Snohomish County's priorities for $80M in relief: Mental health, shelters, youth
EVERETT — Snohomish County could spend at least $80 million in federal funds to support affordable housing, childcare, homeless shelters, mental health counseling for children, social work and workforce training programs.
Those possibilities are listed in a report published Wednesday by the county’s Office of Recovery and Resilience; a department created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report has six priority categories identified during months of meetings that county elected officials and staff held with nonprofits, businesses, faith leaders and residents.
“In Snohomish County, we follow the basic principle that the pandemic impacted everyone, which means that our recovery needs to involve everyone as well,” Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers said in a news release.
The county got $160 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, also known as ARPA. About $40 million has been appropriated from the first deposit. The second haul, $80 million, is marked for the executive’s spending plan to be announced in September and included in the county’s 2023 budget process.
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