Although it continues to be a costly operation for the agency, the Campus Housing Program has helped hundreds of families who would not have qualified for housing otherwise. Lydia Place’s Campus Housing Program currently operates three properties, soon to be four, with their recent Heart House set to break ground as early as this fall. Property management isn’t something we anticipated taking on as an agency but there has been a consistent uptick in the number of families entering homelessness over recent years coupled with the lack of affordable housing in our county-we had to find an alternative solution to the growing need.” This PSE 235kW Green Power Grant will save nearly 240,000kWh helping our planet while also reducing the operating cost for the organizations receiving them.Īs one of the recipients of the grant, Lydia Place Community Engagement Director, Tally Rabatin states, “We (Lydia Place) are thrilled second-time recipients of PSE’s Green Power Grant! The installation will take place at our Bell Tower location, which includes housing units for families and functions as office space for Lydia Place program staff. In an effort to support Washington families impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is granting nearly $580,000 in new solar installations to 10 organizations within its service areas that provide essential services to families in need.

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