The Community Hope mural organized by poet Jordan Chaney is a large red rose breaking through concrete, and covers the side of a bakery in downtown Pasco.
Connection making and community building are integral to the work of racial justice and equity. GHF sponsors in-person and virtual gatherings that benefit organizations and the communities they serve. We are honored to have supported this May Day celebration hosted by Firelands Workers United/Trabajadores Unidos, who are based in Aberdeen, WA.Read More »
Our office in Pasco is now open! More than two years ago, we shared our plans to establish our second office location and expand our presence in Washington. After countless visits to the greater Tri-Cities area — planning, exploring potential sites, and navigating the unpredictability during a pandemic — we finally opened the doorsRead More »
Nick joins GHF with over two decades of experience in law, government, and community-driven advocacy. As policy and advocacy director, he will develop and advance public policy priorities in Washington while leveraging GHF’s status as 501(c)(4) grantmaking organization.Read More »
Gabriela Ramos, a program associate on the learning and community engagement team, has three guiding principles: family, community, and advocacy. A nearly lifelong Yakima Valley resident, Gabriela believes in flourishing where you’re planted and using your skills to serve people and improve the place you call home.Read More »
As communications associate, Lilian will be assisting various communications efforts across the foundation and is eager to build ongoing relationships with grantees to ensure that the stories shared truly represent their community.Read More »
Habtamu is looking forward to stepping into the role of investment operations manager. “My mission is to lay the foundation so GHF’s investments can survive for the long term.”Read More »
With over a decade of experience in multimedia, marketing, and communications, Alyssa Codamon is excited to join Group Health Foundation as a communications associate and do what they love and do best: storytelling.Read More »
Something we struggle with at GHF is the disconnect between what people think we do and what we actually do—which means our phone calls and emails sometimes go unanswered.Read More »
As a program associate for the grantmaking team, Yuliya is looking forward to learning about organizations across the state and ensuring they experience a great grantmaking process.Read More »
Brenda Gonzalez comes to Group Health Foundation as a program associate for the grantmaking team with more than ten years of direct service experience at nonprofit organizations like Communities in Schools of Benton-Franklin, the Children’s Reading Foundation, and Catholic Charities.Read More »