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Author: Joe Hunich
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Community Conversations Open Doors To Census Participation
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“Our Elders tell us stories about the abuse our people endured during the boarding school era, when government officials would lock our children in closets for speaking their native language. > Continue Reading
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Partnering To Inspire Young Women – T’wina Nobles, Ladies First
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Over the past 38 years, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has seen Pierce County grow and change, but what has remained constant is the passion people bring to building a thriving > Continue Reading
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Every Adult Can Build Youth Resilience and Help Students Thrive
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During the end-of-school hustle and bustle on a recent afternoon at Tacoma’s Reed Elementary School, a group of students gathered around Gary Lowery. He sat on the steps of a > Continue Reading
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Simple Strategies Help Students (and Adults) Move Through Challenging Emotions
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An easy way to soothe stress is right at your fingertips. Using your forefinger, slowly draw a sideways figure 8 in the air. Breathe in as you move your finger > Continue Reading
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GTCF Youth Philanthropy Board Engages in Dialogue Many Adults Won’t
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Racial differences split GTCF’s Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) in two at a recent meeting. It wasn’t a rift in the group. Breaking into discussion groups according to racial identity > Continue Reading
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Partnering to Connect Diverse Leaders: Beth Boggs, American Leadership Forum of Tacoma-Pierce County
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Over the past 39 years, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has seen Pierce County grow and change, but what has remained constant is the passion people bring to building a thriving > Continue Reading
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Warm Greetings, 3 Breaths, And A Constitution Help Students Thrive
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When the bell rang on a recent Tuesday afternoon at Jennie Reed Elementary School, the halls were filled with students in neat, single-file lines. Each line moved in a different > Continue Reading
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Partnering for Life-Centered Planning – Bev Cox, Certified Financial Planner
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Over the past 38 years, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has seen Pierce County grow and change, but what has remained constant is the passion people bring to building a > Continue Reading
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2020 Census Outreach Depends On Community Connections
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For the past year, Chris Jordan and his team at Fab-5 have been inviting youth, neighbors, and elders of the Tacoma Hilltop community to shape the development of new affordable > Continue Reading
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New Youth Philanthropy Board Members Excited To Work On Community Issues Together
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18 Pierce County youth leaders joined Greater Tacoma Community Foundation’s 2019-20 Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) cohort on October 23, 2019. Representing six local high schools and three colleges, a common > Continue Reading