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Shifting Priorities – Annual WA Low Income Housing Alliance Conference
The Washington Low Income Housing Alliance held its 26th annual state conference in Spokane at the Convention Center on May 10th and 11th. With approximately 700 hundred people in attendance…
It's Time to Paint!
Preserve affordable housing; Beautify communities; Help neighbors in need. That’s the vision of Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful (PTPB), now in its 32nd year! Each year hundreds of volunteers of all ages…
Ending Homelessness Requires Creative Partnerships; Here’s a Truly Inspiring Example!
By Mike Yoder, Executive Director On January 1 of this year a monumental shift was launched in Pierce County to address the crisis of homelessness. It’s obvious that homelessness has…
Tacoma’s Tiny Home Encampment
by Ella Banken, awesome student writer from School of the Arts If a local group has its way, a tiny home encampment could be coming to Tacoma. Tiny home encampments…
Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day
Written by Matthew ErlichMember – Speakers’ Bureau for the Holocaust Center for HumanityBoard Member – Temple Beth ElFormer Board Member – Associated Ministries Felicia Lewkowicz was a once a young…
2016 "Point in Time Count" for Pierce County released
On Friday, April 29, the official 2016 “Point in Time” figures for Pierce County were released; this is the official annual count of our homeless population. And the numbers are…
Bishops' Storehouse in Puyallup Provides to Community
by Amaya Fox, awesome student writer from Wilson High School “A hand up not a hand out.” That is the mission behind Bishops’ storehouses across the nation; to help families…
Interfaith Observance of National Day of Prayer – May 5th
On Thursday, May 5, 2016, Associated Ministries will hold their annual interfaith observance or the National Day of Prayer. This unique gathering is one of the very few interfaith observances…