Program Status Due to a lack of available funds, the King County Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) is no longer accepting new applications through the EPRAP registration process as of last night, at 11:59 p.m. King County provided notice of the anticipated closure of the registration process to new applicants on February 14. King … Continue reading Important Update on EPRAP Program in King County
Auburn Isolation and Quarantine Site Closes as Omicron Cases Decrease
Six weeks after announcing the opening of the Auburn Isolation and Quarantine (I&Q) site, King County stopped serving guests at this facility as of Friday, February 18 due to COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decreasing. King County will continue to operate an I&Q facility for King County residents that do not have a safe place to … Continue reading Auburn Isolation and Quarantine Site Closes as Omicron Cases Decrease
Rent assistance partners have a record week, debut new dashboard!
One month in to 2022, the pace continues to accelerate as community-based organizations and County staff work hard to complete pending applications for assistance through the Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP). In fact, the partners just celebrated the biggest payout week ever, distributing over $14 million in rent assistance payments to over 1,200 … Continue reading Rent assistance partners have a record week, debut new dashboard!
Now Accepting Proposals to Distribute and Deliver Diapers Across King County
RFP Release date: 1/20/22 APPLY NOW on ZoomGrants Deadline to apply: March 3, 2022 I. RFP Overview The King County Department of Community and Health Services (DCHS) is pleased to release this Request for Proposal (RFP) for Diaper Delivery. As families in King County continue to confront economic hardships prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, this … Continue reading Now Accepting Proposals to Distribute and Deliver Diapers Across King County
New Auburn Isolation and Quarantine Site Opens as Omicron Cases Rise
As the highly infectious Omicron variant spreads at a rapid rate across the state, and cases in King County tripled from the highest peak seen previously in the pandemic, we expect a continued upward trend in January. King County urges people to prepare and take the necessary precautions to slow the spread, and as part of the overarching effort by the County to help reduce transmission and keep our hospital beds available for people with acute … Continue reading New Auburn Isolation and Quarantine Site Opens as Omicron Cases Rise
EPRAP completes over 400 individual household payments in one week; onsite and virtual registration events coming up!
The Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) has now paid out $55 million in rent assistance since January 2021, including last week’s $5.1 million in assistance. This is in addition to more than $37 million paid to support households throughout King County in 2020. EPRAP payments since the program began last year now total … Continue reading EPRAP completes over 400 individual household payments in one week; onsite and virtual registration events coming up!