2025 Moving to Work (MTW) Draft Plan
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD & PUBLIC HEARING
The Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) invites residents, voucher holders, partners and community members to comment on our 2025 Moving to Work (MTW) Draft Plan.
The 2025 MTW Draft Plan outlines the agency’s priorities and how we will use our MTW flexibility to serve our participants, community and our partners in 2025.
We will receive comments regarding the 2025 MTW Draft Plan during a 30-day public comment period beginning August 15, 2024 – September 14, 2024. All comments must be received by 5 pm on September 14, 2024.
About Moving to Work (MTW):
Moving to Work (MTW) is a federal program authorized by Congress in 1996. It gives public housing authorities regulatory and funding flexibilities to respond to local needs and opportunities by connecting people with low incomes to vital housing and services. Tacoma Housing Authority has been a participant in the Moving to Work program since 2010.
Among the advantages of MTW are that it:
- Allows more flexibility in how we spend federal monies
- Allows THA to give incentives to families with children where the head of household is working, seeking work or is preparing for work
- Provides ways for THA to increase housing choices for low-income families
- Helps us to reduce costs and achieve greater cost effectiveness in federal expenditures
To view the different ways that MTW is used across the Puget Sound region, please see KCHA, SHA and THA’s joint Moving to Work brochure.
You can access all THA’s past MTW plans and reports on THA’s MTW webpage.
Leave a Comment on the MTW Plan
You may leave a comment by filling out our online form:
You can also contact Christine Nguyen, Planning and Policy Analyst, via the options below.
- Phone: 253-274-5581
- Email:
- Address: 902 S. L Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
Public Hearings
Update as of September 3, 2024: The public hearing events have concluded. Presentation slides from the public hearing can be viewed below.
Virtual Public Hearing
- Topic: Virtual Public Hearing for THA’s 2025 MTW Plan
- Date/Time: Monday, August 26, 2024, 5:30 pm–6:30 pm Pacific Time (US and Canada)
- Location: Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82986570707
Meeting ID: 829 8657 0707
Passcode: MTW2025
In-person Public Hearing
- Topic: In-Person Public Hearing for THA’s 2025 MTW Plan
- Date/Time: Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Noon–1 pm Pacific Time (US and Canada)
- Location: Tacoma Housing Authority Main Office
902 South L Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
Tahoma Conference Room on 1st floor. Please check in with front desk.
Meeting dates, locations, and times are subject to change. You may contact the THA office the week prior to the scheduled meeting to confirm this information, and any updates will be noted in this posting.
The meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact Christine Nguyen at 253-274-5581 by 4 pm the day before the scheduled meeting.
Deadline for Comments
The Tacoma Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will vote on the adoption of this policy on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.