Sadly rooted in structural racism, the findings from the latest study by The Center of Social Innovations (C4) show a drastic disparity between minorities and their white counterparts when it came to poverty and homelessness. “You look around with your … Read More
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Homelessness, Poverty, and Racial Disparity
Posted by Stevon Burrell on March 13, 2018 | Categories: Education, Employment, Health, Housing, and News. Tags: black, disparity, Employment, healthcare, Homelessness, Housing, inequalities, latinx, mental health, people of color, Race, SPARC, structual racism, Supporting Partnerships for Anti-Racist Communities, The Boston Globe, The Center for Social Innovation, The News Tribune, and white.
MDC Community News for Winter 2017
FROM THE CEO ON KINDNESS AND COMPASSION During this holiday season, as we near the end of a trying year, I can think of no greater goal for our community than to show more kindness toward and compassion for each … Read More
Posted by Stevon Burrell on December 22, 2017 | Categories: Education, Employment, Health, Housing, and News. Tags: bus passes, Central Washington University, co-occuring, Detox, Energy Assistance, Evaluation and Treatment, gloves, Homelessness, Housing, hygiene items, Metropolitan Development Council, peer counselor, Pierce College, Pierce county, Recovery, scarves, socks, substance use disorder, The Center, Weatherization, winter jackets, and young adult.
Save The Date for the 2017 MDC Share Breakfast
Join us at the 2017 Share Breakfast with guest speaker Rick Steves, the host of Rick Steve’s Europe, as he shares his passion for helping people in need and how cultures around the world help address issues like homelessness. To … Read More
Posted by Stevon Burrell on June 7, 2017 | Categories: Education, Employment, Health, Housing, and News. Tags: 2017 Share Breakfast, Chronic Homelessness, Education, Employment, Housing, Housing First, Metropolitan Development Council, Rick Steves, Rick Steves' Europe, and Young Adult Homelessness.
MDC Community News for Spring 2017
FROM THE CEO What do the Point in Time Count numbers for Pierce County mean? When good news comes with a heavy dose of caveats, it’s worth taking some time to go beyond the headlines and look at what is … Read More
Posted by Stevon Burrell on May 31, 2017 | Categories: Education, Employment, Health, Housing, and News. Tags: Adult Education, College Bound, Educational Opportunity Center, Encampments, Health, Homelessness, MDC, MDC Scholars, mental health, Metropolitan Development Council, Substame Use Abuse, Tacoma, Tacoma Community College, and Young Adult Apartments.
Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings for Pierce County Parents & Family Members
The Jordan Binion Project, HopeSparks, and CHI Franciscan Health’s Prevent-Avert-Respond ( PAR ) Initiative are very pleased to announce free Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainings for Pierce County parents and family members of youth with mental … Read More
Posted by Stevon Burrell on March 29, 2017 | Categories: Education, Health, and News. Tags: AD/HD, anxiety, Caregivers, CHI Franciscan Health, depression, eating disorders, Education, HopeSparks, Jordan Binion Project, mental health, Metropolitan Development Council, Parents, Pierce county, psychosis, substance use disorder, Tacoma, and Youth.
MDC Community News for Winter 2016
FROM THE CEO The results of the election will bring change in 2017. We don’t know for sure as a community what that change will be. What we do know is that our neighbors have been struggling throughout 2016, and … Read More
Posted by Stevon Burrell on December 21, 2016 | Categories: Education, Employment, Health, Housing, and News. Tags: A Simple Gift, Belonging, Energy Assistance, Health, Home, Housing, Hygiene Clinic, Hygiene donation drive, MDC, Metropolitan Development Council, Pierce county, Sheltered Homeless, Shelters, SSVF, Tacoma, Veterans, and Weatherization.
MDC Community News for Summer 2016
FROM THE CEO Last year at the MDC Share Breakfast, keynote speaker John Quiñones shared the story of his journey from poverty to success as a journalist and host of the TV show, “What Would You Do?” His story showed … Read More
Posted by Stevon Burrell on September 6, 2016 | Categories: Education, Employment, Health, Housing, and News. Tags: 2016 MDC Share Breakfast, Adversity, Belonging, dental health, Health, Hollywood Shuffle, Home, Hotel Murano, Leavitt Group Northwest, mental health, mobile dental clinic, MultiCare, Overcoming, Relapse, Robert Townsend, smile, and Sobriety.
MDC Community News for Winter / Spring 2016
FROM THE CEO A focus on integrated care for people with complex needs It has become clear over the last few months that Tacoma and Pierce County have a growing number of people living on the streets, in their cars, … Read More
Posted by Stevon Burrell on March 30, 2016 | Categories: Education, Employment, Health, Housing, and News. Tags: barriers, chemical dependency, co-occurring, Community, Compassion, Donate, Education, Employment, help, Homelessness, Hope, Housing, Housing First, impact, Making A Difference in Community, MDC, MDC Scholars, Metropolitan Development Council, Pierce county, success, and treatment.
A special visit to the Educational Opportunity Center at Clover Park
Thank you to Congressman Denny Heck for his visit Jan. 21 to learn more about MDC and the Educational Opportunity Center at Clover Park Technical College. Congressman Heck spent time talking to an MDC client about his experience enrolling in … Read More
Posted by Rob Mcnairhuff on January 22, 2016 | Categories: Education and News. Tags: Christina Jones, Clover Park Technical College, Congressman Denny Heck, Educational Opportunity Center, Ginger Peck, Lakewood, Making A Difference in Community, Mark Pereboom, MDC, Metropolitan Development Council, Pierce county, Puyallup, Sumner, and University Place.
MDC welcomes Ginger Peck as new Director of Education and Employment Programs
Ginger Peck joined MDC on Oct. 12 as our new Director of Education and Employment Programs. Ginger brings experience in higher education, community outreach and financial management to her role with MDC. She previously worked at Pacific Lutheran University, where … Read More
Posted by Stevon Burrell on October 23, 2015 | Categories: Education, Employment, and News. Tags: Community, Education, Employment, Hope, Making A Difference in Community, MDC, Metropolitan Development Council, Pierce, Tacoma, and Washington.
MDC’s College Bound Starts Another School Year!
This week and next week, youth across Pierce County are heading back to school. This year, more than 300 students, grades 9-12, will attend MDC College Bound classes and activities across Pierce County. MDC College Bound helps to break the … Read More
Twenty Years After Rock Bottom
Bartell had a turbulent youth. He married young and soon became a father of two children. Not too long after starting a family, Bartell made a mistake that sent him to jail and haunted him everywhere he went for … Read More
Posted by admin on July 19, 2013 | Categories: Education and Employment.