Resources for Homelessness Prevention in Pierce County

People in Pierce county who are at risk of homelessness or experiencing homelessness can turn to a range of different resource to get relief from their situation. Housing providers should be aware of these resources and be prepared to share these resources with at-risk residents.

Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance

• Eviction Prevention Rent Assistance Program

• WA Eviction Rent Assistance

• Youth and Young Adults Eviction Rent Assistance

• Living Access Support Alliance (LASA) (Lakewood city limits): 253-582-5320

• Tacoma Ministerial Alliance

• Parkland / Spanaway Our Lady Queen of Heaven: 253-537-5266

• St. Vincent De Paul: call 211 for referral to local SVDP affiliate for assistance

• Family Unlimited Network: rent and utility assistance: 253-460-3134

• Metropolitan Development Council

• All Saints Community Services: provides financial aid people in the Puyallup ZIP code area 98371 through 98373: 253-848-2000

• Eatonville Family Agency: must have a 3 day pay or vacate notice

• Families Unlimited Family Advocacy Program: Serves families with children in ZIP codes 98466 and 98467. Must have a pay or vacate notice and owe less than $200

• Gig Harbor Peninsula: serves ZIP code 98329: 253-858-8800

• Martin Luther King Jr Housing Development Agency: must have a 3 day pay or vacate notice: 253-597-4804

• The Department of Commerce’s Commerce Behavioral Health Rental Assistance (CBRA) is a statewide rental assistance resource administered locally in each region. The eligibility criteria is:

• Have a documented Behavioral Health Condition
• Be eligible for an approved long-term supports program
• Have a need for long-term housing support with no other alternative resource available
• Please see the Commerce CBRA website for more information

Housing Authority

• Tacoma Housing Authority

• Pierce County Housing Authority

Coordinated Entry

• WA Coordinated Entry Sites

• Associated Ministries

• Nativity House Shelter

• Family Housing Network Family Day Center

• Tacoma Rescue Mission Men’s Shelter

Emergency Housing

• Emergency Housing County Resources

• Tacoma Rescue Mission

• Nativity House Shelter

• Recovery Innovations Community Building: for people struggling with mental health challenges transitioning from Residential Treatment Facilities into a home in the community:

• Salvation Army: families and single women

• Agape House: Christian ministry resource, requires pastor’s referral. Transitional housing for single men and women as well as one- or two-parent families:

• Guadalupe House: clean and sober transitional housing for single adults experiencing homelessness:

• Living Access Support Alliance: single and two-parent families

• Network Tacoma: single and two-parent families

• Helping Hands House Puyallup & Sumner: one- or two-parent families: 253-848-6096

• Aging and Long-Term Care - WA by County: 1-877-501-2233

• Department of Commerce: Emergency Shelter Assistance Program: 1-360-725-4000

• Additional Resources

Housing Resources for Native Americans

• Cowlitz Tribal Housing Services

Housing Resources for Veterans

• Catholic Community Services Supportive Services for Veteran Families

• Pierce County Human Services Veterans Assistance Programs

• House of Matthews Transitional Housing and Rapid Employment: transitional housing in a dormitory style setting: 253-861-1812

• Making a Difference Foundation: transitional housing and shelter: 206-262-7770

• Veterans’ Assistance Program

• National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: Hotline: 1-877-424-3838 or 1-877-4AID VET – Provides homeless veterans and at-risk veterans free access to trained counselors 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• Additional Washington State Resources

• WA State Department of Veterans Affairs

• Washington State Resources for Veterans, Families & Caregivers

Housing Resources for Victims of Domestic Violence

• Exodus Housing Safe Choices Program: transitional housing for homeless families with children who are homeless due to domestic violence:

• YWCA: single women and women with children

• Family Renewal Shelter: for single women and women with children

• Tacoma Rescue Mission

• Crystal Judson Family Justice Center: 800-764-2420; email familyjusticecenter@co.pierce.wa.us

Community Action

• Pierce County Human Services

• Washington State Community Action Partners

Affordable Housing Options

• Pierce County Human Services Low-Income Housing

• Pierce County Housing Authority Apartments

• Tacoma Low Income Housing

• PublicHousing.com

• Apartment Finder

• Padmapper

• Affordable Housing Online

• LIHI Housing Options - 1-206-442-9455

• Additional resources

Legal Assistance

• Pierce County Human Services

• Tacoma Pro Bono

• YWCA Pierce County Legal Services

• Northwest Justice Project

• Legal assistance

Statewide Hotlines

• WA State Mental Health Services – National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

• WA State Recovery Help Line: 1-866-789-1511

• WIN 211 - Washington Information Network: 1-877-211-9274

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

• Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 1-206-389-2515

Additional Resources