Orange Marker Passage Point
15900 227th Ave. SE
Maple Valley, WA 98038
Passage Point
This one of a kind residential community for low-income parents recently released from the criminal justice system has 46 homes with a full range of supportive services.
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Passage Point

15900 227th Ave. SE
Maple Valley, WA 98038

While many saw the closed Cedar Hills Alcohol Treatment Center located in rural Maple Valley as an eyesore, the YWCA and King County saw an opportunity.  It was a chance to transform the lives of the most vulnerable populations they serve: parents recently released from the criminal justice system who have nowhere else to go.  The YWCA wanted to create a unique residential community designed to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.  Their mission was build a positive “point” of transition for parents starting new lives, seeking a stable place in society and the workforce, and reuniting with their children.  So we partnered with the YWCA to create 46 homes at Passage Point where residents can receive job training, parenting classes, mental health and chemical dependency counseling and a plan to help them transition to permanent housing with their children.

Project Sponsor

YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County

Communities Served
  • Parents emerging from prison who wish to reconnect with their children
Number and Types of Units 46 units of transitional supportive housing
Cost $12.2 million
Funding Sources
  • Washington State Housing Finance Commission
  • King County Housing Finance Program
  • Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) 9%
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA CFRC)
  • Impact Capital
  • HUD Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
  • Washington State Housing Trust Fund
  • Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)
Project Team Architect: Stickney Murphy Romine
General Contractor: Synergy Construction, Inc.
Opening Date July 2011


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