This week our agenda includes:

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

9:10 a.m. - This Week on the Streets
Purpose: An update about what outreach teams are seeing on the streets this week, as well as discussion of sweeps, community meetings, and other related items.
• All

9:18 a.m. - Need and Share
Purpose: What inclement weather supplies do you have to share or need for your work?
• All

9:20 a.m. - Community spotlight - Food is Free
Purpose: Learn about this community resource and how the Coalition can interact with and support their work.

9:30 a.m. - Breakout review of our previous discussion
Purpose: Review what people shared in the last breakout discussion in an effort to build knowledge and move the work forward.
• Timothy Harris, Dignity City, director@dignitycity.org

9:35 a.m. - Follow up to last week’s discussion - are there 2-3 ideas that you would like to pursue?
Purpose: Hear if members were inspired by last week’s discussion to pursue creative ways to comment or respond to sweeps.
• Dana Peregrine, danaperegrine@hotmail.com

9:50 a.m. - Pierce County Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Update
Purpose: Hear the latest about work on the Comprehensive Plan.
• Rob Huff, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, robh@wliha.org

10:00 a.m. - Government Updates
Purpose: Understand current efforts underway.
• Caleb Carbone, City of Tacoma, ccarbone@cityoftacoma.org
• Jeff Rodgers, Pierce County Human Services, Jeff.rodgers@piercecountywa.org
• Jennie Schoeppe, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, jschoeppe@tpchd.org
• Isiah Cocroft, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, icocroft@tpchd.org
• Jody Ferguson, Pierce County Emergency Management, jody.ferguson@piercecountywa.gov

10:10 a.m. - Advocacy Updates
Purpose: Tips for how to engage with advocacy at the state level, as well as opportunities at the local level.
• Rob Huff, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, robh@wliha.org

10:20 a.m. - Breakout: What is the most important information we need to see on a Pierce County dashboard related to homelessness?
Purpose: Networking and an opportunity to share thoughts on today’s topic, with one person in each breakout room taking notes to share in the chat in the main room.
• All

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.
• Janet Runbeck, janetrunbeck@gmail.com

10:35 a.m. - Committee Updates
Purpose: Hear any critical updates from Coalition committees.
• All

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

10:45 a.m. - Success stories
Purpose: A space for people to share success stories from across the community.
• All

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!

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When: April 7, 2022 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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