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$50,000 Revolving Fund in Seattle Helps to Bring Housing 'Miracle'

Diocesan Press Service. February 26, 1970 [84-8]

The Diocese of Olympia, host for the 1967 General Convention in Seattle, lost no time in launching its own "mini" urban crisis program to match what the national Church was doing.

It was only a small beginning -- $50,000 -- but over the past two years it has helped to create a unique and successful program to improve housing for the poor in Seattle's "inner city."

One Seattle newspaper in reporting on the project sees it as a "miracle" which has resulted in "an impressive number of home improvement and development projects. "

Some of those accomplishments so far:

1. Forty homes in the Central Area have been renovated and remodeled through loans from the fund.

2. Seventy-five more homes will be renovated and remodeled during 1970.

3. A 25-unit apartment house is being remodeled into a cooperative.

A project for later on will be the construction of town houses for low income persons in the Central Area.

The $50, 000 was turned over in February, 1968, to the Central Area Motivation Program for use as a revolving fund to help finance needed housing programs. CAMP is an inner city community development program run by residents of the area.

At the time of the gift, the Rt. Rev. Ivol Ira Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese, said that "we know this won't solve the problem, but we pray that it may do some good." His expectations have been more than fulfilled.