Employment Education and Technology
The Empowerment Center
Phone:
253-677-7740
Hours:
2nd and 4th Saturdays (drive-through food bank), 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
From site: The Empowerment Center is the social service outreach arm of El Shaddai Christian Ministries. We diverts tons of food each year from the sanitary landfill to thousands of families and homeless who would otherwise go hungry. Over the last two decades, we’ve also been instrumental in putting people to work, diverting them from homelessness, and restoring individuals to self-sufficiency.
The REACH Center
Phone:
253-383-3951
The REACH Center supports Youth and Young Adults ages 12-24 in areas of Advocacy, Education, Employment, Housing, and Violence Prevention, as well as Community Building through the Open Space.
TPS McKinney Vento Housing Navigator
Phone:
(253) 571-1498
Counseling and support for students and families in the Tacoma school district to ensure educational stability, including school supplies, transportation, and school breakfast and lunch.
Trinity Afterschool Program
Phone:
253-272-8819
From site: The Trinity Afterschool Program facilitates one-on-one literacy assistance with 10-12 first and second graders from Bryant Montessori. Students are referred to this year-long program at the invitation of Bryant’s teachers and our TAP staff.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Phone:
(877) 501-2233
Dedicated to transforming lives through aging and long-term support, behavioral health, vocational rehabilitation, and economic services to keep people healthy, safe, and supported.
WorkSource
From website: WorkSource is a statewide partnership of state, local and nonprofit agencies that provides an array of employment and training services to job seekers and employers in Washington.
You Are More Than
From the website: A national survivor-led nonprofit organization, transforming the growth of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ survivors of domestic trafficking and those impacted by the commercial sex industry.