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Edmonds funds embedded social worker, for now, after contract ends
EDMONDS — In over two years working as a social worker embedded in the Edmonds Police Department, Erin Nathan worked with more than 100 clients in times of crisis.
Police officers refer people in need to Nathan. Then, she builds up a relationship with them and helps to connect them to services they might need like housing, work or health care.
Now, Nathan’s job is at risk as Edmonds tries to scrape together money to support it.
Compass Health, an Everett nonprofit, provided the city with a full-time social worker through a program called Community Transitions.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-funds-embedded-social-worker-for-now-after-contract-ends/