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RAPID REHOUSING AND PERMANENT SUPPORTED HOUSING:SHARE UTILIZES A HOUSING FIRST APPROACH TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHRONICALLY EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS. IN 2023 AND 2022, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES HOUSED 82 AND 87CHRONICALLY HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS, RESPECTIVELY, AND PROVIDED ON-GOING SUPPORT, INCLUDING RENTAL SUBSIDIES. THIRTY-TWO OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO OTHERWISE MAY MOST LIKELY DIE ON THE STREETS, ARE SUPPORTED BY SHARE'S SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AT LINCOLN PLACE.SHARE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND STABILITY (AHAS) PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORTED HOUSING THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT TO FAMILIES AND SINGLE ADULTS ON THEIR WAY TO STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. AHAS IS A COORDINATED SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING AND CONNECTION TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. AHAS SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 76 HOUSEHOLDS EACH MONTH FOR 2023. THE PROGRAM SERVED 238 PEOPLE IN 2023.SHARE OWNS THREE HOMES THAT PROVIDE GROUP LIVING ENVIRONMENTS AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SINGLE PEOPLE (ONE SERVING SINGLE WOMEN, ONE SERVING SINGLE MEN AND ONE SERVING SINGLE MEN WHO ARE VETERANS). AN ADDITIONAL HOME PROVIDES HOUSING FOR A FAMILY. SHARE ALSO OWNS A DUPLEX OF TWO 3-BEDROOM HOMES FOR FAMILIES, WHICH ARE RENTED AT LESS THAN HALF OF FAIR MARKET VALUE AS PART OF EFFORTS TO KEEP HOUSING AFFORDABLE.SHARE'S HOUSING AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS PROGRAM HELPS SINGLE PEOPLE FOUND BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO BE TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE PROGRAM BEGAN AS AN ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. IN NOVEMBER 2011, IT WAS REALLOCATED TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE AS A NON-ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM THAT COULD PAY RENT, UTILITIES, AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS HYGIENE PRODUCTS, TOILET PAPER AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. THIS PROGRAM SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 110 CLIENTS PER MONTH IN 2023.

SHELTERS:SHARE PROVIDES TEMPORARY, EMERGENCY HOUSING AT FOUR YEAR-ROUND SHELTERS. SHARE ORCHARDS INN AND SHARE HOMESTEAD SHELTER HOMELESS FAMILIES AND ARE OPERATED BY SHARE STAFF, ALTHOUGH THE BUILDINGS ARE OWNED BY VANCOUVER HOUSING AUTHORITY. SHARE HOUSE FOR SINGLE MEN IS BOTH OWNED AND OPERATED BY SHARE. SHARE ALSO OPERATES A WOMEN'S SHELTER AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CALLED WOMEN HOUSING AND TRANSITION (WHAT). SHARE PROVIDES STAFF SUPPORT TO ONE SHELTER THROUGH THE WINTER HOSPITALITY OVERFLOW PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESS AND ST. ANDREW LUTHERAN CHURCH. IN 2023, SHARE'S HOUSING NAVIGATORS HELP ASSIST 63% OF HOUSEHOLD TO MOVE OUT OF SHELTER AND INTO HOUSING.