Metropolitan Development Council

Programs: Asset buildingemployment and trainingmdc offers low-income youth and adults an opportunity to find jobs in the community. Services include case-management, barrier reduction, job readiness training and job placement. Child and adult care food program ("cacfp") provides oversight and reimbursement dollars for nutritional meals served to children. The educational opportunity centers provide free educational navigation support to adults through career advising and exploration, education planning, assistance with financial aid forms and college applications and student loan default advocacy. The employment to education provides assistance to homeless technical and college students with families to remain in school and to find employment after graduation. Mdc helps low-income and first generation college bound 9th through 12th grade students graduate from high school and enroll in college. Intensive academic support including: in classroom academic courses, a six week summer supplemental education program on a college campus, tutoring, assistance in completing financial aid forms, service learning and leadership activities. The education talent search is an mdc early intervention program for low income and first generation college bound students, age 11-18, to prepare and plan for a college education. From 6th grade to graduation, students benefit from tutoring, study skills development, education workshops and career exploration such as career day, job shadowing, business speakers and campus visits. Parents and students learn about college admissions requirements, financial aid options and financial literacy.

healthcaremedical mdc provides low-income adults and families experiencing homeless health care services. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, and substance abuse treatment. Acute medical detoxmdc provides inpatient acute medical detoxification (withdrawal management) to youth and adults experiencing physical withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs. Sixteen beds are available at any given time. Outpatient chemical dependencymdc provides assessment, outpatient and intensive outpatient services to individuals who meet medical necessity criteria to recover from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Psychiatric evaluation and treatmentmdc provides inpatient, voluntary and involuntary psychiatric services to up to 16 individuals at any given time who have been determined to be a danger to themselves or others or determined to be gravely disabled and in need of inpatient treatment to stabilize.

housingmdc operates a continuum of affordable housing options for individuals and families who are coming out of homelessness or have lower incomes, many of whom experience disabilities. Apartments, duplexes, group homes and single family dwellings comprise the more than 350 units of rental housing available from mdc, making it possible for 900 individuals to be served each year. Mdc provides many specialized services to help stabilize these individuals and families. Mdc's continuum of care provides clients with housing placement and on-going services that best meet their needs. Professional case management services are tailored to fit the needs of each tenant in reducing barriers to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Homeless prevention programs include utility assistance through the low income housing energy and assistance program ("liheap") in partnership with the state and local utility companies; conservation of energy use through small repair and weatherization measures added to homes in the city of tacoma and emergency minor home repairs completed for seniors and disabled so that they can remain in their homes. The landlord liaison project contributes to homeless prevention and rapid re-housing of clients in need of help finding and maintaining affordable housing. Mdc veterans programs provide navigation and temporary financial support (including rent) to veterans and their families who are experiencing or at high risk of homelessness.