Making A Difference Foundation Hosts Community Art Event To Promote Diversity And Social Justice

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Making A Difference Foundation President/CEO Ahndrea Blue Honored At Roosevelt High School’s Recent Centennial Celebration

Ahndrea Blue, President and CEO of the Making A Difference Foundation, was honored as part of The Roosevelt High School Foundation’s 83-member inaugural class of Wall of Honor members. This first class of distinguished alumni and/or staff of Roosevelt High School culminates a nearly year-long process of input from the school and alumni [...]

By |2023-11-17T00:27:38-08:00November 17th, 2023|Uncategorized|

‘The need is incredible’ at food banks

Prior to the pandemic, food banks nationwide were already busy, but COVID amped up the client numbers and it hasn’t subsided. In fact, with the high cost of living these days, especially where food is concerned, more families who had never dreamed of needing food bank services are relying on them and this number [...]

By |2023-11-17T00:01:14-08:00November 16th, 2023|Articles, Blog|

Breast Cancer Awareness – It’s Still Not Enough for Women of Color

By Ahndrea Blue Making A Difference Foundation October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month where women are reminded to perform regular self-breast exams, get their annual mammogram, and everyone is encouraged to wear pink as an expression of support for breast cancer survivors. This is a bittersweet month for me. I am extremely [...]

By |2023-11-17T00:25:40-08:00November 16th, 2023|Articles, Blog|

Food Bank News

Food Bank’s Intense Commitment Gives BIPOC Farmers a Lift When Eloise’s Cooking Pot started a program to purchase produce from local BIPOC farmers and producers, it didn’t take long to identify a slew of challenges in those working relationships. While the farms produced food that was unparalleled in quality and rich in cultural [...]

By |2023-06-22T22:02:30-07:00June 22nd, 2023|Articles, Blog|

The Importance of Juneteeth Day Op Ed by Ahndrea Blue

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 also [...]

By |2023-06-22T00:09:22-07:00June 21st, 2023|Articles, Blog|

Making A Difference Foundation Hosts Community Art Event To Promote Diversity And Social Justice

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 [...]

By |2023-05-26T02:47:29-07:00May 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|

The Importance of Juneteeth Day Op Ed by Ahndrea Blue

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 [...]

By |2023-03-08T08:52:28-08:00March 8th, 2023|Articles, Blog|