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Several families could be displaced after an independent shelter program in King County has run out of money.
The office of King County Executive Dow Constantine said it was recently made aware that the Lived Experience Coalition is "unable to maintain its temporary hoteling program." The program is managed by the Lived Experience Coalition and not a program within the county's Health Through Housing initiative or King County Regional Homelessness Authority.
Despite the program not being part of the county's efforts to shelter people, the county executive's office said, "Public and private partners are concerned about the impact on individuals currently sheltered in hotels and are working together to identify possible solutions."
“It’s not like we are just asking for something for free, you know? People want to work, people want to get their life together,” said Chacion Mac, a participant in the hotel-motel program.
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