Posted @withregram • @thepeoplesassembly We are publicly indicting Tacoma Rescue Mission for ha
Posted @withregram • @thepeoplesassembly We are publicly indicting Tacoma Rescue Mission for harassment and eviction of an unhoused community member, inhumane treatment of shelter residents, and poor & inadequate conditions. TRM is popularly referred to as a resource for unhoused community members, but they are *not* serving our community & have violated the dignity & rights of countless unhoused folks. The Mission was featured in a recent TNT article pleading for help providing meals as they undergo a “kitchen remodel”, but they do not deserve support of their unethical operations. -Harassment & eviction on 4/25/22: Tacoma Rescue Mission (TRM) staff called police on an unhoused community member who was parked in the parking site next to the mission to have them forcibly removed because they were “unwilling to sign up for services.” The community member’s car is broken down & they cannot afford a tow. They expressed that they have signed up for whatever was required of them in order to park at the site, but TRM claims they have not. -Inhumane treatment: TRM staff have been observed on multiple occasions, engaging in verbal abuse towards unhoused community members seeking shelter at the mission. We have witnessed TRM staff yelling & screaming at folks, lodging threatening comments such as “Get out of my house” to unhoused community members seeking shelter. TRM locks the front gates at “roll call” time, barring shelter residents from exiting the grounds to get food & supplies that we distribute outside (or they will lose their spot in shelter). As a result, we have to package food and pass it over the fence to residents stuck behind it. -Poor/inadquate conditions: TRM shelter residents report being fed uncooked, frozen food. They also report having no water to drink. Shelter residents from the TRM women’s shelter report only having bunk beds available, making beds inaccessible to many disabled individuals. Our community deserves dignity and respect. Our community deserves access to water and quality food. Our community deserves accessible and accommodating shelter. The Tacoma Rescue Mission must take accountability for their egregious actions. Take action n https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5CUmbLVkPh87t9UssBzyNV1VKOb49fYPSJdk0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI= -- source link