Memorial Day morning was festive on East McKinley Avenue as people of all ages and walks of life gathered a few blocks from Eloise’s Cooking Pot food bank to help paint a colorful new mural, enjoy free music courtesy of Mr. Nyce Guy, delicious free food from Dowd’s BBQ and, most of all, each [...]
The Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) is organizing a special art event for the Eastside community of Tacoma. Alongside free food and music, attendees will have the opportunity to contribute to the creation of a new mural titled “Muted Voices” on MADF’s building located at 3507 E. McKinley Ave. The event will take place [...]
This Juneteenth Day, which is Sunday, June 19, it’s important to remember why we are now, finally, as a nation celebrating this day. It not only honors those who experienced true racism, slavery, and the indignities that came with it, but it brings to light the horror of that period of our history, and [...]
The new year is here and it’s the time of good cheer and high hopes. A time for welcoming in a new energy, and saying goodbye to the old. A time for setting new goals, aspirations, and resolutions. But, with the last two years fresh in mind, it’s extremely tempting to encourage everyone to [...]
It’s been almost 54 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his last famous speech, the day before he was assassinated. The speech, titled “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top,” was given in Memphis, TN, on April 3, 1968. And the words he spoke are still true to this day. One such passage [...]
For some people who visit the Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank for food assistance, they only need temporary help through a difficult time. They may only need to visit once or twice and they get back on their feet.For others, it is a more ongoing, chronic situation. It can be very humbling having to [...]
First, for better understanding, we should define hunger and food insecurity. We often use these terms interchangeably in the food bank world. Is there really a difference? Does it matter? And can race really have an impact on food insecurity? Hunger is an actual physical condition caused by a lack of food. It’s a [...]
While ALL of us are certainly burnt out over the pandemic and life not getting back to full normal yet, not all of us had to – or continue to -- work straight through the crisis, putting our own health and the health of our families on the line. In the past, “essential” meant [...]
Often mentioned in relation to health and mental care, a client-centered approach has an “emphasis on a client’s autonomy and right to choose goals and/or interventions based on his or her identified needs for services.” This is an approach that is also best used by social service providers assisting people struggling with various issues [...]
Langston Hughes (1902-1967), American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. Rosa Parks(1913-2005), civil rights activist who helped end segregation. Washington Carver(1864-1943), scientist and educator, famous for many inventions including a number of uses for the peanut. Bessie Coleman (1892-1926), civil aviator and the first black woman to fly an airplane. Booker T. Washington(1856-1915), [...]
