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In the News

In the News / June 13, 2019

Tacoma projects get boost from state construction budget

Index Staff | Tacoma Daily Index
House Democrats proposed bold investments in public schools, affordable housing, environmental sustainability and behavioral health for the capital budget. As someone who works intensely on…
In the News / June 12, 2019

Koz Development Teams Up With Tacoma Housing Authority On Affordable Housing For Students

Shawna De La Rosa | Bisnow
“THA’s main job is to provide or finance affordable housing for Tacoma residents who need help to afford a home,” THA Executive Director Michael Mirra…
In the News / June 10, 2019

Should community colleges build housing?

Felicia Mello | CALmatters
Early evidence from a project in Washington State indicates that solving community college students’ housing woes can help them graduate. Tacoma Community College partnered with…
In the News / June 10, 2019

Tiki Apartments now successfully houses homeless students, Tacoma college says

Keith Eldridge | Komo News
The school year is coming to an end and Tacoma Community College says its housing for homeless students is working well. Many of them have…
In the News / June 10, 2019

Homeless in College: Students sleep in cars, on couches when they have nowhere else to go

Charisse Jones | USA Today
Tacoma Community College in Washington has partnered with the Tacoma Housing Authority to provide 150 vouchers to help pay the rent for students in need.
In the News / May 24, 2019

Tacoma Housing Authority has ambitious plans for James Center North

John Larson | Tacoma Weekly
Joshua Jorgensen, project manager in real estate development with THA, said the agency wants to construct five buildings on the parcels, over a course of…
In the News / May 17, 2019

CEO shares insights into the power of community investment

Jeff Deuel | President and CEO, Heritage Bank
We have partnered with the Tacoma Housing Authority to open a new limited-hours office at the Family Investment Center in the Salishan community. Together, they…
In the News / May 15, 2019

Students are subject to high rates of housing insecurity

Ashley Gilbertson | Real Change
UWT announced in January a unique partnership with the Tacoma Housing Authority and Koz Development to provide 52 low-income student apartments right across the street…
In the News / April 2, 2019

Family-school ties at center of Tacoma homelessness prevention program

Linda Jacobson | Education Dive
ESHAP, which has served at least 150 students in roughly 110 families since it began, also demonstrates the challenges low-income families face in finding affordable…
In the News / March 19, 2019

Helping homeless students in Washington

AACC 21st Century Center Staff
“This partnership is an excellent investment in these striving but struggling students. A TCC degree is a key to their adult prosperity. And since most…

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