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October 17, 2018

Press Collection: Tiki Apartments-TCC-THA Partnership

Tacoma Housing Authority, CWD Investments, and Tacoma Community College issued a press release on Oct. 11. Below is a list of articles that mention our…
October 16, 2018

Colleges Partner With Housing Authorities to Combat Student Homelessness

Ashley Smith | Inside Higher Ed

“We had mass migration to Tacoma and Pierce County,” she said. “Tacoma rent went up and displaced people. Our folks that were struggling became homeless,…
October 4, 2018

Eastside center primes for Oct. 20 grand opening

Steven Dunkelberger | Tacoma Weekly

On Oct. 20, the $31 million, 55,000-square-foot Eastside Community Center opens to the public. Located at 1721 E. 56th St. on Tacoma’s Eastside, the center…
October 3, 2018

New initiative aims to end youth homelessness in Pierce County. Best of all? It could work.

Matt Driscoll | Tacoma News Tribune

By 2022, A Way Home Washington — a 2-year-old nonprofit that describes itself as a “public-private partnership” — wants to end youth homelessness in four…
September 26, 2018

They blew it 8 years ago. Tacoma leaders shouldn’t ignore affordable housing crisis this time.

Matt Driscoll | Tacoma News Tribune

Michael Mirra is executive director of the Tacoma Housing Authority. Mirra was a key member of the technical advisory group that helped inform the new…
July 26, 2018

Bank accounts for youth program started at Salishan

John Larson | Tacoma Weekly

A program to instill in children the importance of saving money is in place at Salishan, the housing project on the East Side owned by…
July 23, 2018

‘There’s nowhere to go, but we’ve got to go.’ Housing authority shuts down Hilltop homeless camp

Matt Driscoll | Tacoma News Tribune

Michael Mirra hoped he could work something out when Tacoma’s homelessness crisis literally showed up at his doorstep this summer. But the executive director of the…
June 7, 2018

Housing crisis strains resources to keep up with rising rents

Steven Dunkelberger | Tacoma Weekly

The fact that local rental rates and home prices are dramatically on the rise isn’t news to anyone, but the level of struggles for low-income…
May 18, 2018

Mandatory affordable housing should be implemented across Tacoma, not just by the Mall

Matt Driscoll | Tacoma News Tribune

Mirra is a man who knows a thing or two about producing affordable housing. He’s also keenly aware of the city’s affordable housing deficit and…
March 13, 2018

Elusive homeless shelter for young adults might be headed to Tacoma senior center full-time

Candice Ruud | Tacoma News Tribune

Michael Mirra sees a clear solution in the Beacon site at 415 S. 13th St. The executive director of the Tacoma Housing Authority is advocating…