Tacoma City Council Tuesday awarded nearly $3 million to nine organizations to provide human services in Tacoma through the end of next year.
According to city staff, councilmembers set aside funding in the city’s general fund 2013-2014 biennial budget and directed Tacoma’s Human Services Commission to review and recommend organizations and programs worthy of funding. The commission made its recommendations to councilmembers last fall. A public hearing to discuss the recommendations was held on Dec. 11, and councilmembers adopted the recommendations a week later. City council awarded funding to the following organizations:
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington — $719,574
- HAS Emergency Services ($272,000)
- HAS Supportive Services ($277,574)
- Phoenix Housing Network ($170,000)
Northwest Leadership Foundation — $205,100
- ProTeen ($205,100)
Peace Community Center — $226,000
- Hilltop FLITE ($90,000)
- Hilltop Scholars ($92,000)
- PCC-Elementary ($44,000)
Pierce County AIDS Foundation — $262,603
- Medical Case Management ($166,603)
- Oasis Youth Center ($96,000)
The Rescue Mission — $427,500
- Family Shelter ($255,000)
- Good Neighbor Cafe ($60,000)
- Youth Program ($112,500)
Shared Housing Services — $264,664
- Shared Housing for Unaccompanied Youth ($224,664)
- Shared Housing ($40,000)
Tacoma Community House — $392,224
- Adult Literacy & Employment ($154,932)
- Multilingual Immigration ($51,936)
- Resources for Education and Career Help ($185,356)
Tacoma Urban League — $296,740
- Male Involvement Project ($296,740)
Washington Women’s Employment and Education — $204,660
- Housing Bridges to Self-Sufficiency ($49,440)
- REACH Plus ($155,220)
Additional human services programming will be paid for using approximately $1.2 million in funding for mental health services. Those programs include A Step Ahead BOOST; Hope Sparks Healing Hearts; Associated Ministries Access Point 4 Housing; Greater Lakes Mental Health PORCH; New Phoebe House Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing; Hilltop Artists in Residence Outreach; Mary Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center; Pierce County AIDS Medical Case Management and OASIS; Pierce County Juvenile Court Diversion; Shared Housing Unaccompanied Youth Housing; TACID HELP; TPCHD Family Support; and Salvation Army Jarvie Family Emergency Housing Center.
