Dona Ponepinto, President and CEO of United Way of Pierce County, was instrumental in securing additional funds to continue this program. Tacoma will once again partner with key stakeholders in the community to extend its guaranteed income demonstration, Growing Resilience In Tacoma (GRIT), to reach new households. United Way of Pierce County will lead program implementation, guided by recently published ALICE (Asset Limited, Income-Constrained. Employed) data showing that one in three Pierce County families make less income than needed to survive.
The first iteration of GRIT, which disbursed $500 a month to 110 Tacoma families from December 2021- December 2022, […]
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