Tacoma is fixing homelessness? That’s not what I see every day

A homeless encampment is shown in Tacoma in this 2024 file photo Tony Overman The News Tribune archive

Jake Nau, Common Good Tacoma Co-Director and Community Resource Center Outreach Manager with St. Vincent de Paul shares:

“As a homeless outreach worker, I’ve witnessed first hand the misinformed and ridiculous policies our current City Council have proposed and implemented to address homelessness in Tacoma.

The camping ban and Homeless Engagement Alternative Liaison (HEAL) team interventions in particular have proven ineffective, fiscally irresponsible and harmful to people I know and care about. The feedback from homeless service providers, lived experience representatives and our unhoused neighbors has echoed the same.”