Help Equip Students for the New School Year
Tacoma Public School students are getting ready for another school year, and, needless to say, back-to-school shopping has taken on a whole different feeling. Normally a time to start fresh, […]
Coalition Asks Tacoma to Commit to the Safety of Black and Brown Youth
Program providers and community leaders issue Community Guidance to ensure the safety of Black and Brown youth amidst COVID-19 summer closures. Tacoma, Wash. — Thousands of Black and Brown youth […]
Renewing Our Commitment to the Movement
The Graduate Tacoma community movement flag flies above the Tacoma Dome every June to not only celebrate graduating seniors but also express support for every child’s right to educational opportunity […]
65 Ways to be AntiRacist in Tacoma
Donate to Support Black Lives BLM Seattle Freedom Fund George Floyd Memorial Fund Breonna Taylor Memorial Fund I Run with Maud Manuel Ellis Memorial Fund Louisville Community Bail Fund Black […]
Open Letter: Put Equity First and Become an Anti-Racist Organization
This is my open letter. A letter to any and everyone who is willing to listen. This is my cry. Crying out for a better future for my Black and […]
Friday Forums | Resources Mentioned on Funding Relief, Part I
This week we consider both how local philanthropy and learnings from 2008 will help us through our current economic breakdown. Replay the webinar to hear from individuals behind the Pierce […]
Friday Forums | Resources Mentioned on the Childcare Crisis
This week we discuss how Tacoma’s capacity to provide childcare is currently holding up throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of the field in its aftermath. Replay the webinar […]
Friday Forums | Resources Mentioned for The Class of 2020
We are all thinking about Tacoma’s graduating seniors and how closures might affect their ability to prepare and enroll in a postsecondary program. This week we discuss what’s next for […]
Planning for Collective Recovery
As the Foundation for Tacoma Students begins to think about “what’s next” for the Graduate Tacoma community movement, I’m inspired by an idea of Collective Recovery. Recovery will be the […]
Partnering to Increase Access to Student Technology
As our community responds to the ongoing school closures, it is increasingly apparent that hundreds of students do not have the internet bandwidth or devices necessary to participate in a […]