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. - Group intro: A Philip Randolph Institute
Purpose: Learn more about this organization and how to access their services.
• Sherilla Bivens, APRI Tacoma, sherillabivens45@gmail.com

9:20 a.m. - Group intro: Operation Keep ‘Em Warm and Fed
Purpose: Learn more about this organization and how to access their services.
• Michael Krist-Sterbick, Operation Keep ‘Em Warm and Fed, michael.sterbick@gmail.com
• Dotti Krist-Sterbick, Operation Keep ‘Em Warm and Fed, dkrist.sterbick@gmail.com

9:25 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

9:40 a.m. - Breakout discussion: Where are you finding hope this week?
Purpose: An opportunity to get to know one another while considering a question.
• Everyone

9:55 a.m. - Isolation and Quaratine for those who are homeless
Purpose: Understand the latest changes with this community resource.
• Janet Runbeck, janetrunbeck@gmail.com
• Colin DeForrest, i2 Strategies, colin@i2-strategies.com

10:00 a.m. - Government Updates
Purpose: Understand current efforts underway.
• Tiegan Tidball, City of Tacoma, ttidball@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

10:40 a.m. - Good Trouble Announcements
Purpose: Share what folks are working on that would be amplified by sharing with the full Coalition.
• All

10:50 a.m. - Labor Day acknowledgment
Purpose: A reflection on the connection between labor, living wages, housing, and homelessness.
• Megan Capes, Tacoma Democratic Socialists of America, capesmegan@gmail.com

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: Sep 3, 2021 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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