Posted on: November 15, 2023
Pierce County Human Services Homeless Programs team is hosting virtual events in November to hear community feedback focused on the local homeless crisis response system. The purpose of these conversations will be to identify and brainstorm solutions to p...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: August 23, 2023
Pierce County Human Services is announcing the awards from the recent Behavioral Health Request for Proposals (RFP), which funds mental health and substance use services for residents across Pierce County. Funding is available from two taxes – the Behavio...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: August 3, 2023
Pierce County Human Services, as a collaborative applicant for the Tacoma/Lakewood/Pierce County Continuum of Care (CoC), is announcing a Notice of funding Available (NOFA) for an estimated $4 million to support homeless housing services. Applications wil...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: July 25, 2023
Pierce County Homeless Programs is requesting proposals from organizations to provide navigation services that result in homeless households being placed into local overnight shelters. $1M is available from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Homeless Doc...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: June 20, 2023
Pierce County Human Services recently received additional funding from the state to increase the Homeless Housing Program funding awards to supplement revenue shortfalls. The Homeless Housing Program (HHP) funding is the largest Notice of Funding Availabi...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: June 13, 2023
Pierce County Human Services is announcing a notice of funding availability (NOFA) of over $6 million to support the development and preservation of affordable housing. Funding from the 1406 Affordable Housing Sales Tax Fund (1406), 2060 Affordable Housin...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: May 10, 2023
THE HOMELESS POINT-IN-TIME (PIT) COUNT HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS.
Every day in Pierce County, thousands of people sleep in cars, shelters or on the street. They are someone's mom, dad, child or friend. Do you ever wonder how th...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: April 28, 2023
Pierce County Human Services is announcing a request for proposals (RFP) for homeless prevention services. The Community Services division is soliciting applications from qualified organizations that will serve low-income households at-risk of homelessnes...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: March 21, 2023
Today the Pierce County Council voted in favor of the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act, or 2022-81s, which will implement a countywide one-tenth of one percent sales tax increase for affordable housing and related services, as allowed by Washington S...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: January 31, 2023
In January 2023, Pierce County Human Services awarded two organizations to support the development of new non-congregate emergency shelters. Over $13M will be awarded to the following projects:
The goal of this funding is to expand the number of emergency ...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: February 28, 2023
Pierce County Human Services is announcing a notice of funding availability for homeless housing programs. The Community Services division is soliciting applications from qualified organizations to support shelter, outreach and permanent housing assistanc...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: February 3, 2023
Unified Regional Approach Presentation
The Pierce County Council's Human Services Committee will hear a presentation from Social Change Partners, the consultants hired to develop recommendations on how a Unified Regional Approach would affect the ...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: December 2, 2022
Every day in Pierce County, thousands of people sleep in cars, shelters or on the streets. A lack of affordable housing and emergency shelter space leaves an estimated 70% of people experiencing homelessness sleeping without shelter each night. Do you eve...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: October 21, 2022
Pierce County Human Services is announcing a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to support the development of new non-congregate emergency shelters. Over $13 million is anticipated for the following shelter projects:
- Shelter with Medical Respite Service...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: October 19, 2022
Pierce County, the City of Fife, and homeless service providers were recently awarded $35 million from the state Right of Way Safety Initiative to help move residents living on state highway rights of way into safer housing opportunities, with an emphasis...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: September 21, 2022
Pierce County Human Services is awarding over $17 million for the development and preservation of affordable housing, resulting in 335 newly built units and 17 preserved units for low-income residents.
“These units will provide stable, affordable housing t...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: September 12, 2022
Pierce County Human Services is announcing a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to support eviction prevention. We are soliciting applications from qualified organizations to provide eviction prevention services and case management to eligible househol...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates
Posted on: August 2, 2022
Pierce County Human Services is awarding $100,000 to Social Change Partners, LLC to lead the process to develop the regional approach, creating a unified response to homelessness.
Social Change Partners was chosen through a competitive process with Pierce ...
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Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness Updates