Headline : Half of homeless people contacted by Tacoma outreach team refuse help. Why is that?

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Since implementing a ban on public camping, the City of Tacoma maintains that it uses a “services first” approach to enforcement, according to a city spokesperson.

In Oct. 2022, the Tacoma City Council passed an ordinance which prohibits camping and the storage of personal belongings in a 10-block radius around temporary shelters and all public property within 200 feet of Tacoma’s rivers, waterways, creeks, streams, and shorelines. Under the ordinance, violators face fines of up to $250 and up to 30 days of imprisonment

To enforce the policy, the city uses both police and homeless-outreach staff, known as the HEAL team, who make contact with individuals living in encampments that have been reported to the city. Their job is to get folks living unhoused to accept offers of shelter and services that help them get off the streets.

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