Homeless shelter will be a first for Tacoma. Where will it be and what makes it different?
Nov. 13—Tacoma's newest homelessness mitigation site will admit anyone over the age of 18, regardless of criminal record or history of substance abuse.
The low-barrier site at 3561 Pacific Ave. is set to open Wednesday afternoon. Up to 50 people will stay in individual tents made for ice fishing and will have access to food and hygiene services, including shower facilities, hand-washing stations and restrooms. Laundry facilities also will be available.
The low-barrier site is the first for Tacoma. The only other similar site with tents is the mitigation site at 82nd Street and Pacific Avenue, which serves only veterans.
"One of the things that we've consistently heard is we need to have a variety of shelter types available in order to connect the highest number of people with the services they need, and so this is our attempt to broaden the kinds of sheltering that we have available," city manager Elizabeth Pauli told The News Tribune on Thursday.
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