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5. Gaps and Duplication in Services: Describe how your proposed project fills a gap in <br />homeless and/or affordable housing services in Kittitas County. lnclude a description of <br />how the project is or isn't a duplication of current services. (250 words max.) <br />There is no other pending project of this type in Kittitas County for workforce housing. <br />The Ellensburg Housing Needs Assessment shows a clear need or one-bedroom <br />apartments to relieve the ongoing housing cost burden: "As oI2O17, about 70o/o of all <br />households in Ellensburg have only 1 or 2 members. Yet only 28o/o of housing units <br />offered are studios or 1-bedroom. The relief of having affordable housing allows <br />households to provide themselves with lifesaving prescription and medical care, food, <br />and decent basic clothing." lntended residents can maintain pride in their independence <br />and ability to care and provide for themselves without living in fear of being without food, <br />without basic necessary medical care, and of being homeless with nowhere to turn. <br />There are no dedicated permanent supportive housing programs pending in Kittitas <br />County for chronically homeless households with disabilities, leaving a significant gap in <br />comprehensive services. Permanent housing was identified as one of the highest-felt <br />community needs in the 2020 Community Needs Assessment. <br />I <br />Doc lD: 827c530853eb58e65a7bdf36e6b276d23884551f