Trending...
- Tacoma: Street Closures Projected to Start August 25 for Residential Street Restoration Program Maintenance Work
- City of Spokane Receives $1 Million in Wildfire Housing Assistance
- Food Journal Magazine Focuses Its Los Angeles Dining Coverage Across Three Editorial Verticals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2021
MEDIA CONTACTS
Tanisha Jumper, Media and Communications, tjumper@ci.tacoma.wa.us, (253) 591-5152
Megan Snow, Media and Communications, msnow@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5051
City of Tacoma Pilots Hygiene Station at South 8th and Yakima
The City of Tacoma is partnering with a private property owner to establish a hygiene station at South 8th and Yakima Street as a 30 day pilot program from March 5 through April 7, 2021.
The pilot program services will include:
"The CDC recommendation to not disperse encampments means that the City must take measures to mitigate the health and safety concerns they create for people living in and around them," said Allyson Griffith, assistant director for Neighborhood and Community Services Department. "For this reason, the City is setting up a pilot program that will redirect funding from existing homeless services for a hygiene station pilot program. This step is needed as we are seeing the number of encampments increasing across Tacoma."
More on Washingtoner
This year, people experiencing homelessness have faced an additional barrier with the pandemic to accessing shelter, due to the capacity limitations created by physical distancing requirements, additional barriers to employment and changed the way the City responds to encampments, in accordance with COVID-19 recommendations by the CDC to not disperse existing encampments.
"The City continues to invest in creating additional sheltering capacity and working with community shelter providers to help them increase sheltering resources, yet we recognize that people are still living outside," Griffith said. "The Hygiene Station Pilot Program is intended to help address the health impacts of encampments to people living in and around them, while we pivot to address encampment during COVID-19 in a different way.
Concerns or misuse of the hygiene station can be reported to the contracted service provider, 1-800-Junk, at (253) 250-1766.
To get involved in supporting our unsheltered community members email shelters@cityoftacoma.org or call (253) 591-5000.
For more information about the City's Hygiene Station Pilot Program, visit cityoftacoma.org/hygienestations.
March 5, 2021
MEDIA CONTACTS
Tanisha Jumper, Media and Communications, tjumper@ci.tacoma.wa.us, (253) 591-5152
Megan Snow, Media and Communications, msnow@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5051
City of Tacoma Pilots Hygiene Station at South 8th and Yakima
The City of Tacoma is partnering with a private property owner to establish a hygiene station at South 8th and Yakima Street as a 30 day pilot program from March 5 through April 7, 2021.
The pilot program services will include:
- Portable toilet facilities
- Handwashing stations
- Dumpsters and supplies for collecting trash
- On-site evening security from 6pm-6am daily
- Routine day time monitoring
"The CDC recommendation to not disperse encampments means that the City must take measures to mitigate the health and safety concerns they create for people living in and around them," said Allyson Griffith, assistant director for Neighborhood and Community Services Department. "For this reason, the City is setting up a pilot program that will redirect funding from existing homeless services for a hygiene station pilot program. This step is needed as we are seeing the number of encampments increasing across Tacoma."
More on Washingtoner
- Tacoma: Homicide Investigation
- Spokane: Male Poses as 'ServPro' Employee in Fire Affected Neighborhood
- Spokane City Council Members Introduce Tenant Protections
- Gigasoft 2026 JavaScript Chart Comparison: ProEssentials, Highcharts, SciChart, LightningChart, ECharts
- Experienced eXp Realty Agent Kerri Lawless Guides Buyers and Sellers Through Life's Next Chapters in St. Tammany Parish
This year, people experiencing homelessness have faced an additional barrier with the pandemic to accessing shelter, due to the capacity limitations created by physical distancing requirements, additional barriers to employment and changed the way the City responds to encampments, in accordance with COVID-19 recommendations by the CDC to not disperse existing encampments.
"The City continues to invest in creating additional sheltering capacity and working with community shelter providers to help them increase sheltering resources, yet we recognize that people are still living outside," Griffith said. "The Hygiene Station Pilot Program is intended to help address the health impacts of encampments to people living in and around them, while we pivot to address encampment during COVID-19 in a different way.
Concerns or misuse of the hygiene station can be reported to the contracted service provider, 1-800-Junk, at (253) 250-1766.
To get involved in supporting our unsheltered community members email shelters@cityoftacoma.org or call (253) 591-5000.
For more information about the City's Hygiene Station Pilot Program, visit cityoftacoma.org/hygienestations.
0 Comments
Latest on Washingtoner
- ANSI BSR Upholds Appeal of AFDE Member Andrew Sulner, MSFS, JD, finding the AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB) Violated ANSI Essential Requirements
- Haven Treatment Center Surprises Team Member with New Bicycle After Transportation Challenge
- Kentucky's Plane Crash Data Lands Far from the State's Busiest Airports
- DBF Viewer 2000 v9.29 Now Supports Batch Field Renaming Across Multiple Files
- StockResearch AI Initiates Coverage on Apple (AAPL) With New Report Examining Valuation, AI Strategy and Future Growth
- Continuous You Foundation Opens Applications For A 100-year Artist Grant
- Netberg Announces the Aurora X2 Switch Series, Built on Xsight Labs' Programmable X2 Silicon
- Spokane: Legislative Session Held to Approve Proposed Community Safety Campus
- Tacoma City Council Adopts Resolution of Intent to Work on Unified Regional Approach to Reduce Homelessness
- Pete Verbica: America Needs Statesmanship and Common Sense — Not a Cult of Personality
- Heidi G. Villari of The Villari Firm, PLLC Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2027 for Construction Law and Personal Injury Litigation
- When the Coroner's Report Isn't Enough: Colorado Families Turn to Private Autopsy for Closure
- Nearly One-Third of CRE Asset Managers Make Major Capital Decisions on Gut Instinct, New Survey Finds
- RemoteBridge Names Dr. John N. Just, Ed.D. Chief Executive Officer
- Project CIVICA Report Finds 10,680 Non-Citizen Indicators on New York Voter Rolls — Including 88 Records with Recent Voting History
- New Analysis Details Three Converging Forces in AI and Workforce Policy Behind a $37 Billion GDP Reduction
- Revenue Optics Launches Pricing and Revenue Growth Management Practice, Names Shafohi Alamgir Vice President
- Popular AI planner Voiset launches version 2.0 and enters MENA at LEAP 2026 with full Arabic support
- Diginyze eCommerce ERP Module Creates Single Source of Truth for Enterprise Operations
- CasaPerks and CredHub Partner to Help the Multifamily Industry Strengthen Resident Activation Through Credit-Building Rewards