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2. Proiect Description Summary: Provide a brief summary the project being proposed and a general description of how it will address homelessness or affordable housing in Kittitas County. Be sure and indicate whether the proposal is intended to provide direct client services or construction, maintenance, or improvement of housing facilities, including a proposed timeline for completion. (300 words max.) This proposal will provide direct client services to homeless individuals and families who reside permanently or temporarily in Kittitas County, Utilizing the Kittitas County coordinated entry system, HopeSource staff will quickly connect with and gather information for those entering the Cold Weather Shelter. CWS clients will have access to safe, stable housing through rapid rehousing and shelter programs, including units owned by local landlords, local shelters, and over 200 homeless and affordable housing units owned and operated by HopeSource in Kittitas County. Services will also include identifying alternatives for diversion out of or preventing entry into homeless shelters where possible, reuniting households with support systems and family in the county, providing transportation to other areas of the country, entering households into HopeSource programs for long term stability, or connecting with all other providers of services in Kittitas County or other counties. Diversion and reunification can include mediating with past landlords, providing food vouchers, utility assistance, back rent, legal and credit repair referrals. Although an individual experiencing homelessness may benefit from supportive services such as mental health or substance abuse counseling, participation in these services is not a prerequisite to access housing or a condition of maintaining it. The stability that a housing unit provides bolsters a tenant's ability to participate in these services. 5