Island County’s only overnight shelters at risk of closing

House of Hope on Whidbey Island is one of two overnight shelters in Island County operated by the Whidbey Homeless Coalition.

LANGLEY, Wash. — Kenny Moore and his family nearly had it all. Married nine years with two children, Moore had a reliable job driving a truck and the family was planning to buy a home. Then Moore got into a work-related wreck that changed everything.

Permanent injuries from the accident have made it difficult for Moore to find consistent work, leading to a cascade of losses for the family.

“We lost our truck, our car, our camper — about $100,000 worth of stuff.

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