Consultants hired by Pierce County to plan and implement the Unified Regional Approach to homelessness are mapping the county’s homelessness response system. Already they have identified needs for better data sharing, transparency and accountability.
The Unified Regional Approach (URA) is an attempt to satisfy the first goal identified in Pierce County’s Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness, established by the Pierce County Council four years ago.
The URA is intended to bring together government, community and nonprofit partners involved with the region’s response to the homelessness crisis. The idea is that better coordination and cooperation is needed between jurisdictions and communities…