Congratulations to our 2020/21 College Scholarship Recipients!
The Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) of Tacoma, Washington announces its 2020 scholarship awards to ten students attending college throughout the nation.
Celebrating Independence Day Through Interdependence
With so much currently going on in the world, from the pandemic to police brutality and Black Lives Matter protests, most, if not all, 4th of July celebrations have been cancelled. While it is certainly disappointing not being able to enjoy festivities with friends and family honoring our country’s birthday, we now have an opportunities [...]
Celebrating Black Dads on Father’s Day
This Father’s Day, Making A Difference Foundation wants to do something different. We want to help break the myths of the absentee father in black communities. As a black woman, with a strong black father in position, it’s important to address this issue. The truth is black fathers have received a tainted reputation, especially in [...]
Juneteenth Day and the Black Lives Matter Movement
While not an official holiday in the U.S., Juneteenth Day is recognized as a state holiday or observance in 47 states as well as the District of Columbia. It is an important milestone in our county’s history – one that is very relevant in light of recent events and current times. As Black Lives Matter [...]
Making A Difference Foundation’s Statement to the Community On the Black Lives Matter Movement.
We have been silent on social media in light of recent events to take time to reflect upon the current state of our country in order to better express our thoughts on the matter. Our local Black Lives Matter group has asked for businesses statewide to close their doors today to mourn and honor those [...]
Happy Easter
Whether you celebrate Easter as the holiday recognizing the resurrection of Jesus Christ or you simply enjoy it more as a children’s holiday full of egg hunts and chocolate, Easter definitely symbolizes a day of renewal and hope. In these unprecedented times we have been facing over the last few months, with stay-at-home orders and full-on quarantines, it is [...]
Eloise’s Cooking Pot Responds to COVID-19
RESPONDING TO COVID-19 Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people in Pierce County faced food insecurity, living without any guarantee of where their next meal would come from. With the unfolding of the Coronavirus crisis, the number of food-insecure people has dramatically risen, leaving some of the most vulnerable members of our community without [...]
How you can help those impacted by COVID-19 with Eloise’s Cooking Pot
We’re thankful to have so many people reaching out to us to ask how they can help us provide food for those in need in the midst of the current COVID-19 outbreak. We've put together a list of ways you can help us make a difference during this crisis. You'll also learn about the measures [...]
Celebration Through Service – Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2020
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?” ― Martin Luther King Jr. In his famed “Drum Major Instinct” sermon given on February 4, 1968, at Ebenezer Baptist Church at Atlanta, Georgia, a mere two months before his assassination, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated, “We all [...]
How to Make a Difference in the Lives of Others by Shopping on Amazon.com
You can support MADF through Amazon Smile - by logging into smile.amazon.com and choosing Making A Difference Foundation as your charity, Amazon will automatically donate a % of your purchase total to MADF at no cost to you. How to set up Amazon Smile: Step 1: In [...]