2024-2025

  • 2024 – Official launch of the Black/African American Leadership Circle focused on supporting Black ALICE households
  • 2024 – Hosted the first-ever Elevate Women Expo, establishing a new annual empowerment event for women
  • 2024 – Celebrated the 24th Annual Willie Stewart Community Service Scholarship, awarding scholarships to local students
  • 2024 – Launched GRIT 2.0 (Growing Resilience in Tacoma), a guaranteed basic income initiative supporting single-parent households
  • 2024 – Advocated successfully for:
    • $1 million in new state funding for 211
    • $1.2 million for early literacy support through the Imagination Library
  • 2024 – MLK Day of Service mobilized 198 volunteers to assemble 3,065 hygiene kits for community members experiencing homelessness
  • 2024 – Summer of Action engaged 276 volunteers assembling 5,500 snack packs for local youth
  • 2024 – Hosted the 8th Annual Poverty to Possibilities Summit, featuring keynote speaker H. Luke Shaefer, nationally recognized expert on poverty and economic mobility
  • 2024 – Everything But the Turkey provided 1,384 bags of food and 5,000 meals to local families
  • 2024 – South Sound 211 connected:
    • 6,056 people to rental assistance
    • 4,093 people to shelter
    • 2,796 people to resources
    • Handled 79,126 total contacts
  • 2024 – Center for Strong Families reached:
    • 2,783 clients served
    • 125 clients placed in jobs
    • $2,311 average monthly income increase