Interview with Ahndrea Blue, Founder and CEO of Eloise’s Cooking Pot – Tacoma Report – Oct 23, 2026
SNAP enrollment dropped by 33,000 in WA. Here’s what local food banks are seeing
At 6 a.m. every Wednesday, Elmer Miller is the first car in line for the Eloise Cooking Pot Food Bank food distribution center at the Tacoma Dome. The retired 67-year-old has been going to the food bank for his family every week. Like many, Miller said his wife’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are [...]
Tacoma’s Making a Difference Foundation Receives Grant for Garden Initiative
Courtesy of Sandie Clarke via Unsplash The Making a Difference Foundation, a Tacoma-based nonprofit, has received a $15,000 grant from the Tilth Alliance Farm Team to help support its Yahweh’s Garden. The grant funding will be used to purchase garden tools and equipment needed to operate the garden and to support continued community engagement and agricultural activities. [...]
Upgrades set for Tacoma food bank
TACOMA — Local nonprofit Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) plans to upgrade its MAKIN Eloise's Cooking Pot Food Bank delivery center and warehouse in Tacoma. The organization recently received a $200,000 Community Needs Grant from Pierce County Exec. Ryan Mello to support the project.
The People We Don’t See Still Matter
The People We Don’t See Still Matter A reflection on loss, dignity, and the quiet strength of our Pierce County community Dear Friends, With great sadness, I share the passing of Brandon—one of the very first individuals connected to the beginning of Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank. Brandon was not just a client. [...]
Making A Difference Foundation Hosts CPR Training to Address Life-Saving Skills Gap in Tacoma
Making A Difference Foundation Hosts CPR Training to Address Life-Saving Skills Gap in Tacoma Tacoma, WA — Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) will host a community CPR training event on Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the organization’s Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank Delivery Center and Warehouse facility located [...]
For Such A Time As This: A Christian Response to Violence, Truth, And Courage
By Ahndrea L. Blue, Esquire — President & CEO, Making A Difference Foundation; Believer in Jesus Christ Two tragic deaths in Minneapolis this month have shaken our nation and pierced the conscience of many — including mine. As I reflect on what has occurred, I do so broken-hearted and saddened, struggling to reconcile [...]
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Through Service
As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I want to take a moment to reflect on the true meaning of this important day that calls us not to rest, but to action. Dr. King’s vision was never about comfort or idle admiration; it was about courage, commitment, and service. This day is a [...]
State Board of Education Accepting Applications for New Student Board Member
The Washington State Board of Education is now accepting applications from current high school sophomores to serve as the Board’s next Student Board Member for the 2026–2028 term. Applications are open through Tuesday, March 31. Students from all backgrounds and postsecondary plans are encouraged to apply. https://sbe.wa.gov/about-board/student-board-members?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Student+Application+2026#apply About the Position The Board’s two Student Board [...]
Tacoma’s Making a Difference Foundation Gets a $10K Donation
Making a Difference Foundation founder and CEO Ahndrea Blue. Photo by David Putnam Tacoma's Making a Difference Foundation announced this week that it received a $10,000 donation from Schroeter Goldmark & Bender in support of Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank. The MADF is a nonprofit that's worked within the Puget Sound region to help those in need with [...]