Federal officials connected record homelessness numbers in 2024 to the nation’s migrant crisis, pointing to a nearly 40% surge in family homelessness. Not so locally.
Tacoma city leaders said ongoing budgetary problems could lead to the closure of more than 300 homelessshelterbeds in 2025. According to a Dec. 10 city council meeting, a total of 307 beds ...
Now the need for the beds is still there, but the funding is not. “Right now, the city has a shelter funding gap of about $9 to $12 million,” said Caleb Carbone, the homeless strategy ...