Thrive International Secures $2M Grant to Aid Refugee Housing at Former Tacoma Hotel

WA gives $2M towards group’s effort to buy Tacoma motel for refugee housing

An organization working to assist asylum-seeking refugees will receive $2 million from the Washington State Housing Trust Fund to help purchase a permanent home in Tacoma. However, the organization still is looking to fill a multi-million dollar funding gap over the next couple of years.In September, Thrive International brought nearly 200 refugees to a Quality Inn on Tacoma’s South Hosmer Street. On Sept. 24, vans and trucks brought troves of s…

Thrive International secures $2M grant to aid refugee housing at former Tacoma hotel

Officials with the organization noted their success stories, with dozens of residents transitioning into permanent housing.