The new Cocoon House will be housed in a three-story building that will include offices and living space for the youth in the program. Jay Inslee’s budget proposal for the next biennium includes $635,000 in funding for Cocoon House from the Building Communities Fund and $438,000 from the Youth Recreational Facilities Fund.Įven while paring back Cocoon House’s campaign goal, Franklin still anticipates it will have enough to build the new facility. While the Housing Trust Fund grant didn’t come through, Gov. The foundation also is matching all donations made during the month of December. Part of the Allen Foundation’s support is a public service announcement that was scheduled to be televised during the Seahawks-Cardinals game Dec. Allen Family Foundation, which alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Raikes Foundation has committed nearly $2 million to ending youth homelessness in Washington. The church congregation now meets at Everett Community College.Ĭocoon House also is one of the organizations receiving support from the Paul G. That acquisition is still on track to close March 31, 2018, Franklin said. She added that the second, public phase of the capital campaign is still expected to launch in early 2017.Īt about the same time as Cocoon House started raising money, it put in an option to buy the old Spirit of Grace United Methodist Church at 3530 Colby Avenue.
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