Pierce County Homeless Resource Agencies
Homeless Education Liaisons
McKinney Vento Liaisons Tone Resource Center
3110 So. 43rd St. Tacoma
253-571-1814
Arranges transportation to and from schools, helps with enrollment, provides school supplies, clothing, hygiene items for homeless students and their families. Liaisons for Tacoma School District
Youth Resources- Emergency Services Sites
Bethel Family Center(Open to all youth)
Bethel High School, Spanaway Lake High School, Graham-Kapowsin High School, Franklin Pierce High School, Washington High School, Gates High school(open to those students only).
253-209-5216 8am-2pm Ages 13-21
Clover Park School district
253-583-5171
Eatonville School district
360-879-1400
Fife School District
253-517-1000
Franklin Pierce School District
253-537-0211
Orting School district
360-893-6500
Peninsula School district
253-857-3504
Puyallyp School District
253-841-8781
Steilacoom Historical School District
253-583-7960
Sumner School District
253-891-2050
University Place School District
253-566-5600
White River School District
360-829-3959
Resources
Agape House Ministry
Houses displaced Christian individuals and families. Parent and children must be same sex. 253-970-6494
Asbury United Methodist Church
Drop in Center Corner of 56 & Puget Sound.
Meals, laundry services, showers, hygiene products, computer access, exercise room and safe place to hang out for teens and young adults. Ages 12-23 253-472-4239
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Housing, emergency services, child care and counseling services. Ages depend on services. 253-502-2695
McKinley Family Support Center
Community resource information-food, shelter, clothing assistance, public health nurse, family support workers, maternity support services. All ages 253-571-2380
Metropolitan Development Council
Programs-education, children, youth and families, drug and alcohol treatment, housing, homeless services, economic and career development and phone services. All ages 253-838-3921
TTY services 253-591-0147
MLK Housing Authority
Family shelter, rentals, home buyers programs, Sr. citizen apt, rentals assistance and a men’s shelter. Youth – seniors 253-627-1099
Men’s shelter 253-627-7171
Durango Street Crisis Services
Treatment and care for youth who are undergoing acute mental health crisis, have no safe place to live, or are in serious conflict with their family or community. The program provides up to 2 weeks of residential placement treatment services. 253-396-5901
Faith Homes-Residential Group Homes
Girls ages 13-25 who have serious emotional and behavioral issues that prevent them from living with family or in a foster home. Also accepts a few boys for foster care. Clients generally must be wards of the state.
Faith Homes Office
3519 So. 30th.
253-572-0458
HOPE Shelter
3519 So. 30Th. St.
253-759-4363
Union Faith Home
1920 No. Union
253-759-4363
Brentwood Faith Home
2416 Brentwood Place SE, Lacey
360-438-0576
Faith Homes Jump Start Program
Pregnant or parenting young women, ages 16-21, who are homeless or receive Section 8 vouchers fro the Pierce County Housing Authority to pay for housing. 253-572-0458
Relatives Raising Children, Pierce County
Family Counseling, support groups, information and advocacy. Support group every 4th. Thursday from 6:30-8:30pm at Gloria Del Litheran Church on 19th. And Union. Child care is available 253-565-4484 ext. 104
Tacoma Rescue Mission
Emergency Family Shelter
253-272-1974
Salvation Army
For families or single people with children 1521 6Th. Ave. 253-627-3962
MLK HDA
Single women with one child under 5. Maternity Assistance.
1143 Tacoma Ave.
253-272-1529
Severe Weather Shelter Program
253-383-3056
Helping Hand House
Call for an appointment
253-848-6096
Phoenix Housing Network
Transitional housing where homeless families with children live in a day center and stay with contracted churches in the evening. 253-471-5340
Pierce County Alliance Hope Program Shelter for adolescents 13-17
253-502-5427
G Street Family Shelter
Families with children
1507 So. G Street
253-627-6466
Family Renewal Shelter
Shelter for families that are at extreme risk . Able to help with relocation. They will refer for counseling and legal advocacy 253-475-9010
Outreach
Services for the homeless
1143 Tacoma Ave. So.
253-627-7171
Yelm Community Services
Provides help with housing, food, clothing, transportation, utilities and homelessness.
P.O. Box 5320, Yelm Wa 98597
360-458-7000
Oasis Youth Center
Referral and support services for gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender youth
253-534-3204
South Sound Outreach
Assistance with DSHS applications over the phone or in person. Staff will go to the individual 253-593-2111
GREAT- WorkSource Pierce
1305 Tacoma Ave S. 201
Tacoma 253-7332 or 253-593-7363
Serves youth and young adults 16-21 who are current foster care residents. Employment, GED assistance, paid work experience and job placement.