HOMELESSNESS: A choice, spurred by the loss of hope
I am speaking of my experience being homeless on the streets. I am a recovering alcoholic and addict. Both have taken me to a level of hopelessness that to the average person is indescribable. How does...
View ArticleCHILDREN: Temporary foster care also considered homeless
Re: “Homeless kids up in state” (TNT, 2-2). The article left some information out of the picture. My two grandsons have been in foster care for 14 months and are considered “homeless” by federal law...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: Don’t dismiss homeless shelter idea
Re: “Puyallup weighs homeless shelter” (TNT, 2-4). I think that using the former North Puyallup Fire District 11 station as a shelter for the homeless in Puyallup is a very feasible plan. If there is...
View ArticleVETERANS: Tax breaks keep vets homeless
We have a growing problem with homelessness among our disabled veterans in this country. We often wonder how even these people, who served our country while it was in need can be thrown aside. We can...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: Too many young people are homeless
I volunteer at Helping Hand House in Puyallup. One of the benefits is becoming more aware of homeless families. I learned two alarming statistics: The average age of a homeless person is 6, and there...
View ArticleHOMELESSNESS: Many are just a step away
In our current economic state, we are all feeling the financial pressure. Prices of everyday goods are on the rise and many of us are facing looming layoffs. What will your plans be if finances become...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: Program attracts homeless to city
Re: “Feeling of safety isn’t there anymore” (letter, 4-4). What the writer experienced is becoming a normal occurrence in Puyallup. My neighborhood has also been impacted in this manner. A primary...
View ArticleBUDGET: Senate plan would hurt needy people
The state Senate operating and capital budgets proposed in the past two weeks would cut housing, health care and child care for vulnerable citizens in these ways: • Eliminating the Aged, Blind and...
View ArticleTACOMA: Offenders need places to live, too
Re: “Program could boost housing for offenders” (TNT, 4-17). Offenders being released have served their time in prison, whether it may be two years or 10. For whatever reason they were imprisoned, they...
View ArticleHOMELESS: County still has a long way to go
Nov. 17-23 is the 30th National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Pierce County has made great improvements in resources and housing for the most vulnerable segment of our population. However, as...
View ArticleTACOMA: Strike a better balance for homeless
Every morning I walk around Wright Park and notice homeless people who have camped there for the night. Their numbers are growing and so are the eyesores. Surely we can strike a balance between...
View ArticleERIC RENZ: His death leaves a huge vacuum
Re: “Renz helped those in need, and they helped him” (TNT, 12-11). Eric Renz had an unassuming nature. Yet when he spoke, people listened because he operated from the position of the collective good. I...
View ArticleHOMELESS: Help them instead of hiding them
Thanks to Matt Driscoll for alerting us (column, 5-3) to the concern that Tacoma might be embarrassed about its homeless population when on display before the whole world in late June. Let’s hope that...
View ArticleTACOMA: Is there a better way than boulders?
A half-block of parking strip on Earnest S Brazill Street above Tacoma Avenue South is now covered with boulders, presumably to discourage homeless people from congregating. (Staff file) Re: “Between...
View ArticleTACOMA: Homelessness is not the problem
Re: “Homeless dilemma: Between rocks and a hard place” (Matt Driscoll column, 6-18). Please, let’s discuss the real problem behind the City of Tacoma denying the “homeless” a grass strip next to the...
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