This week our agenda currently includes the items below. We may adjust the schedule as needed in the morning:

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. - Housing Connector
Purpose: An overview of the organization and the work it has started doing in Pierce County.
• Shelby Lyonais, Housing Connector, shelbyl@housingconnector.com
• Lauren Novack, Housing Connector, laurenn@housingconnector.com

9:35 a.m. - Orders of Limited Dissemination: New program
Purpose: Understand this new resource in the community and how Coalition members can help with the project.
• Kasey Burton, TacomaProBono, kasey@tacomaprobono.org
• Kathleen Edelheit, TacomaProBono, Kathleen@tacomaprobono.org

9:40 a.m. - Vaccine Grant Update
Purpose: Understand what the Coalition is doing to fulfill its promises under this grant.
• Janet Runbeck, janetrunbeck@gmail.com

9:45 a.m. - Pierce County Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness and Shelter Workgroup Reports
Purpose: Hear the latest updates from the two groups working to create a plan to end homelessness overall and a plan to end street homelessness by November 1.
• Maureen Howard, Senior Policy Analyst, maureenhowardconsulting@gmail.com
• Mike Boisture, Valeo Vocation, mikeb@valeovocation.org

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

10:15 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

10:25 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

10:35 a.m. - Coalition Committee Updates
Purpose: Updates about what is happening with Coalition committees.
• Committee leaders

10:45 a.m. - Good Trouble Announcements
Purpose: Share what folks are working on that would be amplified by sharing with the full Coalition.
• 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 27, 2021 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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