Month: January 2026

Jan
29

Tacoma Tree Foundation: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 10:51pm

Guiding Focus of Network  Tacoma Tree Foundation (TTF) is focused on growing community stewardship of the urban forest across Greater Tacoma by reducing barriers to planting, education, and supporting our region through advocacy. Our planting efforts are focused on the neighborhoods where trees will have the most impact, neighborhoods which have low tree equity due to > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Tacoma-Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 10:44pm

Guiding Focus of Network  We connect and mobilize people to take action to end homelessness. We are a network of individuals, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, faith communities, and community businesses working together to end homelessness.  How Network Was Formed  The Coalition has existed in various forms for decades. It began in the 1980s, then grew into > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 10:42pm

Guiding Focus of Network  To increase the development and preservation of affordable housing across Pierce County, WA.  How Network Was Formed  The Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium (AHC) began in 2001 as a caucus of local nonprofit affordable housing developers who came together to address shared challenges, including regulatory barriers, advocacy priorities, and the need > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Tacoma Commission on Disabilities/Disability Access Platform Subcommittee: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 10:33pm

Guiding Focus of Network  Developing platforms and support for people with disabilities and their advocates.   There are two working goals: To design and propose a consolidated, one-stop model that co-locates disability-related resources under one roof as part of TACID’s relocation. The proposal will emphasize cross-agency collaboration and identify funding pathways to move Tacoma/Pierce County’s one-stop model from concept > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Pierce County Human Services Coalition: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 10:22pm

Guiding Focus of Network   The Pierce County Human Services Coalition is dedicated to building a stronger community together. The Coalition is made up of human services provider organizations located in and/or serving Pierce County residents. In the interest of building strong families and healthy communities, the Coalition educates and advocates for the effective delivery of human services.  > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Pierce County Early Childhood Network: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 10:15pm

Guiding Focus of Network   Pierce County Early Childhood Network (PCECN) is committed to rapidly responding to the emerging needs of Pierce County families by connecting them to supports that strengthen child and family well-being.   PCECN ensures families with young children have a safety net before, during, and after a crisis occurs, and/or preventing a crisis altogether. PCECN’s critical infrastructure gives > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Mid-County Leadership: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 9:53pm

Guiding Focus of Network   Collaboration across a broad spectrum of leaders of the “Mid-County” area (Parkland/Spanaway/Frederickson/other)  How Network Was Formed  Superintendents Tom Siegel (Bethel) and Frank Hewins (Franklin Pierce) collaborated with the PLU President at the time to establish the collaboration.   Shared Successes That Have Emerged From This Network  Shared understanding of challenges and celebrations unique to the area. > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Metropolitan Development Council (MDC): 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 9:46pm

Guiding Focus of Network   MDC provides a broad range of community-based services designed to reduce poverty, increase stability, and support long-term well-being for individuals and families across Pierce County. Our services span housing stability and homelessness prevention, coordinated entry and system navigation, substance use disorder and withdrawal management services, workforce and education programs, and core Community Action > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Making A Difference Foundation’s BIPOC Farm Fresh HUB: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 8:38pm

Guiding Focus of Network   Making A Difference Foundation’s BIPOC Farm Fresh HUB is a collaborative network designed to strengthen food sovereignty, economic opportunity, and long-term sustainability for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers and ranchers in Pierce County. The network focuses on shared infrastructure, technical assistance, market access, and peer learning to reduce barriers > Continue Reading

Jan
29

Kids Mental Health Pierce County: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight

Filed Under: Vibrant Community - Posted @ 8:32pm

Guiding Focus of Network   Kids’ Mental Health—Pierce County (KMHPC) is a coalition of people and agencies in Pierce County that are joining together to address the growing behavioral health crisis among school age children and youth. Our Mission. Kids’ Mental Health – Pierce County is dedicated to developing a coordinated, responsive behavioral health system that serves > Continue Reading