The City designates 1 percent of its general fund to support human services in the Lakewood community. It does this through its biennial Human Services Grant cycle.
The city is accepting applications for the 2025-26 Human Services Grants.
Applications must be submitted electronically to sbennett@cityoflakewood.us by the Friday, August 9, 2024, 4p.m. deadline.
Applicants must be a non-profit health or human services organization or public entity serving Lakewood residents. All funding proposals must align with one of the City’s human services funding strategies:
- Emotional supports and youth programming
- Access to health and behavioral health services
- Housing assistance and homeless prevention
- Crisis stabilization and advocacy
- Access to Food
An applicant’s workshop will be held virtually on Tuesday, July 2 at 9am. To attend, please visit: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join and enter Meeting ID: 298 047 376 475 and Passcode: GmhUtN
For more information please contact Shannon Bennett at 253-983-7774.
