http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2003064931&zsection_id=2002111777&slug=homeless16m&date=20060616More than 900 homeless people have moved into permanent housing in King County since a 10-year plan to end homelessness was announced last year.
The King County Committee to End Homelessness said government and private agencies have built or funded 1,300 new housing units in the plan's first year. The committee has called for the creation of 9,500 units within the decade.
"The progress report shows that in just 10 months we've made tremendous progress," said Bill Block, project director for the committee. "That is a wonderful start."
The committee, a coalition of government agencies, nonprofits, business and religious organizations, wants to end homelessness by providing stable, permanent homes rather than managing the population primarily with food banks and temporary shelter.
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Of about 1,300 new units in Thursday's progress report, 563 were built in the past year, 391 were funded for future construction and 387 units were converted into housing for formerly homeless individuals and families in Bellevue, Federal Way, Duvall and downtown Seattle. Block did not have estimates on how much all the units cost.
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