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. - Need and Share
Purpose: What inclement weather supplies do you have to share or need for your work?
• All

9:25 a.m. - Pierce County Affordable Housing
Purpose: An overview of a Pierce County Council proposal to implement a 1/10th of 1% sales tax for affordable housing.
• Rosemary Powers, New Connections, rpowers@eou.edu

9:35 a.m. - Breakout review of our previous discussion
Purpose: Review what people shared in the last breakout discussion in an effort to build knowledge and move the work forward.
• Timothy Harris, Dignity City, director@dignitycity.org

9:40 a.m. - Breakout discussion: How will you talk with friends and neighbors about the Pierce County Affordable Housing Sales Tax?
Purpose: An opportunity to network and talk about this issue.
• All

10:00 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

10:15 a.m. - Advocacy Updates
Purpose: Understand opportunities to advocate for policy changes that will benefit those who are currently homeless.
• Rob Huff, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, robh@wliha.org

10:20 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

10:30 a.m. - Christmas Holiday Resources
Purpose: Create a list of resources for holiday meals and other support to share with our community.
• 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. - 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!

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When: Dec 2, 2022 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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