Here is what I have lined up for tomorrow’s Coalition meeting. Please let me know if you see anything that is missing. There are 2 anchors for tomorrow’s meeting - a 20-minute update from the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, and a 15-20 minute session on compassion fatigue from Verna Lilly. I have also blocked out a longer section for This Week on the Streets, to allow for more conversation about the series of sweeps across the county and what else we should be doing to address those 100-plus folks who are now trying to find places that they can go.

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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.
• All

9:30 a.m. - Community spotlight: Just Threads
Purpose: Learn more about this resource in our community.
• Andrew Gelstin, Just Threads,

9:35 a.m. - Update on City of Tacoma Encampment Ban Discussions
Purpose: Understand the latest information from the City Council’s Community Vitality and Safety Committee meeting yesterday.
• Rob Huff, Metropolitan Development Council, rhuff@mdc-hope.org

9:40 a.m. - Legislative Update from the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
Purpose: Understand how we can help advocate for important housing legislation in Olympia.
• Po Leapai, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, pol@wliha.org

10 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. - Short Training on Compassion Fatigue
Purpose: A training to support the work that Coalition members do.
• Verna Lilly, vernalilly@hotmail.com

10:30 a.m. - Breakout discussion: What are you doing to manage compassion fatigue and keep yourself going?
Purpose: An opportunity to meet each other in small groups and identify possible actions.
• 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. - Coalition Committee Updates
Purpose: Share updates from the Coalition committees and workgroups that would be of interest to the full Coalition.
• All

10:50 a.m. - Good Trouble Announcements
Purpose: Share what folks are working on that would be amplified by sharing with the full Coalition.
• All

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!

Here is the link to register:

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

When: Feb 11, 2022 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcuqsqT8sE9Lww6CeRN83NgMy7q5DtqGm

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