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. A special focus this week - hot weather coming.
• All

9:25 a.m. - Partner Spotlight: Brotherhood RISE Tiny Shelters
Purpose: An overview of this resource in the community and how we can most effectively interact with them.
• Gerald Daniels, Brotherhood RISE, gerald@risecenterofhilltop.org
• Lisa Knight, Brotherhood RISE, Lisa@risecenterofhilltop.org

9:35 a.m. - Overview of new reports on homelessness from California and Boston
Purpose: Share the key findings from these two new reports.
• Rosemary Powers, New Connections, rpowers@eou.edu

9:45 a.m. - Follow up on Pierce County funding issues
Purpose: A brief overview of what we know right now.
• Rob Huff, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, robh@wliha.org

9:50 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 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

10:15 a.m. - Good Trouble Announcements and Success Stories
Purpose: Share what folks are working on that would be amplified by sharing with the full Coalition.
• All

10:20 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

10:25 a.m. - Committee Updates
Purpose: Hear any critical updates from Coalition committees.
• All

10:30 a.m. - Breakout: If you didn’t have any fear of repercussions, what would you do to advocate?
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

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!

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When: June 30, 2022 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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