Tacoma students experiencing homelessness may soon get housing help thanks to a new local partnership.
In a joint news release, Tacoma Housing Authority and Tacoma Public Schools announced that they’ve teamed up to prioritize unhoused families who have students in the district. The pair is locking arms to create a “local waitlist preference” that will extend housing-program access to vulnerable residents.
About Tacoma Housing Authority
Established in 1940, Tacoma Housing Authority provides high-quality, stable and sustainable housing and supportive services to people in need. It does this in ways that help them prosper and help our communities develop equitably. THA develops and manages real estate and provides rental housing. In partnership with thousands of private landlords, it helps families pay the rent in the private rental market. It delivers supportive services to help families succeed as “tenants, parents, students, wage earners and builders of assets who can live without assistance.” THA seeks to do its work in ways that help our community be an “attractive place to live, work, attend school, shop and play,” and that help Tacoma be “safe, vibrant, prosperous, attractive and just.”