Community
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2026
Networks Help Communities Move Forward Together
Networks—groups of people and organizations connected by shared values, vision, and actions—are proving to be one of the most powerful tools communities have to stay resilient in challenging times. When good things happen in Pierce County, it’s often the result of partnership and collaboration. Seth Kirby, GTCF Chief Impact Officer, sees this thread of people > Continue Reading
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2026
Communities For A Healthy Bay: 2025 Network Spotlight
For over 30 years, Communities for a Healthy Bay (CHB) has brought people together to protect and restore Commencement Bay and the waters of the South Sound. As a hub of commercial shipping, industry, recreation, and cultural heritage, these waters are essential to the health of our community, economy, and environment. However, they also face > Continue Reading
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2026
Gig Harbor Now – 2025 Network Funding Spotlight
Gig Harbor Now is a nonprofit news organization working to strengthen the community and democracy by accurately, objectively and reliably reporting local news and events, and providing a forum for the people of the greater Gig Harbor area. The newspaper arose from the demise of a similar publication whose editor and reporter refused to accept > Continue Reading
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2026
Tacoma Tree Foundation: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight
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
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2026
Tacoma-Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight
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
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2026
Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight
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
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2026
Tacoma Commission on Disabilities/Disability Access Platform Subcommittee: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight
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
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2026
Pierce County Human Services Coalition: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight
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
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2026
Pierce County Early Childhood Network: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight
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
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2026
Mid-County Leadership: 2025 Network Funding Spotlight
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