Pierce Transit announcement. A public hearing will be held as part of the Board of Commissioners Special Study Session meeting on Monday, November 14, 2022. The meeting begins at 3:00 p.m. and members of the public may attend the meeting in person or virtually through Zoom. The purpose of the public hearing is to advise […]
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Request For Proposals WIOA Title I Young Adult Services
WorkForce Central announcement. We are seeking a qualified subrecipient to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Young Adult Services in Pierce County. Proposals are due next Tuesday, November 8, 2022 by 5:00 PM. The RFP and a link to the online proposal form can be found on the WorkForce Central website. WIOA Title I […]
Small Business Flex Fund Loan Program
Pierce County announcement. Small businesses and nonprofits can apply for a low-interest loan of up to $150,000 to finance expansion and growth as well as recover from the pandemic and subsequent economic slowdown through the Washington State Department of Commerce Small Business Flex Fund. Interested applicants pre-apply on the Flex Fund’s online portal and, if they qualify, will […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. November is here and the holidays are getting closer. COVID-19 continues to spread in our community. Vaccines and the new bivalent boosters provide the best protection against severe illness. Find your dose today. tpchd.org/vaxtothefuture This week, Washington State Department of Health changed its COVID-19 data reporting to once a week. Starting […]
Washington families can save with confidence beginning November 1
Washington Student Achievement Council announcement. Washington’s popular Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opens Tuesday, November 1 for a new enrollment period, providing families a fresh opportunity to start saving for future college and career training costs while their children are young. The 2022-2023 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2023 and provides a unique opportunity to prepay […]
Local mom urges safe sleep: ‘My baby would be alive if she’d been placed on her back’
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. October was SIDS Awareness Month. It’s an important time to educate the caregivers in your baby’s life about making sure babies are staying safe while they sleep. About 3,500 infants die every year in the U.S. from a sleep-related death known as Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). The loss of […]
The Board of Health Nov. 2 Meeting Agenda
The Board of Health will hold a Regular Meeting on Nov. 2 (3-5 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Pierce County’s Microhome Village
Office of Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 announcement. Whether you got an email from Executive Dammeier, read something in the Tacoma News Tribune, or spotted a post on Facebook, you might have seen something about a large homeless village being proposed for our county by the Executive. As a Council, we have been […]
Sounder trains available for Seahawks vs. New York Giants
Sound Transit announcement. Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to this weekend’s Seahawks game. Special Sounder service is in addition to regular Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from Lumen Field. The special service will be available […]