This week our agenda includes:

9 a.m. - Welcome message
Purpose: Ask new people joining us to introduce themselves, and center us on the task before us.
• Rosemary Powers, New Connections, rpowers@eou.edu

9:05 a.m. - This Week on the Streets
Purpose: A quick update about what outreach teams are seeing on the streets this week.

9:15 a.m. - Organization intros: Puyallup Tribe Wrap Around Services
Purpose: Get to know organizations doing work in the community and how we can support or interact with them.
• Shannel Janzen, Puyallup Tribe Wrap Around Services, Shannel.n.janzen@puyalluptribe-nsn.gov

9:20 a.m. - Eviction Prevention/Homelessness Prevention
Purpose: A discussion about how the work is going to prevent a surge in evictions and homelessness.
• Laurie Davenport, TacomaProBono, vls@tacomaprobono.org
• Center for Dialog and Resolution
• Mark Melsness, Spinnaker Property Management, mark@spinnakerpm.com

9:35 a.m. - Breakout discussion: What are the big questions that need to be answered re: eviction prevention?
Purpose: Get to know each other in a networking session, with an opportunity to discuss thoughts about what big questions need to be addressed in outreach.
• All

9:50 a.m. - Advocacy Updates
Purpose: Understand how we can all engage in advocating for those who are homeless.
• Maureen Howard, Senior Policy Analyst, maureenhowardconsulting@gmail.com

10:00 a.m. - Government Updates
Purpose: Understand current efforts underway.
• Klarissa Monteros, City of Tacoma, kmonteros@cityoftacoma.org
• Jeff Rodgers, Pierce County, Jeff.rodgers@piercecountywa.org
• Reanna Bettencourt, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, rbettencourt@tpchd.org
• Ivan Tudela, Pierce County Emergency Management, Ivan.tudela@piercecountywa.org

10:20 a.m. - Pierce County Shelter Workgroup Report
Purpose: Learn about the latest work on the plan to end street homelessness by November 1, 2021.
• Mike Boisture, Valeo Vocation, mikeb@valeovocation.org

10:30 a.m. - Safe Sites for All Update
Purpose: Understand the status of the effort to create safe parking and Safe Sites for All across Pierce County.
• Colin DeForrest, i2 Strategies, colin@i2-strategies.com
• Janet Runbeck, janetrunbeck@gmail.com

10:40 a.m. - Coalition Committee Updates
Purpose: Updates about what is happening with Coalition committees.
• Committee leaders

10:45 a.m. - Good of the order announcements
Purpose: Announcements for the good of the order.
• All

10:55 a.m. - Reflect on today’s meeting
Purpose: Hear from those who would like to share about how they feel today’s meeting went. What worked? What didn’t? What should be done differently next time?
• All

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!

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When: Aug 20, 2021 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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