November 2022 Update

Thank you for your continued prayers for our Medical Reserve Corps Nurses, outreach caseworkers from CLR & TRM in Pierce County, the HEART team and NW Hospitality in Kitsap County, as well as other 'unsung heroic volunteers' who continue to seek & search daily for our unsheltered neighbors, especially as the weather drastically changes to cold and wet conditions. 

The Pierce County Medical Respite Steering committee, led by Elevate Health, have announced the application for NOFA funds for anyone interested in being the owner or operator of a Medical Respite non-congregate shelter: Application and required attachments are due by 4:30 pm on November 18, 2022. All materials can be found on the Pierce County Human Services website at: https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/2779/Solicitations-and-Competitive-B. Additional solutions are being looked at outside our state. 

Brett Feldman, a Los Angeles practitioner, and his wife are making a difference in the provision of healthcare for homeless populations. Please review the following if interested in creative ways for sustainable solutions & pay attention to the degree of compassion that our unsheltered neighbors have for others as well in Brett's example that he provides in the following article: https://invisiblepeople.tv/street-medicine-bringing-healthcare-to-the-homeless-community/. 

Brett articulates much of what we all know intuitively is happening within our society as we struggle to meet the medical needs of this population. Thank you for continued prayers and work towards solutions. Data is continuing to be collected on individuals & situations related to medical needs within our unsheltered community in an effort to advocate for those who frequently don't have a voice.