Organizations Filed Purposes:
To improve the quality of life for all members of the community of Kittitas County by attending to those of its citizens who are unable temporarily to stabilize themselves in the first four levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Need. If people are unable to secure a place in these four levels they are unable to function productively and ultimately cost their community money and resources, rather than contributing into the good of the community at large.
Housing & Energy Services: The Energy Assistance Program helps low-income households with their home heating bills and avoid shutoff of utilities during winter months; ensuring warm healthy households for those in need. Emergency Shelter Grants Program and Emergency Shelter Assistance Program provide the only emergency shelter for homeless families in Kittitas County and takes referrals from the domestic violence shelter. It also includes services for eviction prevention and move in assistance for low-income families. Approximately 2,008 households were served by the Energy and Housing program in 2019.
The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program is designed to assist Veterans and their families who are literally homeless, or are imminently in danger of becoming homeless, in obtaining and maintaining stable housing. HopeSource. was awarded the grant from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs to serve Veterans throughout north central Washington in the five counties of Kittitas, Grant, Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan area encompassing over 16,000 square miles. The program was developed in response to a redirection of focus toward the homeless Veteran population that includes homeless prevention, rapid re-housing, and Housing First Models to combat the disproportionate number of Veterans experiencing homelessness. Assistance to Veterans will be delivered through a variety of services to address current gaps in continuum of care for this group of individuals. In 2019, over 276 low income veteran families were screened and/or served in the five-county area.
Transportation Services: This is a Paratransit and a Fixed Route Central Transit transportation system. All systems offer ADA compliant, wheelchair accessible buses and exceptional drivers. As a provider of Paratransit transportation, this program offers door-to-door rides to the elderly, disabled, and low income of Kittitas County to medical, nutrition, social service, and employment commitments. As a Fixed Route, Central Transit offers 26 convenient stops for nutrition, hospital visits, shopping, and recreation for the residents of Ellensburg and students of Central Washington University. Approximately 120,698 trips were provided by the Transportation Program in 2019.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Susan Grindle | Executive Director | 40 | $152,926 |
| Ariam Mehtsentu | Fiscal Director | 40 | $115,319 |
| James Pappas | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Elliott | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Warnick | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Claire Nicholls | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Carlson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Foisy | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Shianne Lowe | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Wade | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Arnold | Chair | 1 | $0 |
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