Pierce County unified regional homelessness approach

Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello is proposing a Unified Regional Approach in which jurisdictions keep their own budgets while coordinating through a shared data system; Tacoma is weighing whether to join.

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2026-08-21 · housing

'Nothing like the King County Regional Homelessness Authority': Pierce County executive pitches 'unified' homelessness strategy

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Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello pitched a "Unified Regional Approach" to homelessness in which jurisdictions retain their own budgets and funding while coordinating through a shared data system, and said the model is deliberately unlike the King County Regional Homelessness Authority. Tacoma, which Mello said currently hosts 80% of homelessness services in the county, is weighing whether to join; several other cities have passed resolutions committing to collaborate.

Seattle and King County set a January 2027 timeline in August to take back $159 million in contracts from KCRHA.