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New Initiative to Support Immigrants, Refugees in King County
The public-private partnership will match county money with foundation support and fund basic needs, rapid response training and mental health programs through 2027.
- On Tuesday, Aug. 18, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced the South King County Immigrant and Refugee Futures Fund , a $900,000 public-private partnership supporting immigrant and refugee communities.
- This initiative builds upon Zahilay's February 'Protecting Immigrant and Refugee Communities Executive Order,' which distributed $2 million in emergency funds to organizations supporting residents impacted by federal immigration enforcement.
- Communities of Opportunity and the Community Well-Being Initiative lead this partnership, working alongside the Renton Regional Community Foundation and the Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation to implement long-term community support.
- Resources will support "funding basic needs, rapid response training for families," according to the press release, alongside safety education and mental health programs focused on community healing.
- The RRCF will match at least $250,000 of King County's contribution, with the initiative running through 2027 while inviting additional philanthropic organizations to join the effort.
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New initiative to support immigrants, refugees in King County
In partnership with Renton Regional Community Foundation (RRCF) and other local organizations, a new county initiative will help support immigrant and refugee communities throughout King County.
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Zahilay directs another $900K to immigrants amid King County budget crisis
King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced Tuesday that the county will spend another $900,000 supporting immigrant and refugee communities, even as county officials struggle with a structural budget crisis and previously warned that dozens of sheriff’s deputies could be eliminated. The taxpayer contribution to the new South King County Immigrant and Refugee Futures Fund will pay for basic needs, “rapid response” training, safety education, …
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