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Overview

Centralized Diversion Fund (CDF)

Status: Active, system-wide resource in development (King County)

Geographic Scope: King County

Overview:
A system-wide resource developed with Africatown International and Building Changes. Provides flexible funding to help families move into permanent housing by addressing barriers that keep families locked out of housing.

Focus Areas:

  • Flexible funding for housing solutions

  • Family-centered diversion services

  • Equity-centered approach

  • Dignity-centered services

  • Quick, streamlined access to permanent housing
  • Funding Uses:

  • Security deposits

  • First and last month's rent

  • Relocation assistance

  • Rental debt paydown

  • Other housing barriers
  • Target Population:

  • Families in King County experiencing housing crisis

  • Families at risk of homelessness

  • Families facing barriers to permanent housing
  • Key Features:

  • Flexible, light-touch services

  • Families identify solutions that work best for them

  • Centralized and streamlined

  • Quick connection to permanent housing

  • Rooted in equity and dignity

  • Eliminates rigid program requirements
  • Future Direction: Working to make CDF a permanent, fully funded part of King County's Coordinated Entry system

    Partnership: Developed with Africatown International

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    homelesshousingpoverty-alleviationcommunity-development

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