History of Jacob's Well
A few years ago, a handful of north Seattle clergy members came together concerned about the number of homeless mothers and children in their communities. They invited Vision House, a successful transitional housing program in Renton, into the community and pledged their support to help build a complex to provide housing combined with support services for homeless families. They named the effort Jacob’s Well.

Overview
The Jacob’s Well supportive housing complex, which broke ground spring 2010, is being built in two phases. The first phase includes 12 (one, two and three bedroom) apartments for homeless families, a licensed after-school care program, laundry facility, crises counseling offices and a community center. The second phase will include 8 additional apartments, a licensed child care center for 65 resident kids and a resource, food and clothing bank to support resident families.

Funding
The total budget for the first phase of the Jacob’s Well project is $2.3 million. As of July 2011, cash, pledges and in-kind support raised is $720,000. With anticipated additional in-kind contributions of $700,000 and a $300,000 grant from a private foundation, we plan to raise the additional $580,000 through a series of fundraising events, community and individual supporters.

Status
With our nation experiencing extreme setbacks in the economy, Vision House has had to re-think how to build the Jacob’s Well project. With many of our typical funding sources unavailable for this project, Vision House has divided the project into several pieces, including clearing and grading, foundation and slab, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, framing in several stages, dry wall, painting (interior and exterior), windows, doors and roofing, etc. Various community groups, churches, individuals and businesses are mobilizing and are supporting “pieces” of the project with volunteer labor and funding. The project broke ground April 11, 2010. Our goal is to have the building framed in by the winter of 2010.

Events
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Contact Susan Camerer at susanc@vision-house.org or 425-228-6356