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coordinate financial health services and outreach efforts around 1 poverty reduction resources such as the earned income tax credit and 2 the working families tax credit. 3 (87) $400,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2024 is provided solely for a community based organization in 5 Whatcom county to expand services to unhoused and low-income 6 residents of Ferndale and north Whatcom county and to provide a safe 7 parking program. 8 (88) $155,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 9 year 2024 and $175,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to an organization 11 in Pierce county experienced in providing peer-to-peer training, to 12 develop and implement a program aimed at reducing workplace sexual 13 harassment in the agricultural sector. Funding will be used to 14 continue peer-to-peer trainings for farmworkers in Yakima county and 15 expand services into Grant and Benton counties. Funding may also be 16 used to support an established network of farmworker peer trainers 17 whose primary purpose is to prevent workplace sexual harassment and 18 assault through leadership and education. The organization is 19 expected to share best practices from their peer-to-peer model at a 20 statewide conference. 21 (89) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2024 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to a Seattle-based 24 nonprofit that provides holistic services to help refugee and 25 immigrant women. Funds must be used to expand an existing program 26 that increases equity in ice skating and hockey by providing skate 27 lessons to preschoolers from diverse and low-income families. 28 (90)(a) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 29 fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 of the general fund—state 30 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 31 department to administer grants to strengthen family resource center 32 services and increase capacity statewide. Grant funding may be used: 33 For an organization to provide new services in order to meet the 34 statutory requirements of a family resource center, as defined in RCW 35 43.216.010; to increase capacity or enhance service provision at 36 current family resource centers, including but not limited to direct 37 staffing and administrative costs; and to conduct data collection, 38 p. 76 ESSB 5187.SL