Housing and Shelter Services

Housing and Shelter Services Program

This Associated Ministries' program helps homeless people find shelter and those facing eviction find resources to stay in their homes. During 2009, the Housing & Shelter Services Director fielded 7,937 calls and for the first five months of this year (2010) there have been 4,326 calls from individuals needing assistance with housing resources, including referrals to emergency, transitional, and permanent housing and homelessness prevention resources such as rental and utility assistance.

For more information please contact the Housing and Shelter Services Director at 253-682-3401 or e-mail gregc@associatedministries.org.

Emergency Shelter and Homeless Prevention Program

The Emergency Shelter Assistance Program provides funding and oversight to twelve shelters in Pierce County. Through this program, Associated Ministries annually manages over $1,000,000 of the state and county’s homelessness prevention funds.

For more information please contact Greg Claycamp, Housing and Shelter Services Director, at 253-682-3401 or email gregc@associatedministries.org.

Recovery Act Rental Assistance Program

Associated Ministries is the centralized location for intake and eligibility determination for the Recovery Act Rental Assistance Program offered through federal stimulus monies, the City of Tacoma, and local partnering agencies. Households of all sizes need to still be in their rental housing but at imminent risk of losing their housing, have no other community or family support, meet income guidelines and be recently impacted by the downturn in our economy.

Are you facing evictions (within two weeks?)

Access Point 4 Housing Program

Introducing Access Point 4 Housing, a centralized intake program for housing and shelter services. Pierce County, together with Associated Ministries is implementing a new centralized intake and referral system for families and individuals at risk of, or experiencing homelessness. It's called Access Point 4 Housing, and will offer a single, trusted, access point to which people can be referred for assessment, case management, shelter or transitional housing and homelessness prevention services, including rent and utility assistance. Find out more

Have you had a sudden loss of income?

• Hours cut at work?
• Laid off?
• Unemployment running out?
• Start a new job and have not received your first paycheck yet?

Are you actively looking for a job?

Is your income at or below the income guideines listed to the right?

For further program information contact Yvonne Eden, Housing and Shelter Director at gregc@associatedministries.org or call (253) 682-3401.

Severe Weather Assistance Program

The Severe Weather Assistance Program provides motel rooms for homeless families with children under 18 when shelters are full during freezing weather. Since the 2005-06 severe weather season, Associated Ministries has helped up to 108 families a season, and up to 291 individuals remain safe and warm during thw harsh winter months.

For more information please contact the Housing and Shelter Services Director at 253-682-3401 or e-mail gregc@associatedminisries.org.