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\u201cAlone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.\u201d \u2013Helen Keller<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare<\/a>, part of the MultiCare Behavioral Health Network<\/a>, the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Program takes this quote to heart. Through partnerships with organizations like the Lakewood Police Department (PD) and Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Department, along with a network of compassionate donors, the program is transforming the lives of people like Jim and Sue.*<\/p>\n

Jim, 68, suffers from several health conditions, including dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. His significant other of 37 years, Sue, is 87 and battles severe depression, cognitive decline and dementia. Since 2013, they\u2019ve been living in an SUV near the Lakewood Towne Center.<\/p>\n

Sue\u2019s daughter Carolynn resides in Lakewood, Colo. and typically connected with the couple once every two weeks to once a month. But in summer 2021, she lost touch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just continued to live in a car, and I tried to encourage them to find something else,\u201d Carolynn explains. \u201cI lost touch with them, as their phone wasn\u2019t paid; it was showing as disconnected. There was a couple hundred-dollar balance. I thought if I pay it, the phone will start to ring, and they’ll answer it. That didn’t happen, so I called the hospitals, and I called the police.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite these efforts, she couldn\u2019t reach Jim and Sue who had declined to the point of not being able to use a phone.<\/p>\n

Enter Lakewood PD and PATH<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Fortunately, during the hottest June on record, Jim and Sue met Sgt. John Fraser who took them to a cooling center when he discovered that Jim could no longer safely operate a vehicle. From there, Sgt. Fraser and Lakewood PD\u2019s in-house mental health professional, Carolyn Cyr, called Trisha Munson, PATH Program case manager, to see what could be done for the pair.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went up to the cooling center and made contact with Jim and Sue. They had bags of medications with no rhyme or reason to what they were taking,\u201d Trisha remembers. \u201cTheir vehicle was full top to bottom with soiled clothes. Lakewood PD put them in a motel for a couple of nights, and we worked on contacting family.\u201d<\/p>\n

At long last, Carolynn\u2019s contact information was obtained, and Trisha and Carolynn were soon communicating and advocating together.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrisha came to save the day,\u201d Carolynn says. \u201cShe was just beyond incredible. Basically, you had two homeless people with no identification, and she went in, got in touch with health and human services and was on a mission to find them permanent housing or permanent care. She did everything she could to make sure they were safe and then guided me on how to get power of attorney.\u201d<\/p>\n

Utilizing donor dollars for a better life<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since Jim and Sue had both lost their IDs, Trisha drew on PATH\u2019s partnership with the Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Department to coordinate with the Port of Seattle, the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Air Marshal Service on an alternative identification process.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnerships with law enforcement were essential to making this happen,\u201d Trisha says. \u201cWe would have never been able to get them on a plane to Colorado with Carolynn otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n

And thanks to donor funding, Trisha was able to find unconventional solutions to provide wraparound support from the start of Jim and Sue\u2019s journey to its finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Jim and Sue were hospitalized before Carolynn came to pick them up, and this is where donor funds become very important for us \u2014 providing things like a coloring book, crayons and some foods that were culturally specific helped bring comfort to Sue,\u201d Trisha shares. \u201cI remember one time we had to get some papers notarized. One of Sue’s favorite things is these chewy ginger candies you can get from the Asian market. We brought them to her, and it was just amazing to see her light up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Community funds also helped purchase shoes and clothes for the couple.<\/p>\n

Today, Jim and Sue are out of houselessness and are having their medical and mental health needs addressed.<\/p>\n

Fast-forward to August 31, 2021, and Carolynn writes, \u201cBoth are safe in a Colorado memory care facility \u2014 no longer homeless or malnourished, and they are receiving much-needed health care. They both refused help for many years, but this team\/community didn\u2019t stop trying to help. It\u2019s so wonderful to see the love and caring humanity from the Lakewood PD and Greater Lakes. Put me on the donor list as well because Greater Lakes saved their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can support individuals experiencing houselessness, like Jim and Sue, by donating to the MultiCare Behavioral Health Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*Names have been changed to protect privacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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