Housing and Shelter Services
New Faith-Based Development Initiative Comes to Pierce County
A new program that empowers faith-based organizations to craft a vision to develop underutilized real estate assets into affordable homes and community facilities is coming to Pierce County. The high…
Read MoreHouses of faith are building affordable housing on their properties
Enterprise [Community Partner]’s Faith-Based Development Initiative launched in 2006 in the Mid-Atlantic region, where it has helped faith-based organizations create or preserve more than 1,500 affordable homes and one community-based…
Read MorePierce County’s audacious plan to end homelessness
Pierce County has proposed a new plan that would take the numbers of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness to “functional zero.” If adopted, the comprehensive plan, released on Dec. 1, would…
Read MoreMerger of Shared Housing and AM Will Spearhead Affordable Housing Options
We are delighted to announce that the programs, staff members, and assets of Shared Housing Services (SHS) will move to Associated Ministries (AM) as part of a merger agreement between…
Read MorePierce County starts plans for homeless shelters in Fife, Lakewood, Spanaway
Read the full article from The News Tribune’s journalist Josephine Peterson: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article252904723.html?
Read MoreOur Community’s Most Robust Online Homeless Resource
According to its website, “The Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness is a loose network of individuals, non-profit agencies, government agencies, and community businesses working together to serve people…
Read MoreJoin us at the Community Quarterly Meeting
Please register now (registration required) and plan to join us online via Zoom for the next Community Quarterly Meeting to Solve Homelessness on Thursday, June 17, 5:00-6:00 pm. The scheduled…
Read MoreCommitments Made for Safe Shelter Solutions
Leaders of the Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness partnered with Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards to convene an online “Safe Shelter Summit” on Dec. 21. This date was chosen…
Read MoreCommunity Quarterly Meeting – Dec. 10
This is a CALL TO ACTION for attendees representing every faith community, the faith leader and/or their appointed representative and people of goodwill who are interested in helping to end…
Read MoreIf you are experiencing homelessness, we can help!
If you are experiencing HOMELESSNESS during the COVID-19 crisis, Associated Ministries COORDINATED ENTRY can help! We are here to connect you to services if you find yourself sleeping in your…
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