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Housing Hope will host a welcoming ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, for its latest housing project, Madrona Highlands, located at 8215 236th St. S.W. in Edmonds, just east of the Edmonds Lutheran Church.
The event is open to the community and after the opening ceremony, attendees can take guided tours of the new living spaces and meet with program services, and property management to learn more. Community Health Center of Snohomish County will also have an office at this site and will be on hand to answer questions.
Housing Hope and general contractor Kirtley-Cole Associates broke ground on the development in July 2023. The space will provide housing for 52 families in South Snohomish County who are at different stages of their journey out of poverty. Half of the units will be for families with low-income who earn less than 50% of Area Median Income, which equates to $57,850 for a family of four. The remaining half of the units will be dedicated to families coming directly from homelessness, who will receive an intensive level of services that will be reduced as families stabilize.
Madrona Highlands is considered “permanent supportive housing,” meaning that there is no formal limit on the time families can stay in the program. However, Housing Hope’s supportive services program is designed to help families stabilize and move on to other housing.
This event will also celebrate the partners, donors, volunteers, elected officials and funders involved with the project. These include the Edmonds Lutheran Church, the Hazel Miller Foundation and the newly formed Madrona Highland Ambassadors.
What time is the opening ceremony?
Apologies — the time was accidentally left off. It’s at 11 a.m. and that’s been added.
I am thrilled that there is finally a step forward to help families who have found themselves in difficult situations. I have felt the helplessness that comes from circumstances that are often beyond their control or ability to find their way out on their own. Thank you, Edmonds Lutheran Church, for providing the space for this significant development. Helping 52 families on one site is monumental. The partnerships with CHC, the Hazel Miller Foundation, and County services will provide support that these families desperately need to improve their situations and be able to feel that they can stand on their own. We need more communities like this throughout the county if we want to stem the tide of the food and housing insecurities of our neighbors. Where is the next project going to be built?
Proud that the Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASCO) is supplying 26 project-based vouchers (PBVs) for our new neighbors at Madrona Highlands.
Finally local housing for my son who lives in my basement playing video games all day. Do allowances/Blizzard subscriptions count in the income calculation?
—Kiddidng!! I’m just Kidding!!!
Thrilled to hear this and to all involved my deep appreciation. Congratulations on the opening.