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Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

The Coalition logoThe Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness is a network of individuals, non-profit organizations, government agencies, faith communities, and community businesses working together to end homelessness.

Our Mission:
The Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness connects and mobilizes people to take action to end homelessness.

Contact the Coalition at info@pchomeless.org with questions, comments, concerns, or to schedule a presentation.

Coming Meetings and Events

(past meetings)
Steering Committee
   Date: 3/22/2023 - 3:00 PM
   Location:

Register to join us on Zoom.
   Program:
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 3/24/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Homeless Memorial Flyer
   Date: 3/26/2023 - 5:00 PM
   Location: Shiloh Baptist Church - 1211 S I St, Tacoma, WA 98405
   Program:

A remembrance of people experiencing homelessness who passed away in the past year. Event is in person as well as streaming on facebook.
Safe Sites for All Committee
   Date: 3/27/2023 - 12:00 PM
   Location:

Join us on Zoom.
   Program:
Steering Committee
   Date: 3/29/2023 - 3:00 PM
   Location:

Register to join us on Zoom.
   Program:
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 3/31/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 4/6/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 4/7/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 4/14/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 4/21/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 4/28/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 5/4/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 5/5/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 5/12/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 5/19/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 5/26/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 6/1/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 6/2/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 6/9/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 6/16/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 6/23/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 6/30/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 7/6/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 7/7/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 7/14/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 7/21/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 7/28/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 8/3/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 8/4/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 8/11/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 8/18/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 8/25/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 9/1/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 9/7/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 9/8/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 9/15/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 9/22/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 9/29/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 10/5/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 10/6/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 10/13/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 10/20/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 10/27/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 11/2/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 11/3/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 11/10/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 11/17/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 11/24/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 12/1/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Networking Social Hour
   Date: 12/7/2023 - 4:00 PM
   Location: To be determined
   Program: Come and enjoy a coffee or a beer at our monthly get together to discuss homelessness - or just bask in the awesomeness of the people that make up the homeless coalition. No structure to the event - just an informal place to chat and scheme how we can best serve our community.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 12/8/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 12/15/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 12/22/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
Friday Coalition Meeting
   Date: 12/29/2023 - 9:00 AM
   Location: This meeting is virtual via Zoom - Register Here
   Program: Weekly meeting of agencies and individuals working to provide services to folks experiencing homelessness. All are welcome.
  

News and Information

Youtube Channel - watch prior meetings
Podcast Feed - listen to prior meetings
Coalition Facebook Page

Recent Presentations:

Tacoma Rental Code Changes - Group Breakout Discussion (3/10/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Learn about the Bryan Neighborhood Center, hear about how federal policy changes will impact Northwest Harvest, get an overview of the changes that could be coming to the Tacoma Rental Code, breakout groups on the changes to the Tacoma rental changes, all the usual updates, and more. (3/10/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Learn about the FUSION homeless programs based out of Federal Way, Medical responses to homelessness, benefits available through Medicaid, food insecurity, breakouts about the end of pandemic supports, the usual updates and more. (3/3/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

What keeps you going - Group Breakout Discussion (3/3/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

What do we need to know about the Tacoma for All ballot measure - Group Breakout Discussion (2/24/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

City of Tacoma Participatory Budgeting, Tacoma for All ballot initiative, breakout on what more we need to know about Tacoma for All, and all the usual updates and this week on the streets and more. (2/24/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Cold weather preparation, what information resources are available, breakout sessions on best resources for someone in distress, government updates and more. (2/17/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Best Resources when someone in is distress - Group Breakout Discussion (2/17/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

What would we like to hear from community leaders about homelessness - Group Breakout Discussion (2/10/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Learn about the VITA program at Associated Ministries, overview of the Blake decision, breakout discussion on what Mayor Woodards should say about homelessness in her state of the City address, and all the usual updates. (2/10/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

This week on the streets, meet the Family Promise Initiative, after action on the Point in Time Count, project homeless connect report out, breakout session on advisory board recommendation, and all the usual updates. (2/3/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Does Advisory Board Recommendations for Unified Regional Approach Help or Hurt people experiencing homelessness - Group Breakout Discussion (2/3/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

What can regular people do to help end homelessness - Group Breakout Discussion (1/27/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

This week on the streets, needed inclement weather supplies, cold weather response lessons learned, and update from Brotherhood RISE, breakout discussions on what a "regular person" can do to help those living homeless, the usual updates and more. (1/27/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

This week on the streets, current needs in encampments, learn about We Care Daily Clinic's new mobile unit, efforts around the affordable housing tax, learn about the information available on the Homeless Coalition, breakout rooms on how to collaborate better, and all the usual updates. (1/20/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

How to Collaborate Better - Group Breakout Discussion (1/20/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Stories of Homelessness - Group Breakout Discussion (1/13/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Learn about Cricket Phones, the City of Fife Jobs program, discussion of Home in Tacoma All Tenant Rights Action Conference, learn about the 2021 homeless summits, breakout sessions sharing stories of homelessness, the usual updates, and more. (1/13/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Learn about Cricket Phones, spend some time acknowledging Maureen Howard's impact on the community, hear about the All Tenant Rights Action Conference, breakout discussion of goals for 2023, and all the usual updates. (1/6/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Goals for 2023 - Breakout Discussion (1/6/2023) - Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

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