Sponsorship recipients Alefba Group, Foundation for Youth Resiliency and Engagement (FYRE), and United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (UTOPIA) share their stories of the importance of gathering.Read More »
UTOPIA, a grassroots organization that serves queer and transgender Pacific Islanders, shares the importance of finding a space where we can self-heal and come together to look back at the work that we’re doing in building a more positive future.Read More »
Mady Sandoval, co-founder of FYRE, shares what was it like launching a safe space for young people during a pandemic.Read More »
Alefba Group celebrates and promotes Persian and Iranian culture through its virtual winter solstice celebration, also called Yaldā.Read More »
Sandra Williams started The Black Lens and the Carl Maxey Center because she was tired of serving on everyone else’s committees, work groups, and task forces. Read her reflections on both organizations in this Q&A.Read More »
“We have more power when we come together and we are better together,” said Janeen Comenote, founding executive director of the National Urban Indian Family Coalition. The coalition is funding 20 urban Native organizations, including eight in Washington State, to support outreach to Native people and ensure they are counted in the 2020 Census.Read More »
In the Columbia River Gorge, Comunidades works to amplify voices for environmental and social justice, while increasing Latino/a/x engagement and leadership within local communities. Recently, Comunidades joined with White Salmon residents to organize against evictions.Read More »
As the COVID-19 crisis began to unfold, Nuestra Casa moved quickly to partner with La Casa Hogar on a radio campaign for Spanish-speaking communities to ensure families received accurate, timely, and culturally relevant information to stay healthy.Read More »
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Group Health Foundation created the Equitable Response and Recovery Fund to support organizations directly serving and representing Washington communities who are most vulnerable during this outbreak. As we are all working to figure out our best roles during this time of uncertainty, we talked with 40 grantees and share their insights and solutions for addressing immediate needs.Read More »