Highline Forum 220525 Federal Way host presentation

Reopening our City in the post-COVID World: “This is not a challenge—this is an opportunity.” 5/20/2022 3 The Highline Forum Federal Way Update 2022 State of the City While there is much that is happening in Federal Way, the State of the City focused on five major areas: • Our Response to COVID-19 • The Budget • Economic Development • Public Safety • Federal Way’s Homelessness Response 5/20/2022 4 Highline Forum Federal Way Update Support for Ukraine 5/20/2022 5 The Highline Forum Federal Way Update Opening of “The HUB” Last week our partnership with the region’s educators including Highline College, the University of Washington Tacoma, and Federal Way Public Schools culminated in the opening of the “The Hub,” a satellite education facility providing access to post-secondary and adult education. 5/20/2022 6 The Highline Forum Federal Way Update COVID-19 Humanitarian Response • Working with the Multi-Service Center, Senior Center food bank and other local partners, we were able to help ensure food banks were stocked for our neighbors in need. • Rental assistance was crucial and we were able to help with $500,000 in direct payments for families who were unable to pay their rent. We did this in partnership with El Cento De La Raza. Eighty percent of this critical lifeline of rental assistance went to historically marginalized communities. 5/20/2022 7 The Highline Forum Federal Way Update COVID-19 Economic Revitalization Response • Using CARES Act funds we distributed $4.4 million in vital resources including cash payments to approximately 638 businesses…

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PSCAA Advisory Council Meeting Agenda
Add to CalendarMWednesday Mar 11, 9:00am - 11:35am
1904 3rd Avenue, Suite 105, Seattle, WA 98101
Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]