Hi everyone,
Here is what I currently have on the draft agenda for tomorrow’s Coalition meeting. Please take a look and let me know if I am missing pieces or you see adjustments that should be made.
Thank you!
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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 those attending 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, as well as discussion of sweeps, community meetings, and other related items.
• All
9:20 a.m. - Community Spotlight: The Lived Experience Coalition
Purpose: Learn more about the LEC and how the Coalition can best interact with and support their work.
• Courtney Love, Lived Experience Coalition, courtney@wearelec.org
9:30 a.m. - The LD Leads program from the Housing Alliance
Purpose: Hear about what LD Leads is and how you can get involved.
• Po Leapai, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, pol@wliha.org
9:45 a.m. - Breakout review of last week's discussion
Purpose: Review what people shared last week in an effort to build knowledge and move the work forward.
• Timothy Harris, Dignity City, director@dignitycity.org
9:50 a.m. - Breakout discussion: How can we make space for those with lived experience to share their experiences in ways that will have an impact?
Purpose: An opportunity to network and talk about this issue.
• All
10:05 a.m. - Government Updates
Purpose: Understand current efforts underway.
• City of Tacoma, Caleb Carbone, ccarbone@cityoftacoma.org
• 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. - Pierce County Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness
Purpose: An overview of progress on the plan.
• Rob Huff, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, robh@wliha.org
10:25 a.m. - Advocacy Update
Purpose: Understand current issues and opportunities to advocate for issues related to housing and homelessness.
• Rob Huff, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, robh@wliha.org
10:35 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
10:55 a.m. - Success Stories
Purpose: We want to end our weekly meetings on a high note. If you have a success story to share, we would love to hear it!
• All
We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!
Here is the link to register:
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Aug 26, 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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