjacent to Catholic Charities Sister’s Haven, a family affordable housing community, at the Holy Names Campus. The monthly rent for families will average $245 and residents will get access to on-site services including counseling, case management, healthcare, recreational act
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State Commerce Pumps $97Million Into Housing Projects
Tuesday, the Washington State Department of Commerce made this announcement, that $97million in grants and loans for what they called affordable housing across the state. The information release read in part: These funds will help provide an estimated 1,404 multifamily rental units/beds, 121 homes for first-time homebuyers, 86 units of modular housing, and 74 units in cottage-style communities. $85.3 million of funding comes from the state’s Housing Trust Fund, with $11.7 million provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME and National Housing Trust Fund programs, also managed by Commerce in Washington state.