Impact Campaign

 Since Family Promise opened its doors in 2015, we have provided services to homeless and housing insecure families in Skagit County.  That service extends to the community as a whole through the creation of opportunities for volunteers, donors, and community members of all ages and backgrounds to engage in working with homeless families with children.

 

Skagit County currently faces a crisis with over 1,400 homeless children. This number has escalated since the founding of Family Promise of Skagit Valley (FPSV) in 2015, highlighting the severity of the housing shortage. With a vacancy rate at 0.4%, housing options are scarce, and families in need face significant barriers to stability. The impact on these families is profound.

 

Due to economic uncertainty and rising construction costs, we have broken the project into three essential parts to better manage and secure funding.

 

Phase 1: Land Acquisition at Central United Methodist on 1013 Polte Rd. Family Promise has secured land from Central United Methodist for an acre of property behind the church that is already zoned appropriately and meets the needs of this project.

 

Phase 2: Site Work. This phase involves preparing the site for construction, including design and engineering, clearing the land, infrastructure, utilities and obtaining necessary permits and approvals. 

 

Phase 3: Building 10-14 cottages. After a rigorous RFQ process, West Coast Homes Tiny Home Builders in Washington State | Park Model Homes WA, has been selected to build the cottages for families in our community. These units will be designed to provide families with stable, dignified housing, supported by comprehensive services such as job readiness, case management, and mental health services. The cottages will each be built off-site and will be placed on the property completed in order to avoid construction impact in the neighborhood.

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