Bunk beds at Tacoma Rescue Mission’s women’s shelter will be the inspiration for the design of its expanded men’s shelter. One of Tacoma’s largest homeless shelters plans to expand to more than double ...

If protecting the “local mom-and-pop landlord” is the goal, then the means testing should be for the owner, not the renter. | ...

This collection of stories highlights Tacoma's approach to addressing the homelessness crisis in the region. Tacoma plans the expansion of its largest homeless shelter, the Tacoma Rescue Mission, ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The city of Tacoma is grappling with a reduction in available shelter beds due to funding shortfalls nearly three years after implementing a controversial camping ban. Despite placing ...

As a homeless outreach worker, I've witnessed first hand the misinformed and ridiculous policies our current City Council have proposed and implemented to address homelessness in Tacoma. The camping ...

The percentage of Tacoma’s homeless population that reports coming from outside the city grew from 2024 to this year, according to data from Pierce County’s annual survey of people living unhoused.

In an effort to discourage and block homeless encampments from forming alongside Marine View Drive in Tacoma, city officials have authorized a series of permanent “no parking” signs along the ...

One of Tacoma’s largest homeless shelters plans to expand to more than double the number of beds it has available. The $20 million project is expected to be completed by summer 2026. Tacoma Rescue ...