Cars lined up for the Jan. 17 giveaway that served a total of 886 families. With an annual budget of $11.8 million a year, over the last five years the Making a Difference Foundation (MADF) has invested $60 million into the community. MADF founder and CEO Ahndrea Blue said that just since COVID-19, $46 million [...]
Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) of Tacoma has announced its 2023 scholarship awards to ten students attending college throughout the nation. "For more than 20 years, Making A Difference Foundation has been committed to helping college-bound students gain the resources they need to make positive changes in their lives and in the community,” said [...]
A Letter of Acknowledgement and Thanks to All U.S. Veterans This Veterans Day Dear U.S. veterans from all branches of military service, A hero is defined as “a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.”And that’s what all our [...]
The third Monday of January every year is recognized as a federal holiday in honor and remembrance of the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s about recognizing his leadership of the civil rights movement of the 60s and his service to his community and his causes. However, Dr. King, Jr.’s contributions were so [...]
The Making a Difference Foundation (which encompasses Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank), is one of five nonprofit organizations SUCCESS magazine is spotlighting during the week of Giving Tuesday. Early in November, we posted on our social media accounts asking followers to nominate a charity they felt was making an impact in their communities. We [...]
Eloise's Cooking Pot Food Bank On every fifth Sunday, Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank, along with a local executive Chef and volunteers prepare a hot meal and serve over 100 clients, staff, and volunteers of the Matt Talbot Center located in Seattle, Washington. Eloise's Cooking Pot Food Bank On every fifth Sunday, Eloise’s Cooking [...]
Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) has received a donation of $4,000 from the Huisking Foundation for general support of its Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank. The Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank has a vision and goal to end hunger in Pierce and South King Counties by removing all access barriers to healthy and culturally [...]
28 Community Art Projects Funded By The Tacoma Arts Commission The Tacoma Arts Commission recently awarded $156,000 in Community Arts Projects funding to 28 Tacoma organizations, groups, and businesses in support of 2024 public outreach projects in the fields of culture, dance, literary, music, theatre, visual, and cross-disciplinary arts. “We’re heartened to fund [...]
Making A Difference Foundation has been committed to helping college-bound students for more than 20 years. Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) of Tacoma announces its 2023 scholarship awards to 10 students attending college throughout the nation. "For more than 20 years, Making A Difference Foundation has been committed to helping college-bound students gain [...]
By Ahndrea Blue Making A Difference Foundation There are a lot of people who want expensive electronics, cars, vacations, and gifts for the holiday, which is not inherently a bad thing. Yet so many people in the community, the working poor, lack the very basic essentials. For them, they would just be more than [...]
