BURIEN, Wash. — An array of programs and agencies received part of Burien’s $508,000 funding for human services in 2023. The money went to city council-approved priority areas.
“Everything you do really impacts all the issues we’ve been dealing with on the council, from homelessness to crime. It all gets started at a root cause you’re trying to address,” Councilmember Hugo Garcia said to the two-person team that runs the Human Services Division at Monday’s council meeting.
The Human Services Division gave the following breakdown of how the money helped people in Burien.
Councilmember Sarah Moore noted that around half of the money went to help
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