Learn how much of Tacoma’s homeless population previously lived in the city, based on the latest Point-In-Time survey data ...

Workers cleanup trash from the encampment underneath Interstate 705 in downtown Tacoma on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. A month after losing nearly 200 shelter beds, homeless outreach workers say the City of ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The city of Tacoma is grappling with a reduction in available shelter beds due to funding shortfalls nearly three years after implementing a controversial camping ban. Despite placing ...

One of Tacoma's largest homeless shelters plans to expand to more than double the number of beds it has available. The $20 million project is expected to be completed by summer 2026. Tacoma Rescue ...

Tacoma's street medicine program launched May 2025 after initial delays. Mobile teams served 760 unhoused people, focusing on basic care and referrals. Outreach workers seek faster response and ...

Tacoma cleared 8.6 million pounds of encampment debris since late 2022. HEAL team saw 60% of unhoused individuals express interest in services in 2025. City projects loss of 339 shelter beds by July ...

TACOMA, Wash. — There's a new plan to keep car encampments from popping up in northeast Tacoma. City officials will be adding permanent "no parking" signs along Marine View Drive between the Cliff ...

This summer, a new 60-unit, tiny-home village for the homeless will be opening near Tacoma’s South Hosmer Street. The project being called Kingfisher Village, 1824 S. 84th St., is a partnership ...

The Good Neighbor Village will be operated by the Tacoma Rescue Mission. The goal is to eventually have around 285 cottages ...