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September 6, 2007
Major funding to expand housing and services for region’s homeless families
SEATTLE – More than $4.5 million will fund 180 new Sound Families affordable, service-enriched housing units in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Click here for grantee fact sheet.

December 18, 2006
Major year-end funding to expand housing and services for region's homeless families
SEATTLE – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today announced nearly $6 million in new grants that will significantly expand housing and services for the region’s homeless families, or families at risk of becoming homeless.

June 11, 2004
Alice Shobe Named Director of Sound Families Initiative
SEATTLE – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Alice Shobe has been appointed director of the Sound Families Initiative, a program established four years ago to curb family homelessness in Pierce, King and Snohomish counties.

April 9, 2003
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Sound Families Initiative awards Intercommunity Mercy Housing $962,500
SEATTLE – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through its Sound Families Initiative, has awarded Intercommunity Mercy Housing (IMH) $962,500 to support the development of 35 units of transitional housing and the provision of related case management services.

February 20, 2003
Housing Hope opens facility for teens
EVERETT, Wash. — Safe, affordable housing will be available to more Everett families when Housing Hope officially opens its latest project, New Century House, September 12 at noon. Located at 2505 Howard Avenue, eight of the 10 units will be reserved as transitional housing for homeless, pregnant teens or parenting teens.

January 10, 2003
Lakewood Area Shelter Association reaches $1.5 million capital campaign goal
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The Lakewood Area Shelter Association (LASA) today announced it has reached its capital campaign goal to purchase 14 units of transitional housing. A recent grant of $455,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Sound Families program pushed LASA’s campaign over $1.5 million mark.

August 6, 2002
Community Psychiatric Clinic Receives $400,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Sound Families Initiative
SEATTLE – The Community Psychiatric Clinic today announced it has received a $412,500 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Sound Families Initiative to develop and sustain a transitional housing project for families in the University of Washington’s Parent-Child Assistance Program (P-CAP).

August 1, 2002
Sound Families Initiative announces nearly $2.3 million to fund 87 new transitional housing units
SEATTLE - The Sound Families Initiative today announced its third round of funding totaling $2,297,500. The grants will fund 87 new transitional housing units along with support services in King and Snohomish counties.

December 3, 2001
More than $860,000 announced for new transitional housing in Pierce County from the Sound Families Initiative
SEATTLE - The Sound Families Initiative today announced its fall 2001 round of grants totaling more than $860,000. Three of the four grants will fund transitional housing projects in the Tacoma area.

November 7, 2001
New affordable housing a welcome sight in Snohomish County
LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A grand opening celebration will be held on November 7, 2001, from 4 - 6 p.m. to welcome the newest addition to the Lincoln Way Apartments. With the completion of Lincoln Way II, Lincoln Way Apartments now offers 100 units of affordable family housing in Lynnwood, Washington. Additionally, 15 of these units will be set aside to serve formerly homeless families.


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