MOU and System Partners

Bates Technical College enriches our diverse communities by inspiring student learning, challenging greater achievement, and educating for employment.

With Bates as your educational partner, you can transform yourself.

Career Team provides employment and training support to adults experiencing barriers to the workforce through funds made available through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Clover Park General Education Degree (GED) instructors are co-located within WorkSource Pierce to provide training and assistance with post-secondary pathways.

Palmer Scholars provides culturally responsive wraparound services to underrepresented young adults of color throughout Pierce County who are 18 years and older.

Pierce College creates quality educational opportunities for a diverse community of learners to thrive in an evolving world.

The Pierce County Library System’s 19 libraries bring people together, enrich lives and provide children and adults with opportunities to learn.

Sound Outreach helps Pierce County residents experiencing low and/or fixed-incomes build financial security through financial coaching, job training, and other connected services. Our Financial and Employment Coaches provide guidance and tools focused on increasing household income, attaining relief from predatory loans, improving credit scores, achieving high-wage jobs, and realizing long-term financial goals. Our services are always free; it is our mission to stabilize, elevate, and motivate our clients to greater heights.

We are a premier community college where all students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcomed, appreciated, and valued.
We engage students where they are, leading to equitable opportunities for success in learning, life and work.
We foster vibrant, productive partnerships that benefit our students and strengthen our community.

Tacoma Community House is a nationally-respected, community-based service center for immigrants, refugees, and long-time South Sound residents seeking enrichment and pathways to self-sufficiency. For over 110 years, they have helped countless individuals gain the skills they need to transition out of poverty, navigate a new culture, and find personal and professional success.

Established in 1940, Tacoma Housing Authority provides high-quality, stable and sustainable housing and supportive services to people in need. It does this in ways that help them prosper and help our communities develop equitably.

THA develops and manages real estate and provides rental housing. In partnership with thousands of private landlords, it helps families pay the rent in the private rental market. It delivers supportive services to help families succeed as “tenants, parents, students, wage earners and builders of assets who can live without assistance.”

Since 1912, the Mission has been offering God’s Help, Hope and Healing to the most impoverished members of our community.

United Way of Pierce County has served our community since 1921. Our history is rooted in partnerships—bringing people from different walks of life together to improve conditions for children, families and individuals. While that will never change, our role as a community fundraiser has shifted as the United Way movement has sharpened our focus to solve key community issues that are preventing people from meeting their full potential. Today we are leading change by breaking the cycle of poverty in Pierce County.

To combat poverty and homelessness in Pierce County by offering quick access to income, combined with wrap-around support, to help participants create a well-defined path towards permanent employment and housing.

WorkSource Pierce is a member of the nationwide system of American Job Centers. As a One-Stop Job Center, WorkSource Pierce houses multiple state and local partners who serve the community to meet the complex needs of job seekers and businesses. WorkSource Pierce offers employment re-entry services, employment and training for job seekers, and job search assistance. Established in 2014, under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) WorkSource services are aligned and integrated to meet the needs of businesses and job seekers alike.