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

9:30 a.m. - Community Spotlight: CJK Community Homes
Purpose: Learn about this program and how we can interact with it.
• Noemi Cagatin-Porter, CJK Community Homes, ncagatinporter@cjkcommunityhomes.org

9:35 a.m. - Pierce County Budget Highlights
Purpose: Understand what is included in the new budget and what it will mean for homelessness and affordable housing.
• Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council Member, Jani.hitchen@piercecountywa.gov

10 a.m. - Government Updates
Purpose: Understand current efforts underway.
• Caleb Carbone, City of Tacoma, ccarbone@cityoftacoma.org
• Pierce County Human Services (presenter changes each week)
• 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. - Advocacy Updates
Purpose: A time to share opportunities to advocate for those who are homeless and for deeply affordable housing at the city, county, state, and national level.
• Rob Huff, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, robh@wliha.org

10:20 a.m. - Overview of the Donate Your Small Talk effort
Purpose: Understand and be ready to use this approach to messaging about the issues around homelessness.
• Rob Huff, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, robh@wliha.org

10:25 a.m. - Breakout discussion: How could you put the Donate Your Small Talk guidance to work? What has and hasn’t worked when you talk with others about homelessness?
Purpose: Create a chance for people to network and consider today’s topic, with one person in each room taking notes to paste into the chat at the end of the breakout.
• All

10:40 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

10:45 a.m. - Committee Updates
Purpose: Hear any critical updates from Coalition committees.
• All

10:50 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

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!

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