Pierce County Human Services is leading efforts to develop a new five-year homeless housing plan. Required by the Washington State Department of Commerce, this plan will align with the state’s goals while serving as a guide for how Pierce County addresses homelessness. Required every five years by the Washington State Department of Commerce, the plan serves as a roadmap for state and county activities and goals, aligning with the State Strategic Plan and Annual Report to the Legislature on homelessness.
To ensure a comprehensive and effective plan, Pierce County has assembled a core team of partners consisting of service providers, elected officials, advocates and community members. Starting this spring, and throughout 2025, Pierce County residents are invited to participate in targeted outreach events to share their perspectives and ideas.
One or more representatives from each of the following groups or organizations will be invited to participate in the development of the local plan:
- Individuals with lived experience of homelessness
- Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organization or Managed Care Organization
- By and For organizations
- Emergency shelter operators
- Domestic violence/sexual assault shelter and housing providers
- Homeless outreach providers
- Rental subsidy administrators
- Permanent Supportive Housing providers and operators
- Coordinated entry staff
“Community input is central to the plan’s development,” said Devon Isakson, Pierce County Homeless Programs supervisor. “We need people to provide recommendations to help guide, shape, and refine the plan, so buy-in from residents is vital.”
Pierce County anticipates amending the Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness to meet the state requirements for the five-year plan. It is set for adoption at the end of the year. To learn more about the plan and how you can get involved visit PierceCountyWA.gov/HomelessPlan.
Pierce county does not care about it’s homeless. Those in charge are complacent as well as duplicitous in keeping the homeless exactly in the same position – homeless. People seeking power and/or wealth are in the positions of deciding what happens with the homeless.
The city itself encourages the revolving doors of “homeless services”, causing the ire of housed people because they perceive the lack of homeless becoming housed “the fault of the homeless person”, not a system that handsomely pays those that warehouse the permanently homeless and does nothing for those that have been priced out or “blacklisted” from renting for the crime of being human and a financial risk for their financial investments of “housing”.
I am a 65 year old man who has to rent a room because I don’t make enough for an apartment. I get ssi disability. Apartments costs are above 1000 a month and I don’t make enough. Seniors are forced to live in the streets. We need lower housing for older people in tacoma.
They should model it after Seattle’s 10 year plan to end homelessness.
Marxism has failed everywhere, every time it has been tried, but by golly we should go further in that direction because……well because……because…….why not!?
Oh, and don’t forget to disarm all those nasty sane people who maintain a personal residence; hold down a job; abide by the law; and pay all the taxes….because….why not!?
Because we have every right to defend ourselves from those with behavioral issues who want to do us harm – that’s why.
We’ve already told you we are willing to build and fund institutions for those who can’t or won’t take care of themselves, but somehow their freedom to live on the streets, or in a free house, and do as they please is a better idea?
You yourself call it a behavioral health problem – “behavioral”.
Now that you’ve admitted the root-issue, stop with all the symptom-naming. We can see that with our own eyes. We can smell it too.
You’ve blurred the lines between homelessness and criminal behavior. Most of us are so busy making things work for our own families and businesses and maintaining property, that we have little time or patience for those who make a living advocating for a perpetual problem while blaming us for a lack of empathy.
Perhaps the greatest empathy is to not pile on to the problem.
If you’ve ever raised a teenager, you know what it is to deal with mis-behavior.
If you haven’t, then maybe you’re not the right person for the job.
Spend our tax dollars wisely.
You’re welcome.
Such a sound plan. Literally every category that will be involved in solving the homeless problem, are currently actively participating in the Homeless bless Industrial Complex, lead by “mental health experts” who can’t fix the problem now.
This will be yet another financial disaster for the working taxpayer. This is just another wealth redistribution program that will be looming for funding that will not be coming from the common sense leadership in DC. Which means, higher taxes primarily for those who live in Pierce County.
On the ballot, this fails on it face, but it will get forced down the throats of the people who are leaving and the remaining businesses that are closing.