Tacoma shelter expected to close, 100+ kids could be back on the street

The Tacoma Rescue Mission could be in jeopardy after the director said they received a letter from Pierce County letting them know the mission would not be receiving the nearly $2.5 million in funding it was expecting.

“It was just like all the air got sucked out because we were thinking of the 2200 people we serve a year, if we close for six months of the year that’s 1100 more people that aren’t going to receive services and will be on the street,” Duke Paulson, the executive director, said.

KIRO 7 obtained the letter that was sent by Pierce County Human Services. The letter says the

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