Hi everyone,

Here is a jam-packed agenda for tomorrow’s Coalition meeting, now made even more tight for time due to an added short presentation and Q&A session with Tacoma City Council Member John Hines. Please take a look and let me know what needs changed…

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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

9:15 a.m. - Community Spotlight: Tacoma Mutual Aid Collective
Purpose: Learn more about the organization and how we can best connect and interact with them.
• Zoe Grieder, Tacoma Mutual Aid Collective, tacomamutualaidcollective@gmail.com

9:20 a.m. - New support for nonprofits working with Pierce County
Purpose: Learn more about what services 501 Commons will provide to nonprofits that work with Pierce County.
• Nancy Long, 501 Commons, nancy@501commons.org

9:30 a.m. - Proposed camping buffer near city-authorized temporary shelters
Purpose: Hear about this City Council proposal, and ask questions.
• City Council Member John Hines, City of Tacoma, jhines1@cityoftacoma.org

9:40 a.m. - Prioritizing rental assistance
Purpose: Learn about what will happen with rental assistance in the coming year.
• Valeri Almony, Pierce County Rental Assistance, Valeri.almony@piercecountywa.gov

9:50 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

9:55 a.m. - Breakout discussion: How should the county prioritize rental assistance funds and what key factors should determine elegibility?
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
• Jennie Schoeppe, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, jschoeppe@tpchd.org
• Jody Ferguson, Pierce County Emergency Management, jody.ferguson@piercecountywa.gov

10:10 a.m. - Whole Washington
Purpose: Learn about this grassroots coalition of healthcare professionals and volunteers working to make Universal Healthcare a reality in Washington.
• Andre Stackhouse, Whole Washington, wholewashington.org

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: Sep 9, 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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