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Pierce County Council Votes in Favor of Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act

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...

Over $13M awarded for shelter projects

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 ...

Notice of Funding Availability for Homeless Housing Programs

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...

Unified Regional Approach Presentation

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 ...

Volunteers, donations needed for the Point-In-Time Count

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...

Notice of Funding Available for Emergency Shelters

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:

1. Shelter with Medical Respite Service...

Hope is on the horizon for chronically unhoused people

This week, a new initiative to create a community village of microhomes for chronically homeless individuals was introduced to the Pierce County Council. 

Modeled after a successful community in Austin, Texas known as Community First! Village, the...

Pierce County, Fife, service providers receive $35 million for safer housing opportunities

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...

Affordable housing awards bring 335 new units to Pierce County residents in need

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...

Notice of Funding Availability for Eviction Prevention

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...

Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness - September Update

The process for developing a regional approach has begun! Social Change Partners (SCP) has officially launched their project and recently completed the background research and document review phase. They are currently interviewing key stakeholders in the ...

Consultants chosen for unified, regional response to homelessness

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 ...

Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness - July Update

Medical Respite Shelter

A plan for $4.6M of HOME-ARPA capital funding for purchase of a facility to run a 50 bed Medical Respite homeless shelter has completed the public outreach phase and was submitted to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for approval....

Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness - June Update

Affordable Housing

Pierce County and the Pierce County Community Development Corporation have made roughly $17M available to support the development and preservation of affordable housing for low, very low, and extremely low-income residents. We a...

Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness - Request for Proposal

Unified Regional Approach

This has been edited to reflect the new application due date of June 24, 2022.

Everyone in Pierce County should have a home. Unfortunately, homelessness continues to harm many of the residents of Pierce County. To design a system t...

Pilot Transportation Project

A Pilot Transportation Project is scheduled for a June 1 launch. Through a partnership with Pierce Transit and using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, five hundred people experiencing homelessness will have access to a one-year Pierce Transit bus...

Affordable Housing Funding Opportunity

Pierce County and the Pierce County Community Development Corporation have made roughly $17M available to support the development and preservation of affordable housing for low, very low, and extremely low-income residents. With this historic investment i...