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Posted on: June 13, 2023

Over $2M awarded for children, youth and young adult services

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Pierce County Human Services is announcing the awards from the Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account (PSTAA) which funds services for children, youth and young adults in the region. These funds are for educational services that improve education outcomes in early learning, K-12, and higher education.

Over $2 million was awarded to 19 different organizations for the following program and initiatives:

Applicant

Funding Amount

Program and/or Initiative

Big Home Ministries International

$35,868

Violence prevention

Clover Park Technical College

$225,000

Space for students and hybrid learning

Communities in Schools

$47,140

Capacity building and diverse book library

Dads Move

$167,240

Certified Peer Counselors

First 5 Fundamentals

$100,000

Diaper banks

Foundation for Tacoma Students

$250,000

Expanded Learning Opportunities

Franklin Pierce Schools

$75,000

Space for students

Helping Hand House

$99,765

Renovations to emergency shelters for young adults

Hilltop Artist in Residence

$25,000

New equipment at Silas High School

HopeSparks

$176,389

 

Technology upgrades for Birth to Three Early Intervention providers

Kid Connect

$15,000

Books for court-involved youth

Making a Difference

$249,975

Nutrition programming

Multicultural Family Home Center

$247,500

New playground and building renovations

Oasis Youth Center

$80,500

LGBTQ program engagement

Pierce County Parks and Recreation

$50,000

Leadership instruction for teenagers

Puget Sound Educational Service District

$19,528

Latinx Family Advocacy

Puget Sound Educational Service District

$50,000

Native Stories

Puget Sound Educational Service District

$50,000

Positive Steps – Dropout prevention and re-engagement

Red Barn

$13,500

Summer drop-in program

Tacoma Boat Builders

$264,114

Education for Employment Training Program

Young Business Men of WA

$40,150

Violence prevention

 

Funding is allocated for a 6-month period between July 1, 2023 – December 15, 2023 and was made available through the PSTAA in the state treasury starting in 2015. The account is funded from a sale and use tax offset fee of 3.25% of total payments made by Sound Transit on the cost of construction projects from Sound Transit 3, as approved by voters in 2016.

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