(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that funding she secured funding to create a new transitional housing facility for homeless veterans in the Fiscal Year 2010 Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill has passed the full Senate.
Sarge’s Place Veterans Housing Project, Forks: $500,000 – This funding will provide for the purchase and remodeling of an existing two story apartment building in Forks, WA and convert it into a transitional and permanent supportive housing community for homeless veterans and their families.
Currently, no transitional or supportive housing units for veterans exist on the West End of Clallam County despite having the highest concentration of homeless veterans in the county. This project would provide up to 10 construction jobs in this community, and would provide 12 homeless veterans a stable and secure location to live.
“This is an important boost to Clallam County’s efforts to get homeless veterans into stable housing,” said Senator Patty Murray. “With new service members returning home every day and the economy sputtering, we must step up our efforts to provide all veterans with housing and the dignity that comes with it.”
“Sarge’s Place is a transitional and permanent supportive housing project for Veterans in Forks, Washington. We at Sarge’s believe that service to our country can cause wounds and suffering that last beyond the length of duty. Our mission at Sarge’s Place is to heal the wounds, to restore dignity, hope and self-sufficiency to all Veterans in need, and to significantly reduce Veteran homelessness on the west end of Clallum and Jefferson Counties,” said Cheri Fleck, President of North Olympia Regional Housing Network.
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