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Family Promise seeks to set up three-family overnight shelter at Orting United Methodist Church; city staff say zoning review required
Summary
Family Promise of Pierce County presented a model to host up to three families overnight at Orting United Methodist Church, emphasizing short stays and intensive case management. City attorney said the church must pursue a conditional-use or nonconforming-rights review before operating.
Family Promise of Pierce County told the Orting City Council that it wants to work with Orting United Methodist Church to operate a three-family, overnight shelter for families with children.
The presentation by Family Promise CEO Steve Decker described a model of “scattered-site” shelters and intensive case management. Decker said the program keeps stays short — “our average is 26 days for families, almost just over a third of the time” compared with the county average — and focuses on rapid exits to permanent housing. He said the group has been operating in Pierce County since January of the previous year and had…
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