A Pierce County shelter is sounding the alarm about a growing housing crisis affecting a vulnerable population: youth and their families.
Family Promise of Pierce County CEO Steve Decker says since the nonprofit took over a shelter hub in June, the majority of calls received from individuals facing homelessness are from families with minor children. These families represent about 60% of daily calls. "It's six or seven times a day that we're telling families that there's nowhere for them to go," Decker said.
"They didn't know that we are in that situation, because I didn't want anyone to know that we were, you know, struggling in the way that we were," Mapes said.Despite the hardships, Laura has remained resilient, sharing how her family stuck together through the ordeal. "As long as we have each other, we have everything we ever need," she said. "It was hard, but we persevered.
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