Housing and Shelter Services
June Quarterly Community Meeting
What a great Community Quarterly Meeting we had last week! Thanks again to Rev. Eric Jackson for hosting us! Special thanks also goes to Tiegan Tidball from the City…
Read MoreJoin Us for a Faith Community Meeting on Homelessness
You’ve likely heard that the City of Tacoma has officially declared a “homelessness state of emergency.” As response plans continue to be developed, local communities of faith will be called…
Read MoreCall to Faith Communities: City's Homeless Encampments
City of Tacoma’s Explanation of Declaration of State of Emergency Responding to Homeless Encampments The City of Tacoma has called a meeting to explain and discuss the recent declaration of…
Read MoreLocal faith leaders pledge 'respite and refuge' from immigration raids
Churches, synagogues, mosques and temples and the wider faith community are united by the perennial tradition of welcoming the stranger as neighbor, alleviating suffering, removing fear and humanizing situations of…
Read MoreConference to End Homelessness
Conference to End Homelessness by Tammy Boros, Housing Program Manager, Associated Ministries On May 10th -11th 2017, homeless service providers throughout the State of Washington convened in Tacoma at the…
Read MoreLearn More about Homelessness Crisis Response System…and How You Can Help
Invitation to learn about the Coordinated Entry System (Pierce County’s crisis response system for those experiencing homelessness) Members of the faith community, the staff of Associated Ministries (AM) would welcome…
Read MorePierce County Point-in-Time Count Results Released
According to those individuals experiencing homelessness who were surveyed in Pierce County, the three most frequently identified causes of their situation are the loss of a job, eviction or family…
Read MoreAssociated Ministries' Community Quarterly Meeting
Thank you to all those who were able to make it to Associated Ministries’ first Community Quarterly Meeting and to those of you who wanted to be there, but couldn’t…
Read MoreHousing and homeless advocacy–your voice is important!
Punxsutawney Phil had a much smaller spotlight on February 2nd this year because hundreds of advocates were out in Olympia for Housing and Homeless Advocacy Day, learning about the need…
Read MoreCommunity in Action – Helping a Family in Need
When Lana* came into the Rapid Rehousing program at Associated Ministries, she was struggling; pregnant and had two little girls sleeping in the car with her. She began working very…
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