ROOTS Young Adult Shelter

Amount Appropriated?

$5.0M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

Funding would support acquisition costs, installation of fire suppression sprinklers, and additional renovations necessary to meet ADA and other requirements. This would allow ROOTS Young Adult Shelter to start daytime programing at its new facility. ROOTS anticipates providing the following on-site services for guests at our new facility, utilizing an \u201cUnder One Roof\u201d comprehensive service model: emergency shelter and meals for up to 45 young adults 365 nights a year; access to hygiene facilities, laundry, and guest computer lab; guest-centered, age-specific and goal-oriented case management services for more than 100 young adults a year focused on steps necessary to overcome past trauma, find employment, enroll in school, and/or secure permanent housing; non-emergent healthcare services; facilitated peer support programs; drop-in daytime services similar to above; and extended stay shelter for up to 30 young adults separate from the emergency nightly shelter.\n\nThe new facility will provide a permanent home for Seattle\u2019s unhoused young people. It is in the neighborhood with the city\u2019s highest concentration of young adults, both housed and unhoused. Building ownership will eliminate the constant threat of rent increases and real estate swings that led the facility to lose its original leased space of 20 years when the building was sold to developers in 2019. Added stability for the shelter means added stability and expansion of services for guests, many of whom have experienced unstable homes and relationships, especially with adult authority figures and institutions.\n\nROOTS will utilize unused space within the facility to construct offices for up to seven other service providers and/or commercial tenants. This will provide guests with additional options for on-site services and create a consistent revenue stream for the organization.