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Category: Vibrant Community
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Local Girls ‘Step’ Into Leadership Roles After School
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The Vision Step Team after-school program at Sheridan Elementary almost never came to be. When only three girls signed up at the beginning of the year, Coach Chelsea McElory said > Continue Reading
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Partnering to Improve Access: Michele Johnson, Chancellor – Pierce College
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At Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, we’ve seen how much more we can accomplish when we work together. Since 1981, community members have shared their commitment to a thriving Pierce County > Continue Reading
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GTCF Spark Grant Recipient Tackling “Period Poverty” at Local Schools
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Sharon Chambers-Gordon was first exposed to the issue of “Period Poverty” through her own daughter’s experience. “She was in Middle School when it happened for the first time, and > Continue Reading
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Partnering to Leave a Legacy: Elaine Stafford & Shelby Clayson
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At Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, we’ve seen how much more we can accomplish when we work together. Since 1981, community members have shared their commitment to a thriving Pierce County > Continue Reading
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Sparking Change Starts With Seeing The Need
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Seventeen year-old Caleb Kamalu was volunteering at F.U.N Food Bank in his hometown of University Place when he noticed food bank staff struggling to explain something to a customer. > Continue Reading
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Partnering For An Engaged Community: Bill & Della Robertson
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At Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, we’ve seen how much more we can accomplish when we work together. Since 1981, community members have shared their commitment to a thriving Pierce County > Continue Reading
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Hiring Locally Strengthens Local Organizations
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As a high school math teacher in Tacoma, Tim Herron developed the Act Six initiative in 2002 to help his students succeed in college and return to lead in their > Continue Reading
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Spark Grants Light Up Communities
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It all started with a conversation. Sandra Smith, a real estate agent from Buckley, says she was talking with her teenage daughter and a group of classmates about a > Continue Reading
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White River Community Grants Support Access & Celebrate Local History
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Longtime Buckley resident Marydale Brooks was a quiet philanthropist who worked closely with community members to support special opportunities in the White River community. When Marydale passed away in 2018, her > Continue Reading
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Partnering for Food Security: Nourish Pierce County
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At Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, we’ve seen how much more we can accomplish when we work together. Since 1981, community members have shared their commitment to a thriving Pierce County > Continue Reading