Additional funding available to support the operation of a continuous Winter Shelter, if necessary / Noisy Waters Northwest

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Link to Whatcom County’s full Severe Weather Shelter RFP that closed on August 29: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/77699/23-57-Severe-Winter-Weather-Shelter-Facility-Operators—City-of-Bham?bidId=533
Link to Whatcom County’s full Severe Weather Shelter RFP that closed on August 29: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/77699/23-57-Severe-Winter-Weather-Shelter-Facility-Operators—City-of-Bham?bidId=533

September 14, 2023 Dena Jensen

From a recently closed Whatcom County Request for Proposal (RFP): “The County and the City would consider making additional funding available to support the operation of a continuous Winter Shelter, if necessary.”

“…if necessary”??? What kind of language is this after years of brutality to many community members otherwise left to sleep outside during winter?

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Kristina Michele Martens shares post-election perspectives with Noisy Waters Northwest

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Image of Kristina Michele Martens, the apparent winner of Bellingham City Council’s At-Large seat in the 2021 general election. She will be the first Black woman to serve on that Council. She is smiling in the photo, is wearing a dark top with buttons, and there is green landscaping behind her.

November 8, 2021 Dena Jensen

But I just truly hope that a lot of people that would have normally never paid attention to a Council race or a campaign this long, and never thought that they could see themselves in local government and/or being able to have an impact – I’m hoping I inspired a handful who will go on to do the same, so that there’s just more people who understand the exact crises that we’re up against, being able to discuss them at a level that actually has impact. 

— Kristina Michele Martens
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