State of Washington Archives: on Welfare & Poverty

Jay Inslee: $4B to speed up construction of new housing and shelters

Until we fix our housing crisis thousands of people will remain homeless. This is why I'm proposing a $4 billion referendum that will significantly speed up the construction of thousands of new units that will include shelters, supportive housing and affordable housing. This will be combined with additional behavioral health support, substance use treatment, employment services and more. We know substance use treatment and mental health support can work when you combine it with stable housing. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Wash. legislature Jan 10, 2023

Semi Bird: Restructure welfare from a hand-out to a hand-up system

Provide tax relief to Washingtonians.
Initiate budget accountability protocols to reduce spending.
Restructure our welfare infrastructure from a hand-out to a hand-up system.
Incentivize small business development for ALL.
Create opportunity zones in under-represented communities.

Source: 2024 Wash. Governor campaign website BirdForGovernor.com May 23, 2023

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