Thank you to Linda Stewart, Director of NCS for the City of Tacoma, for the notice on the City's response to the coming Heat Event. Please note new hours for water pick up at the Stability Site. I know we can make this work.

Jeff Rodgers, PC Human Services, is coordinating outreach team information - contracted and volunteers. If you have not done so, please let him know which encampments you plan to go out to on which days.

All faith based organizations in the City of Tacoma may set up cooling centers without any permits. If you do so, please let folks know - if you are receving this email, you can email the full coalition. Or send it to me and I'll send it out.

I forgot to ask about faith based organizations outside of the City of Tacoma but trust that our County partners will let us know.

Please encourage folks living unsheltered to go to cooling centers. I understand all the reasons they might not want to do so. But please try. Any air conditioned time will be helpful. We can help them replace any of their stuff that might be lost but we cannot replace their lives.

Our goal as always is that every individual, every pet, living unsheltered has enough water every day. No one dies.

From: Stewart, Linda <lstewart@cityoftacoma.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 1:07 PM
To: Maureen Howard <mhoward@pchomeless.org>
Cc: Heather Moss <heather.moss@piercecountywa.gov>; Griffith, Allyson <AGriffith@cityoftacoma.org>
Subject: Approaching Heat Event Cooling Center and Water Distribution

In response to a forecasted heat emergency, the City is activating Lighthouse Activity Center as a cooling center starting Wednesday August 11^th at 8:30 AM and operating through Saturday, August 14^th at 6 PM.

The City will also make water available at the Stability Site for distribution to individuals in encampments Wednesday through Saturday and has coordinated with shelter providers to ensure their needs are met.

The Stability Site is prepared for outreach groups to pick up water between 10am and 5pm, Wednesday through Saturday.

Linda

Linda Stewart, Director

City of Tacoma

Neighborhood and Community Services

253-591-5225

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