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Tumwater reports 11 referrals to CARES program in partnership with Olympia Fire; half-time coordinator onboard

2709015 · March 20, 2025
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City Administrator Parks told the council that Tumwater’s CARES (Community Assistance Referral and Education Services) program, a partnership with the Olympia Fire Department, has placed 11 community referrals since launching and has a half-time coordinator, Ariana Gomez, onsite.

TUMWATER, Wash. — At the March 18 Tumwater City Council meeting, City Administrator Parks provided an update on the city’s CARES program, a joint initiative with the Olympia Fire Department aimed at diverting nonemergency 911 calls to community services.

Parks said the city’s half-time CARES coordinator, Ariana Gomez, is now working out of Tumwater…

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