PiPE’s mission is to partner with houseless, street-dependent, and marginalized survivors to reduce harm, provide opportunities to heal from trauma, fight systemic oppression and build lasting connections for our community.
PiPE’s mission is to partner with houseless, street-dependent, and marginalized survivors to reduce harm, provide opportunities to heal from trauma, fight systemic oppression and build lasting connections for our community.
Our Services
Advocacy
Advocacy is available for people who are unhoused or street-dependent in Thurston County who have experienced domestic violence, sexual violence, sex trafficking human trafficking, identity based violence or hate crimes. We prioritize providing advocacy to those who are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or People of Color) or LGBTQ2+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer.) Through advocates, you can access emotional support or assistance to clarify issues, solve problems, identify barriers to safety, and develop safety checking and planning skills.
Holistic Services
PiPE’s Holistic Services program aims to create, implement, and maintain a low-barrier and trauma-informed Holistic Services program that serves our street-dependent and houseless marginalized communities who have experienced hurt, harm, trauma and crime, predominantly those who are underserved by classic homeless service programs, such as LGBTQ2SIA+ survivors and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color) survivors. This program is to be led by the needs/wants of participants, honoring both their needs for survival, as well as their needs/wants for healing and thriving through community-based care. Healing looks different to everyone, and this program is designed to support a person’s self determined goals to healing, whatever that looks like to them. The program is responsible for providing access to: Mental health resources, Support groups, drop-in advocacy and mobile advocacy including survivor DV/SA/VC advocacy, and coming soon, monthly wellness events hosted by PiPE and other community partners.
Drop-Ins
PiPE host’s drop-ins twice weekly for our participants who meet our prioritized demographics. Our drop ins are held from 10-2PM. Tuesday: if you meet our demographic, come on in; Thursday: meet our demo and are at increased risk of harm based on *bold* gender/sexual identity. Drop-ins offer individual advocacy if wanted, a hot meal, TV, games, art and other activities, and a safe and respectful place for community engagement. At this time, PiPE is unable to offer showers and laundry services at drop-ins, but we may revisit that in the future. *maybe add* space may become limited at our drop-ins due to space and program limitations.