Youth homelessness
Exciting Plans for Our Community Meetings in 2019
Congratulations to all of YOU! With your input the 2019 Plan for the Community Quarterly Meetings (CQM) has been finalized. What a process it has been! There were many valuable insights…
Read MorePartnership: At the Heart of Building a Stronger Community
Associated Ministries is proud to partner with many other agencies in our community who believe, as we do, in building a stronger community and helping the most vulnerable. One such…
Read MoreResults of 2018 Homeless Count Released
Each year, Pierce County’s Human Services Department participates in a nationwide effort to determine how many people are experiencing homelessness within each community; this effort is called the “Point-in-Time” (PIT)…
Read MoreCommunity Quarterly Meeting to End Homelessness – March 22nd
On March 22 Learn if You are the Solution to Homelessness! You’ve seen tents popping up in our community. You’ve seen single adults walking the streets trying to stay warm.…
Read MoreResiliency and unwavering hope in the midst of hard times
by Klarissa Monteros, Program Manager Peter is Associated Ministries’ newest Housing Specialist working in the Rapid Re-Housing Department. Within the first month of his employment here, he met with a…
Read MoreJoin Us in Olympia to Advocate for an End to Homelessness
Every year the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance organizes “Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day,” an opportunity for our state lawmakers to hear the voices of their constituents on the pressing…
Read MoreJoin us for the BEST Community Quarterly Meeting Yet!
We are ending the year with the best Community Quarterly Meeting yet! You will not want to miss the next meeting, scheduled for Dec. 5. Those who attend will be…
Read MoreStatewide Student Homelessness Numbers are Staggering
The Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness (ICPH) has released a data snapshot analyzing student homelessness in public schools in Washington, where in the state they reside, and how they…
Read MoreFoster Care Crisis – How Can Your Faith Community Help?
Nearly 8,000 children in Washington are currently in foster care, resulting in a critical need for families that can provide safe, loving homes for youth who have experienced abuse and…
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…
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