Metropolitan Development Council (MDC)

Educationemployment and trainingmdc offers low-income youth and adults an opportunity to find jobs inthe community. Services include case-management, barrier reduction, job readiness training and job placement. The educational opportunity center provides 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.mdc helps low-income and first generation college bound 9th through12th grade students graduate from high school and enroll in college.intensive academic support including: in classroom academic courses, tutoring, assistance in completing financial aid forms, servicelearning and leadership activities.tutoring, study skills development,education workshops and career exploration such as career day, jobshadowing, business speakers and campus visits. Parents and studentslearn about college admissions requirements, financial aid options andfinancial literacy.child and adult care food program ("cacfp") provides oversight andreimbursement dollars for nutritional meals served to children.

Housingmdc operates a continuum of affordable housing options for individualsand families who are coming out of homelessness or have lower incomes,many of whom experience disabilities. Apartments, duplexes, grouphomes and single family dwellings comprise the more than 340 units ofrental housing available from mdc, making it possible for 900individuals 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 lowincome housing energy and assistance program ("liheap") in partnershipwith the state and local utility companies; conservation of energy usethrough small repair and weatherization measures added to homes in thecity of tacoma. Due to the worldwide pandemic outbreak oif covid-19, mdc has expanded it's liheap assistance program to include rental assistance programs to assist clients with eviction prevention and rental assistance for lost wages.the rapid re-housing project contributes to homeless prevention and thehousing of clients in need of help finding and maintaining affordable housing.

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 servicesto 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 servicesto up to 16 individuals at any given time who have been determined tobe a danger to themselves or others or determined to be gravelydisabled and in need of inpatient treatment to stabilize.