Like many great efforts during COVID-19, the student desk delivery program started by Parlin School Teacher Stacy Schiavo and Firefighter Joe MacLaughlin began with a pressing need, a call between old friends, and quick action to help someone out.
That’s just what happened last October when Schiavo had been noticing that a lot of her students didn’t have a great place to work and attend remote classes. Meanwhile, MacLaughlin was cleaning out his parents’ home in Everett and came across an old desk in the attic. He cleaned it up and painted it and wondered what to do with it.
Like many great efforts during COVID-19, the student desk delivery program started by Parlin School Teacher Stacy Schiavo and Firefighter Joe MacLaughlin began with a pressing need, a call between old friends, and quick action to help someone out.
That’s just what happened last October when Schiavo had been noticing that a lot of her students didn’t have a great place to work and attend remote classes. Meanwhile, MacLaughlin was cleaning out his parents’ home in Everett and came across an old desk in the attic. He cleaned it up and painted it and wondered what to do with it.
Northeast Tacoma residents raise concerns about plans for new temporary homeless shelter
Q13 s AJ Janavel reports.
TACOMA, WA - Thursday, Tacoma city leaders worked to answer hundreds of questions during a ZOOM meeting focused on a new temporary homeless shelter.
The city is planning to open the doors of the Center at Norpoint, located in the northeast part of the city, to operate as a temporary homeless shelter.
There is a similar operation happening in the east side of the city at the Eastside Community Center. This location originally opened in October as a warming shelter during very cold days, but since has changed into a 24/7 operation.