Cameron Sheppard

The State Legislature proposed its operating budgets on Monday, which could affect funding for the more than 300 homeless shelter beds in Tacoma.

In 2023, the Pierce County Council approved the sales tax that collected one-tenth of 1% of sales to leverage additional revenue for affordable-housing investments.

Pierce County’s Unified Regional Approach (URA) to homelessness officially kicked off, but it is still unclear how the coalition will be led, what goals it will attempt to achieve and how it will operate.

Homeless-service providers and advocates say Pierce County is not effectively coordinating to keep the unhoused safe during extreme weather.

Pierce County’s collaborative response to the homelessness crisis lacks direction, transparency and accountability, a review has found.

The Edgewood City Council recently passed an ordinance altering the city’s procedure to address the removal of homeless encampments on public property.

Tacoma Rescue Mission is planning to expand its men’s homeless shelter at 425 S. Tacoma Way to roughly three times its current size.

An affordable housing project in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood is intended to address gentrification by prioritizing affordable housing.

Nearly $6 million in eviction-prevention assistance has been requested in Pierce County since the beginning of 2024, according to a report from the Human Services Department.

It has left service providers and county council members frustrated by what they call a lack of transparency, cooperation and expediency