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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
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20 Minutes Can Make All The Difference For Students In Expanded Learning
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When school lets out at Tacoma’s Birney Elementary, Sergio Beltran can be found outside the cafeteria greeting students as they head into Expanded Learning at the All-Star Center. On a > Continue Reading
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Partnering for Higher Education Scholarships: Xavier Cooper, GTCF Fundholder
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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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Working Together, Tacoma Organizations Remove Barriers to Expanded Learning Opportunities
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When the bell rings at the end of the day at Tacoma Public School’s DeLong Elementary, some students head home with their parents, some get on the bus, and some > Continue Reading
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Community Partnerships Expand Expanded Learning Opportunties for Tacoma Students
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This Fall, elementary students at 22 Tacoma Public Schools will have on-site access to Expanded Learning Opportunities with the support of wide-reaching community partnerships and funding from national and local > Continue Reading
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Laughter and Food Build Community at Kain Tayo! Filipino Fiesta
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Tacoma-based arts organizer Clarissa Grace Gines and local chef Jan Parker struggled to find events in Pierce County that celebrated their Filipino heritage. After years of driving to Seattle > Continue Reading
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Expanded Learning Opportunites Lead to Growth for Students and the Adults Who Work With Them
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Students and parents from 12 Elementary Schools in Tacoma celebrated a school year worth of Expanded Learning Opportunities with an event at Edison Elementary on May 30. The students showcases > Continue Reading
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2018 Giving Numbers Point to the Importance of Donor Relationships
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Charitable giving in 2018 set another overall record, reaching $427.71 billion nationally. Although that is an increase of nearly $3 billion in current dollars from 2017, adjusting for inflation, total giving decreased by $7.4 billion. Those numbers came from Giving USA’s annual > Continue Reading
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Spark Grant Recipient Helps Provide ‘Showers of Dignity’ for Homeless Neighbors
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They say some of the best ideas come while you’re in the shower, but for Spark Grant recipient Christine Dodson, the shower itself was her big idea. Her program, Showers > Continue Reading
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Partnering to Find Common Ground: Lyle Quasim, GTCF Board Alumnus
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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