Hi everyone,
Here is what I have on the draft agenda for tomorrow. Please let me know if you think something needs added or tweaked before I send this out to the full Coalition mailing list later this afternoon.
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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: An update about what outreach teams are seeing on the streets this week.
9:15 a.m. - A look back at the cold weather emergency response
Purpose: A group discussion and update from the cold weather emergency response last week - what worked, what barriers came up, and what should we do now to prepare for other cold weather responses?
• All
9:35 a.m. - Breakout discussion: What would help you better respond to needs in the next emergency?
Purpose: Get to know each other, and discuss the topic of the day.
• All
9:55 a.m. - LIHI updates
Purpose: Hear the latest about the work of the Low Income Housing Institute in Pierce County.
• Josh Castle, LIHI, jcastle@lihi.org
10:00 a.m. - Government Updates
Purpose: Understand current efforts underway.
• City of Tacoma
• Jeff Rodgers, Pierce County Human Services, Jeff.rodgers@piercecountywa.org
• Valeri Almony, Pierce County Rental Assistance, Valeri.almony@pierceountywa.gov
• Jennie Schoeppe, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, jschoeppe@tpchd.org
• Jody Ferguson, Pierce County Emergency Management, jody.ferguson@piercecountywa.gov
10:15 a.m. - Advocacy Update
Purpose: An update regarding opportunities to advocate at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
• Maureen Howard, mhoward@pchomeless.org
10:30 a.m. - Discussion: Should the Steering Committee for the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness continue its work?
Purpose: During the December meeting of the Steering Committee, it was asked that we consider this question - whether the Steering Committee should continue carrying its work forward? Or if another entity should
do that work?
• Maureen Howard, mhoward@pchomeless.org
• Gerrit Nyland, Pierce County Human Services, gnyland@piercecountywa.gov
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
10:40 a.m. - Coalition Committee Updates
Purpose: Share updates from the Coalition committees and workgroups that would be of interest to the full Coalition.
• All
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
10:50 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!
Here is the link to register:
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jan 7, 2022 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcuqsqT8sE9Lww6CeRN83NgMy7q5DtqGm
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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