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PROPOSAL DETAILS <br />1. 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 />Kittitas Valley Ministerial Association (KVMA) is a voluntary group of pastors, ministry leaders, and <br />community leaders who work together for the good of the community of Kittitas County. KVMA has led <br />the Cold Weather Shelter effort since its inception. <br />For over 50 years, HopeSource's mission has been to work alongside vulnerable people confronting <br />crises in their lives to transition them back into the community as contributing and productive members. <br />HopeSource aims to accomplish this by offering services including housing, financial management, <br />nutrition, energy assistance, home weatherization, transportation, rental assistance, youth recreation <br />assistance, and connections with parenting and faith-based support, as wellas physical and mental <br />health, substance use, and disability providers. HopeSource oversees administration of 45federal, state <br />and local contracts including; Consolidated Homeless Grant, Housing and Essential Needs, Supportive <br />Services for Veteran Families, McKinney-Vento, HUD, Rural Development, Housing Trust Fund, Housing <br />Finance Commission, Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, and private funding from the ROE <br />Foundation, Mercer Creek Church, the Shoemaker Foundation, and the Suncadia Associate Fund. <br />4