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Mayor Harrell joined service providers and partners to announce the awardees and finalists of the City's investment for facility improvements to organizations treating substance use disorder and providing post-overdose care and enhanced drug treatment services. 

This award is part of a $27 million investment supporting Mayor Harrell’s Exeutive Order 2023-04: Addressing the Opiod and Synthetic Drug Crisis in Seattle, announced as part of the Downtown Activation Plan to create a safe, welcoming downtown. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant provides $7 million in capital funding. 

Speakers and attendees include:
Tanya Kim – Director, Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) 
Mayor Bruce Harrell
Daniel Malone - Executive Director, Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) 
Steven Bullock – DESC Deputy Director of Operations
Stephen Woolworth, PhD – CEO, Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS) 
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD – Director, UW Center for Community Engaged Drug Education Epidemiology and Research 
Jon Scholes – CEO, Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) 
Lupe Hutardo – Peer Counselor, Opioid Treatment Network