Tacoma City Council votes to increase restrictions on urban camping — just before winter
Winter comes fast in Tacoma, and our City Council moves to find urban camping punishable, taking the belongings and sometimes shelter of hundreds
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Phi Alpha Honor Society members reflect on their time participating in the Point-in-Time survey
Members of UW Tacoma’s Phi Alpha Honor Society and the Center for Service & Leadership volunteered in the annual Point-in-Time
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Student homelessness project acquires 52 microapartments across from the UWY
In a joint effort between the Tacoma Housing Authority and local real estate developers — with input from the Associated
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Donate your plastic bags to help Tacoma’s homeless
From April 9 to May 7 CIVITAS — UW Tacoma’s Urban Studies student organization — is conducting a plastic bag
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UW Tacoma homelessness a serious issue
A 2013 study concluded that 10 percent of our campus students are homeless, 32 percent went hungry when employed, and
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Homelessness in Pierce County on the rise
According to the Pierce County Homelessness Point-in-Time report, the area has approximately 1,762 homeless people in its vicinity, and the
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Homelessness in Tacoma; It’s a Problem
Despite many local attempts to solve Tacoma’s increase in homeless population, homelessness appears to be getting worse throughout Tacoma. Homelessness
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