Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

The Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness is a loose network of individuals, non-profit agencies, governemnt agencies, and community businesses working together to serve people experiencing homelessness. Our end goal is to help folks establish safe housing as quickly as possible and help them to retain that housing so their homeless episide is short and never repeated. We also work to address many of the factors that drive homelessness.

Coming Meetings and Events

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 10/18/2019 - 9:00 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: We Care Daily Clinics Presentation - about their medication assisted treatment and behavioral health counseling. And the bulk of the time will be spent working on Racial Equity with a super agenda put together by the Racial Equity Committee.

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 10/25/2019 - 9:15 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: Forward Operating Base Hope is going to come and talk about the expansion of their veteran outreach into Pierce County. Our Sister's House will provide an overview of a new empowerment program for women experiencing homelessness. They'll describe the program and the support they could use from the community.

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 11/1/2019 - 9:00 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: The Sexual Assault Center will come and talk about the work they do to provide support and exits for people being trafficked. Allison Needles with the News Tribune will also speak with us about story ideas and hopefully a chat about stories, homelessness, and the media.

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 11/8/2019 - 9:00 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: Learn about the new Tacoma fire Department Safe Station Program. We will also have overviews of MDC's Educational and Opportunity Center and their Supported Employment Program.

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 11/15/2019 - 9:00 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: Benevolence Blanket - a club run by high school students providing blankets to people experiencing homelessness - will present on their work. We are also looking for other youth-centered presentations

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 11/22/2019 - 9:15 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: Learn about MDC's Withdrawal Management and Evaluation and Treatment Center. Councilwoman Pam Roach will also attend for a discussion on expanding Shelter in Pierce County.

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 12/6/2019 - 9:00 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: Port Gamble S'Klallam Reentry Program.

Community Quarterly Meeting
	Date: 12/12/2019 - 5:00 PM
	Location: Oasis Center of Hope - 1937 S G St, Tacoma, WA 98405
	Program: Associated Ministries coordinates a Quarterly Meeting of people of faith and goodwill - pastors or their representatives are highly encouraged to attend. The goal is to create an energizing space to gather regularly to learn about, discuss and take action on the crisis of homelessness in our community.

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 12/13/2019 - 9:00 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: Libraries and homelessness - how libraries serve people experiencing homelessness

Friday Provider Meeting
	Date: 1/3/2020 - 9:00 AM
	Location: The Salvation Army Church (1110 S Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405)
	Program: Looking for Presentations

Recent Presentations:

Racial Equity Committee Report (9/27/2019) - Coalition to End Homelessness

Possible City of Tacoma Contract to Support Faith-Based and Community run shelters (9/27/2019) - Associated Ministries

Orting Veterans Village (9/27/2019) - Quixote Communities

Social Service Agency Coordination (9/27/2019) - Partner Cafe

Hire253 Report out (9/27/2019) - Goodwill

Advocacy Update (9/27/2019) - Coalition to End Homelessness

Employment Programs (7/26/2019) - Skookum Contract Services

Workforce Development Opportunities (7/26/2019) - Workforce Central

Brief Program Overview (7/26/2019) - Valeo Vocation

Brief Program Overview (7/26/2019) - Goodwill

Advocacy update and future initiatives (7/19/2019) - Tacoma Tenant Organizing Committee

Rights of people experiencing homelessness and current initiatives (7/19/2019) - National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty

Homeless Prevention Update (7/19/2019) - Living Access Support Alliance (LASA)

2020 Legislative Priority Discussion (7/12/2019) - Washington Low Income Housing Alliance

Heat and Wildfire Season Preparation (7/12/2019) - Tacoma Pierce County Health Department

State Trueblood program - Contempt Settlement agreement (6/28/2019) - Department of Social and Health Services