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

Making a Difference Foundation scholarship winners

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 |2023-12-21T02:31:25-08:00December 21st, 2023|Articles, Blog|

The Making a Difference Foundation Ensures People Without Housing Aren’t Without Good Meals

The Making a Difference Foundation Ensures People Without Housing Aren’t Without Good Meals 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 [...]

By |2023-11-29T21:27:43-08:00November 29th, 2023|Articles, Blog|

Food insecurity brings need year-round

Food insecurity brings need year-round It was wonderful how communities rallied over Thanksgiving to make sure no one went hungry for this holiday that’s all about food. Giveaways of turkeys and side dishes seemed to be everywhere, from the Tacoma Police Department partnering with the Tacoma Ministerial Alliance to hold a series of [...]

By |2023-11-29T21:27:14-08:00November 29th, 2023|Articles, Blog|

2011 Jefferson Awards Winners Chosen

Press Release: 2011 Jefferson Awards Winners Chosen MEDIA ADVISORY: February 23, 2011FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:Tobias Coughlin-Bogue206-682-7395jeffersonawards@seattlecityclub.org CityClub is pleased to announce the selection of the five winners of the 2011 Washington State Jefferson Awards. The winners were selected by a panel of six judges, who faced the difficult task of narrowing down the field [...]

By |2023-11-19T22:15:47-08:00November 19th, 2023|Articles, Blog|

Christopher Columbus – You Discovered What?

By Ahndrea Blue Making A Difference Foundation It is widely known that Christopher Columbus did not, in fact, "discover” America. Leif Erikson, an Icelandic Norseman, actually arrived about 500 years before Columbus. But even that isn’t accurate, for how can someone "discover” a land that is already inhabited by people who had been [...]

By |2023-11-17T00:38:43-08:00November 17th, 2023|Articles, Blog|

‘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|