Title
Special Recognition - The Evergreen Christian Community Partnership
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize the City of Olympia’s new “City and Faith Community Partnership” with the Evergreen Christian Community.
Report
Issue:
Whether to Recognize the City of Olympia’s new “City and Faith Community Partnership” with the Evergreen Christian Community, in which the church will donate $100,000 a year over three years to support a new Homeless Response Coordinator position at the City.
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Director of Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
Keith Stahley, Director of Community Planning and Development Department
Background and Analysis:
Through what the City of Olympia is calling a “City and Faith Community Partnership,” the Evergreen Christian Community will donate $100,000 a year over three years to support a new Homeless Response Coordinator position at the City.
The City of Olympia often works with the local faith community to tackle complex and immediate community concerns. However, the effort with Evergreen Christian Community is the City’s first formal faith community partnership.
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