
Cameron Sheppard
News Fellow at WSU Murrow College
Homelessness Reporter at Tacoma News Tribune
🌲WSU News Fellow reporting on homelessness in Pierce County for The News Tribune // SPJ Award-winning journalist // WSU Coug // Opinions are my own
Articles
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1 week ago |
thenewstribune.com | Debbie Cockrell |Cameron Sheppard
This collection of stories covers recent store closures, bankruptcy updates, and plans for future redevelopment at Rite Aid and Bartell locations in Washington. Several stories discuss the bankruptcy court filings and long lists of stores now scheduled to close, including in Pierce County. Several reports mention the acquisition of prescription files by CVS Pharmacy, the closing of the Bartell Drugs Distribution Center in Des Moines, and the transition of some store locations to CVS ownership.
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1 week ago |
thenewstribune.com | Cameron Sheppard
Gary Gant has been hired as the director of Pierce County Human Services. Pierce County AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomGary Gant began as Pierce County's Human Services director on June 2, 2024. Gant brings federal HUD and HRSA leadership experience to his new county role. He will manage 400+ contracts and guide services for housing, health and aging.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Cameron Sheppard
Pierce County’s Human Services Department has a new director to oversee the county’s homeless services, affordable housing efforts and behavioral health programs. Gary Gant, has been selected to serve as the new leader of Human Services, following what the county described as a “competitive and meritorious recruitment process.”His first day in the new position was June 2. According to Human Services spokesperson Kari Moore, Gant will be paid $213,640 per year.
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2 weeks ago |
spokesman.com | Cameron Sheppard
One of Tacoma’s largest homeless shelters plans to expand to more than double the number of beds it has available. The $20 million project is expected to be completed by summer 2026. Tacoma Rescue Mission is the largest homeless shelter operator in Pierce County. The organization’s largest shelter is in Tacoma at 425 South Tacoma Way.
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2 weeks ago |
spokesman.com | Cameron Sheppard
Homeless-service providers in Pierce County are sounding the alarm on the need for healthcare among those living unhoused. During the Pierce County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee meeting June 3, a panel of homeless-outreach workers, healthcare specialists and social workers painted a picture of the high number of elderly and disabled people experiencing homelessness and the lack of resources available to keep them from dying on the streets.
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