Asotin County Alliance for the Unhoused
About the ACAU
ACAU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in May 2024. The ACAU was create in an effort to create an efficient homeless response that moves people into stable housing. The ACAU board and committee is made up of people who live and work in Asotin County including business owners, residents, and local leaders. ACAU focuses on providing solutions for the unhoused persons of Asotin County.
Our Story
Homelessness has always existed in our community, however, visible homelessness has increased in the last few years. A group of local leaders, residents, and officials have been coming together since December 2023 to get serious and collectively develop a plan to address the issues we are facing as a community. This group of people became a steering committee and through that steering committee the Asotin County Alliance for the Unhoused was born.
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The ACAU completed the filing to create a new nonprofit business entity with the Washington Secretary of State on May 9th, 2024. ACAU became a nonprofit 501(c)(3) in August 2024.
ACAU Mission
To help address the current and emergent homelessness crisis within AsotinCounty through community partnerships, shared resources, and strategic assessment.
ACAU Vision
To help foster a robust community-centered support network and temporary shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness.
ACAU Core Values
Respect
People deserve be treated with dignity no matter their economic status or current living situation.
Empathy
Recognizing the human being within every person, and the universal feelings we all share.
Responsibility
When people are held to account and are responsible for their choices, they are empowered to assert more control over their own lives.
Collaboration
Creative partnerships create stronger support systems for our clientele, while shared resources reduce financial burdens and capacity limitations with community partners.
Sustainability
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the those of the future.
Resiliency
Helping people to adapt and learn from difficult experiences.
ACAU Board
The ACAU Board of Directors are voluntary positions. The Board works with the ACAU steering committee, which includes Quality Behavioral Health, Asotin County Task Force, City of Asotin, City of Clarkston, and Asotin County. ​