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PROPOSAL DETAILS <br />Applicant Profile and Qualifications: Tell us about your organization including the <br />purpose of your work, your goals, any history, and experience working in homeless <br />and/or affordable housing services, experience managing public funds, and anything <br />else that describes the organization's qualifications. (250 words max.) <br />The purpose of HopeSource is to protect those who cannot protect themselves and to encourage <br />those who can. Our goals are to serve clients based on the CASTLE (Courage, Authenticity, <br />Service, Truth, Love and Effectiveness) values of the organization, to end homelessness in our <br />community and support people in building self-sufficient lives. HopesSource has a 50 year <br />history as a private, non-profit community action agency operating in a rural environment, <br />making a difference through programs that stabilize households in crisis including housing, <br />nutrition, energy assistance, home weatherization, transportation, rental assistance, and youth <br />recreation assistance. HopeSource has served as the Continuum of Care lead for Kittitas County, <br />operated the Coordinated Entry system for Kittitas County, conducted the annual Point In Time <br />count, completed the Community Needs Assessment, operated the only homeless shelter in the <br />county, built 26 units of new affordable housing in Cle Elum, kept 167 units of affordable <br />housing units from going market rate, operated Polaris housing in Cle Elum, and provided a <br />Pathway to Permanence model in Ellensburg. HopeSource case managers are trained in <br />trauma -informed care, motivational interviewing, WSCAP family development, home health <br />worker, mental health first aid, and family stability planning. HopeSource oversees <br />administration of 38 federal, state and local contracts including; Consolidated Homeless Grant, <br />Housing and Essential Needs, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, McKinney-Ventor, <br />HUD, Rural Development, Housing Trust Fund, Housing Finance Commission, and private <br />funding from the ROE Foundation, Mercer Creek Church, the Shoemaker Foundation, and the <br />Suncadia Associate Fund. <br />