Pallet Shelter Community Solutions - Tulalip Tribes and Everett Gospel Mission Case Studies

Session 1D | Wednesday | 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM (PT)

Addressing issues of addiction, crime, trespass, and unhoused persons in any community can be a daunting challenge. Learn how in Tulalip bringing people out of the cold and into the light helped a community address these issues in a comprehensive way. Hear first hand how brave tribal leadership, strong values, and community education helped a team of community leaders address public fears and concerns necessary to open the Tulalip Pallet shelter community in 2023.

Ben Lubbers

Associate Planner III, Tulalip Tribes

Ben Lubbers has worked for the Tulalip Tribes as an Associate Planner for 8 years. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a Master’s Degree in Community and Regional Planning. While working with the Network of Oregon Watershed Councils he gained experience working with a variety of land use interest groups, tribes, and non-profit organizations. As a community college professor at Northwest Indian College, he gained additional experience working in Indian Country before accepting a job at the Tulalip Tribes. As an Associate Planner for Tulalip, Ben has worked to further the Tulalip Tribes' mission and vision. Specifically, he has helped develop and update Tulalip’s land use code and comprehensive plan in order to meet the needs of tribal members while also protecting the health, welfare, and natural resources on the Tulalip Reservation.

Rebecca Hunter is the Director of Comprehensive Recovery Solutions for the Tulalip Tribes. Rebecca is a citizen of the Tulalip Tribes and has worked in the organization for 25 years. Her expertise is in Recovery and finding solutions to support unhoused tribal members with compassion and great care. Her current position is imperative to providing low barrier services to tribal members suffering from substance use disorder and innovative programming for community members in recovery. Join Rebecca Hunter at 2024 APA WA Annual Conference, “Renewing Plans: Embracing Innovation and Resiliency” in Bellevue, WA October 16-18, 2024 to learn more about Homelessness/Unhouse and Pallet /Shelter programs.

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Ben Lubbers

Associate Planner III, Tulalip Tribes

Ben Lubbers has worked for the Tulalip Tribes as an Associate Planner for 8 years. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a Master’s Degree in Community and Regional Planning. While working with the Network of Oregon Watershed Councils he gained experience working with a variety of land use interest groups, tribes, and non-profit organizations. As a community college professor at Northwest Indian College, he gained additional experience working in Indian Country before accepting a job at the Tulalip Tribes. As an Associate Planner for Tulalip, Ben has worked to further the Tulalip Tribes' mission and vision. Specifically, he has helped develop and update Tulalip’s land use code and comprehensive plan in order to meet the needs of tribal members while also protecting the health, welfare, and natural resources on the Tulalip Reservation.

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John Hull

Director of Strategic Initiatives, Everett Gospel Mission

John joined EGM in 2006 as the Director of Development working to advance the mission of EGM in our community. In 2011 he made a move into direct services as the director of EGM’ Men’s Shelter and Day Center. In that role, John gained frontline insight the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness in congregate shelters. In 2016, John took a new role to lead the development of innovative services within our community. As the Director of Strategic Initiatives, John’s team created and new congregate shelter sleeping system called StepUp Beds (now sold around the country) and launched Palisades Village, the largest non-congregate emergency shelter site in Snohomish County. In July of 2024 John accepted the role of CEO of the Everett Gospel Mission.

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Amy King

Founder and CEO, Pallet

Amy King is the founder and CEO of Pallet, a public benefit corporation working to combat human displacement and give people a fair chance of access to employment through comprehensive work-first workforce development programming. Pallet has deployed more than 125 interim shelter villages across North America in partnership with over 85 cities. King also co-founded Weld Seattle, a nonprofit that equips individuals impacted by the justice system with housing, employment, and other resources conducive to successful reintegration back into society.

 

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