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Churches of the Plateau Ministerial Association have joined with members of Enumclaw plateau communities to help those in crisis, translating Christ’s call to “Love Thy Neighbor,” into action. POM focuses on basic needs: food, clothing, housing, emergency financial assistance and extended case management, including counseling referrals, for issues causing crises.
Plateau Outreach Ministries is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1998 to assist neighbors in crisis. It began with one, initial gift from the Estate of Catherine A. Kohl, who asked that the elderly in the community be taken care of. Today the services provided by POM extend beyond senior citizens to children, individuals and families--all of our neighbors in need of assistance.
POM is committed to ongoing transparency and has received the Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level, from the leading Charity Research Organization. Click on the seal to access our Guidestar Profile.
POM’s services focus on the following rural communities in King and Pierce counties: Enumclaw, Buckley, Black Diamond, Ravensdale, Greenwater, Wilkeson, Burnett, Carbonado and South Prairie. Residents of these areas have few options for both case management and assistance. Many miles separate these towns from population centers such as Tacoma and Seattle where social service resources are clustered. Public funding cuts have nearly eliminated the sparse bus service to urban areas, making it difficult for those in need to access other sources of help. Plateau Outreach Ministries is the only agency providing comprehensive emergency social services – food, shelter, emergency financial assistance and clothing – to all of these rural areas.
Because of ongoing support from generous donors, local churches, the City of Enumclaw, King County Veterans, Seniors, & Human Services Levy, and local businesses, Plateau Outreach Ministries continues to serve our neighbors in need.
What our clients say about POM
“POM is helping me, in so many ways, especially in the mental state of despair I've been in these last 6 months. I have no words to begin to tell you the uplift off my shoulders it has been.”
“I was really down. POM gave me hope that things would turn around.”
“Just getting that initial rent paid, I was able to get back on my feet. POM gave me the boost I needed to make it through.”
”When you get an eviction notice you are embarrassed and ashamed. POM treated me like I was somebody, like I was important. The voucher was wonderful, but the emotional support was even better. People cared. POM was gracious.”