Homeless shelters in Tacoma are getting less funding this year
Homeless shelters in Tacoma are getting less funding this year.
On June 20, Pierce County announced the Tacoma Rescue Mission will get almost $200,000 less than last year for shelter funding. In 2022, the mission received a little over $2 million for its shelters.
Because of less funding this time, the Tacoma Rescue Mission will have to decrease its shelter capacity.
“The reality is, on July 1, we will be at capacity," said Myron Bernard, senior director of community engagement for the Tacoma Rescue Mission. “If we don’t fund shelters, and if shelters close, then we are kind of furthering ourselves down that path of saying it’s essentially illegal to be unhoused.”
The funding is the largest source of money that Pierce County receives annually for homeless housing services.
