Join us on Friday, March 12, at 9 a.m. for our next weekly meeting of the Tacoma-Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness.
This week our agenda includes:
9 a.m. - Welcome message
Purpose: Center us on the task before us.
• Rosemary Powers, rpowers@eou.edu
9:05 a.m. - This Week on the Streets
Purpose: A quick update about what outreach teams are seeing on the streets this week.
• All
9:15 a.m. - Centralized Diversion Funds
Purpose: Understand this program and how the funds can be used.
• Tammy Riles, Comprehensive Life Resources, triles@cmhshare.org
9:45 a.m. - Gig Harbor-Key Peninsula Housing and Homeless Coalition
Purpose: Get an overview of the work that is being done around Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula.
• Gina Cabiddu, Gina.Cabiddu@chs-wa.org
• Robert Vollbracht, vollbm@comcast.net
10 a.m. - Breakout discussion on Street Outreach
Purpose: Help inform the City of Tacoma Homelessness Plan regarding street outreach needs.
• Tiegan Tidball, City of Tacoma, ttidball@cityoftacoma.org
10:15 a.m. - Government Updates
Purpose: Understand current efforts underway.
• Valeri Knight, Pierce County Human Services, Valeri.knight@piercecountywa.org
• Reanna Bettencourt, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, rbettencourt@tpchd.org
• Ivan Tudela, Pierce County Emergency Management, Ivan.tudela@piercecountywa.org
10:25 a.m. - Training on Compassion Fatigue
Purpose: Learn about training resources in our community around this important topic.
• Verna Lilly, vernalilly@hotmail.com
10:30 a.m. - Advocacy Update
Purpose: Learn about opportunities to advocate locally, as well as at the state and national levels.
• Maureen Howard, Senior Policy Analyst, maureenhowardconsulting@gmail.com
10:40 a.m. - Speakers’ Bureau Funding
Purpose: Understand this request and make a decision.
• Gerrit Nyland, Director of Operations, gnyland@pchomeless.org
10:45 a.m. - Coalition Priorities - Pierce County Resolution
Purpose: Understand this request and make a decision.
• Gerrit Nyland, Director of Operations, gnyland@pchomeless.org
10:50 a.m. - Coalition Work Updates
Purpose: Understand this request and make a decision.
• Kevin Glackin-Coley, Director of Special Projects, kglackincoley@pchomeless.org
10:55 a.m. - Safe Parking Update
Purpose: Understand the status of the effort to create safe parking across Pierce County.
• Colin DeForrest and Janet Runbeck
We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!
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When: Mar 12, 2021 09:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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