Pierce County

Did you know there's a 200-acre mountain bike park on the Bonney Lake plateau? 🚲 The Trek at Tehaleh faced numerous legal, regulatory and organizational hurdles, but Pierce County Parks partnered with Brookfield Properties, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and many others to create this mountain bike park for enthusiasts and beginners to get outdoors. Learn more about the project in this video! 📽️

Our Human Services department is requesting applications for eligible public facilities projects that benefit low-income communities, such as: 💧 Water and sewer line improvements 🚗 Street improvements 🏢 Property acquisition 🌻 Neighborhood facilities Applications are due no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. 📆 Learn more about this funding opportunity by visiting https://bit.ly/3ZdAJXR.

Housing Hilltop from Tacoma Housing Authority offers 231 units of affordable housing in the heart of Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood, providing a space for people and the community to thrive. 👏 They lease modern apartments for people at or below 60% Area Median Income (AMI) and prioritize households who have been displaced or at risk of displacement to keep the Hilltop community whole. Pierce County Human Services is proud to have invested over a million dollars to bring this project to fruition. The apartments are leasing now! Visit www.HousingHilltop.com to learn more.

The Pierce County Community Development Corporation is awarding $750,000 to a resident-owned cooperative for the purchase of Olga Dor Court, a Mobile Home Community (MHC) for seniors aged 55 years or older in Parkland. Olga Dor Court residents were notified earlier this year that the property owner intended to sell the community, which is a five-acre, 100%-occupied MHC consisting of 48 manufactured housing pads and a single-family residence. With the assistance of the ROC Northwest program at the Northwest Cooperative Development Center, a nonprofit specializing in cooperative development, they formed a resident-owned cooperative to purchase the property to continue its use as affordable housing. Learn more about what Pierce County is doing in the affordable housing space by visiting www.PierceCountyWA.gov/AH.

📣Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to help make a difference in our community! 📣 Communications Manager $105,339.38 - $142,268.98 Annually https://bit.ly/3O7zJOD

November is National Family Caregivers Month. 💜 While family caregivers should be celebrated every day, this is a time to recognize and honor caregivers nationally, raise awareness around caregiving issues, educate communities, and work to increase support for our nation's caregivers. Pierce County Human Services' Family Caregiver Support Program helps support and sustain the primary, unpaid caregiver providing continuous care for an older adult or a functionally disabled adult 18 years of age. We connect caregivers with the resources that will enable them to continue at-home care and make it possible for care recipients to remain in their familiar environment. Visit PierceCountyWA.gov/FCSP or call 253-798-4600 and get connected to resources for you and your family.

Join us for the Pierce County Developmental Disability Legislative Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 19! 📍 Tacoma Community College 🕙 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM This event offers individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and their families an opportunity to share information and advocate for their needs by speaking directly with Pierce County Legislators. Learn more and register by visiting https://lnkd.in/ge-TQSpe.

On the latest episode of Inside Pierce County, Executive Dammeier visits with some of the youngest learners in Pierce County who attend one of our Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) classes in Orting. ECEAP is a free, state-funded preschool that provides experiences geared to meet children's' individual needs. This early learning program is making a huge difference for local families and is helping build the future of Pierce County. 💛

📣 We are hiring experienced leaders to help make a difference in our community! Apply today! Communications Manager $105,339.38 - $142,268.98 Annually https://bit.ly/3O7zJOD Engineering Manager (Planning and Program Development Section of OCE Division) $124,558.34 - $158,895.30 Annually https://bit.ly/3AEOIN6 Apply today for one of these positions or find more opportunities at PierceCountyWa.gov/Jobs

The South Sound Housing Affordability Partners wants to know what changes to your home would make it more useable, functional, and comfortable for you. Your experience matters. Fill out our survey by visiting bit.ly/accessible2024 to share what changes would make a difference in your living space. The data collected from this survey may inform policy recommendations that incentivize construction of accessible housing. Don't wait, the survey will close on Dec. 6!