Courtesy of City of Tacoma via Facebook Making a Difference Foundation, a Tacoma-based nonprofit, has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Conagra Foods Foundation to support its Feeding Our Future Youth Agricultural Program. The Conagra Foods Foundation’s mission is to address food insecurity in their employees' communities through employee volunteerism, product donations, and financial [...]
“Muted Voices” was designed by local independent BIPOC artist Devona Roy, and was a true community project. The 30th Annual Communicator Awards winners were announced on May 7, and Making a Difference Foundation’s mural project, Muted Voices, was a Distinction 2024 winner in the General – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion category. The Communicator Awards, presented by [...]
Always with her bright smile, Ushka (second from right) loved taking selfies, here with (from left) Tacoma City Councilmember Kristina Walker, State Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, Gov. Jay Inslee, Tacoma City Councilmembers Kiara Daniels and Sarah Rumbaugh, and Speaker of the House Laurie The lighter someone makes you feel at heart, the heavier your [...]
Eloise Cooking Pot Food Program Manager Atienne Howard (middle) and Metropolitan Development Council staff prepare for the giveaway to begin. Lot G at the Tacoma Dome was packed on Wednesday, May 15, for the weekly Eloise Cooking Pot Food Bank drive-through food giveaway. It’s like this every Wednesday morning but this week it [...]
Most waste in Washington could be recovered, recycled or reused. New approaches and technologies, such as those supported through the NextCycle Washington business accelerator, can help us get there. From helping repair broken furniture to improving solar panel recycling, Washington’s NextCycle program supports sustainable innovation OLYMPIA – Improving solar panel recycling. Sustainable diaper processing. [...]
Courtesy of Julia M. Cameron via Pexels Project Dash, which is a DoorDash corporate-advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, has granted Tacoma's Making a Difference Foundation $5,000 to help support MADF’s Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank's home-delivery program. “We are really grateful for the support from this Project Dash grant,” said [...]
Making A Difference Foundation President and CEO Ahndrea Blue expressed much gratitude for everyone who had helped make Eloise’s Cooking Pot the largest food bank with the largest delivery system. It was an important and festive day on June 17 to celebrate 2.8 million meals delivered to Pierce County families through a partnership between [...]
The Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) has recently been awarded a significant grant to further its impactful work. A $20,000 grant from the Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA), backed by the Washington State Department of Commerce, has been earmarked to bolster MADF’s BIPOC Farmers’ HUB and Technical Assistance Program. This grant comes as a [...]
The Metropolitan Development Council sold this 3,812-square-foot commercial building in downtown Tacoma to the Making A Difference Foundation last month. A broker at Lee & Associates says he anticipates owner-user office sales will remain strong.
Juneteenth, observed on June 19, marks a significant moment in American history—the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. This day commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced theend of slavery, over two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. While Juneteenth is a [...]
