MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Skagit County is calling on state and local elected officials to do more on homelessness.
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners Monday passed it’s 5-year Homeless Housing Plan, which identifies a need for state assistance to fill gaps in mental health and substance abuse treatment and calls for a statewide housing development plan.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports Sarah Hinman, manager of the county’s Housing and Community Services Division, says the effectiveness of the county’s homelessness plan is limited by their meager resources for housing and social services.
She said their existing resources don’t meet the current need, let alone projected needs as growth continues.