Namuhla, iDolobha laseTacoma linikeze isibuyekezo esiphelele ngezinhlelo zayo zokuphendula ezihlukile, echaza kabanzi ukuthi amaqembu akhethekile asebenzise kanjani amasu asekelwe kudatha ukuxhumanisa abantu abasengozini nokusekelwa nezinsizakalo abazidingayo ngenkathi besebenzisa kahle izinsiza zokuphepha komphakathi zeDolobha.
Lokhu kubuyekezwa kugqamise umsebenzi wethimba leDolobha i-Holistic Outreach Promoting Engagement (HOPE), ithimba le-Homeless Engagement and Alternatives Liaison (HEAL), izikhulu zezokuphepha komphakathi (ama-CSO), kanye nethimba lokusekela abanakekeli bomtapo wolwazi. Kuchaze izigigaba zokusebenza ezisekelwe ekuzibandakanyeni okusekelwe ekuvumeni kanye nokwaziswa ngokulimala kulo lonke uhlaka lwempendulo ehlukile yeDolobha:
- I-HOPE: Ithimba le-HOPE lenze oxhumana nabo abangu-4,405 ohlelweni kanye nokuthunyelwa okuqondile okungaphezu kuka-2,200 kusukela kwaqala ukuqaliswa kwalo kancane kancane maphakathi no-2023 ukusekela abantu abadinga ukwesekwa kwezempilo yokuziphatha.
- PHILA: Ishintsha isuka kumodeli esabelayo, yesisebenzi esisodwa iye ohlelweni olusebenzayo noluhlelekile, ithimba le-HEAL labantu abayisishiyagalombili lithuthukise ukusebenza kwalo kahle. Selokhu lilandelela ngokubuyekezwa okukhulu kwenqubomgomo ngoNovemba 2022, i-HEAL ibeke abantu abangu-850 endaweni yokukhosela, yathola abantu abangaphezu kuka-4,300 abanesifiso sezinsizakalo, futhi yanciphisa isikhathi sayo esimaphakathi sokuvala isicelo kusukela ezinsukwini ezingu-11.9 kuya ezinsukwini ezingu-6.5.
- Ama-CSO: Esebenza nethimba labasebenzi abahlanu, ama-CSO aphendule izingcingo ezingu-3,754 ezithunyelwe ngaphandle kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Njengoba izingcingo ezingaphezu kweziyisishiyagalolunye ngosuku zilinganiselwe, leli thimba lidlulisela izingcingo zamaphoyisa ezinobungozi obuphansi, ezingezona eziphuthumayo, lapho kungekho khona usongo olusheshayo empilweni noma empahleni.
- Ithimba Lokusekela Abavikeli Bomtapo Wolwazi: Yakhelwe ukubhekana nendima eguqukayo yomtapo wolwazi njengesikhungo sezinsiza zomphakathi, leli thimba lihlangabezane no-76% wezidingo zabaxhasi endaweni futhi lafinyelela izinga lokudluliselwa elingu-24% kuzo zonke izingxoxo ezingu-719, ligcina indawo ephephile neyamukelekayo kubo bonke abavakashi.
Ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nezinhlelo zokuphendula ezihlukile zeDolobha luyatholakala ku- tacoma.gov/alternativeresponse.