September 17, 2004

Family Resource Center's Campaign protects Eastside programs
Human Services Agencies Costs Going Down Thanks To Campaign

This week Family Resource Center informed the 18 health and human services organizations providing services from the Eastside's human services campus that their lease rates will be reduced by 15% beginning in 2005. Lease rates will drop from $11.37/square foot to $9.66/square foot for most of the Center's leased spaces.

For the two largest of the Center's agencies, this will amount to significant savings: Hopelink will save more than $16,000 per year while Community Health Centers of King County will retain more than $12,000. For one of the Center's smaller programs, such as DisAbility Resource Network at 600 square feet, the savings will amount to just over $1,000/year. Even those leasing the smallest of spaces will benefit: Child Care Resources (100 square feet) will pay $419 less in 2005.

"These reductions come as a result of the cash donations made to the Center's Fulfilling Our Vision capital campaign, which are used to pay down the Center's mortgage," Executive Director Pam Mauk said. "They are also the result a unique amortization schedule we designed with US Bank and Washington Health Care Facilities Authority in 2003 that allows the Center to share the benefits of the campaign with agencies before completing the mortgage pay-off."

The impact of this pay-down is that the Center is able to reduce or eliminate payments on the mortgage and pass those benefits to the 18 health, housing and human services organizations that share the Eastside's human services campus.  Those retained dollars are then available to support the cost of providing services.  Approximately 40,000 people from throughout the Eastside use services at the Family Resource Center, half of them children.

"The need for long-term sustainable and predictable funding remains the number one issue for health and human services organizations," Mauk noted. "The financial stresses on agencies continue to mount. As you can imagine, the response from agency leaders to the lease cost reduction is one of great appreciation. Many agencies have told us in the past they would not be able to serve the Eastside if not for Family Resource Center."

Including pledges, the Center has raised $770,000 to date. The campaign will continue in a new annual fund phase in order to match this amount and complete the campaign.

Capital Campaign Chair Karen Bates noted,  "We continue to seek donations both large and small.  We continue to offer the purchase of inscribed bricks for the courtyard. The need for sustainable funding for health and human services continues, and we remain committed to this effort."
For more information, contact Pam Mauk at (425) 869-1174 or pammauk@familyresourcecenter.org.

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Habitat for Humanity of East King County / Brain Injury Association of Washington/ Eastside Community Youth Clinic / Eastside Human Services Alliance / Healthy Start/ Eastside Community Health Center (medical & dental clinics) / Friends of Youth/ NAMI Eastside (Mental Health) / Seattle Mental Health / Youth Eastside Services/ Children's Home Society of Washington / Eastside King County Network/ Community Information Line / disAbility Resource Network / Hopelink

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