Tag: pierce county
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Saturday Family Support
Support for local families burdened by school closures. -Low prep food for the weekend. -Resources and supplies for kids staying home alone or families considering allowing a child to stay > Continue Reading
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Community Conversations Open Doors To Census Participation
“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
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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Safe Streets Champion Luncheon
The Champion Luncheon has a new date! Celebrating Community Empowerment Thursday, September 17, 2020 – Zoom Meeting REGISTER ONLINE Please join us for an uplifting program showcasing the incredible work > Continue Reading
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GTCF Youth Philanthropy Board Engages in Dialogue Many Adults Won’t
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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Intentionally Planning a Year of Generosity
There are currently four generations and more than fifteen family members engaged in the Nist Family’s philanthropy. Thanks to a well-defined giving strategy, one of the family’s youngest members guided > Continue Reading
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2020 Census Outreach Depends On Community Connections
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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An Opportunity for Impact Arrives at Age 72
A GTCF fundholder said, “A lightbulb went off!”, when he discovered a sometimes-overlooked opportunity to support a thriving community available after age 72 . It isn’t traditionally seen as > Continue Reading
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Partnering for Higher Education Scholarships: Xavier Cooper, GTCF Fundholder
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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Partnering for Census 2020: Dr. Ali Modarres, Director of Urban Studies – University of Washington Tacoma
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