Family Promise uses AI to help combat homelessness in Pierce County

Family Promise, a national organization whose local chapter is a central player in fighting homelessness in Pierce County, plans to expand to other Western Washington communities.

By: Conor Wilson

Outlets: Gig Harbor Now

Published: November 13, 2025

Words: 1,399

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Steve Decker began a presentation to a Pierce County Council committee last spring by proclaiming himself a radical for believing the state’s second-largest county could eventually achieve the lofty goal of functional zero on homelessness.

Pierce County remains miles away from that goal. The number of individuals experiencing homelessness increased 11%, to nearly 3,000, this year, according to federal data.

Yet Decker, CEO of Family Promise of Puget Sound, has found a model he …

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