Craft Saturday: Shadow Puppets
2021-11-13 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Job Carr Cabin Museum, 2350 N. 30th St., Tacoma, WA, 98403, United States
Pick up a free craft kit from the museum porch! First-come, first-served.
Children can use the materials provided in this take-home craft kit to create a set of shadow puppets for storytelling. Take-home kits include all the materials and instructions needed for a fun at-home activity. Instructional videos will also be posted online. Please use social distancing etiquette when you pick up your craft kit. Masks required.

Craft Saturday: Create a Log Cabin
2021-10-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Job Carr Cabin Museum, 2350 N. 30th St., Tacoma, WA, 98403, United States
Pick up a free craft kit from the Job Carr Cabin Museum porch! First-come, first-served 11 AM to 3 PM. Children can use the materials provided in this take-home craft kit to create a miniature log cabin box. Take-home kits include all the materials and instructions needed for a fun at-home activity. Instructional videos will also be posted online.Please use social distancing etiquette when you pick up your craft kit. Masks required.

Building Connections
2021-02-17 18:00 - 20:00
A FREE virtual workshop for educators, care providers, parents, and families of children ages 3-8. Learn engaging strategies for how early math promotes racial equity through Zeno’s 5 Practices. PLUS an opportunity to receive 3 free math games!
2 STARS hours available with STARS ID number.

Dealing with Resistance
2020-10-29 17:30 - 19:00
Conflict Can Connect us with the Center for Dialog & Resolution. Learn helpful methods in listening to learn, listening to de-escalate, and finding your voice to say what you need to say. To register, visit safest.org/conference. If you have any questions, please contact Erik at ehasstedt@safest.org.

Neighborhood Improvement Projects
2020-10-01 17:30 - 19:00
Learn about the work of Harvest Pierce County, how to build a greener, healthier, and more connected city from the Tacoma Tree Foundation and a local Little Libraries program. To register, visit safest.org/conference. If you have any questions, please contact Erik at ehasstedt@safest.org.

Voices from the African-American Community
2020-09-23 12:30 - 17:00
What works for African-American students works for all students. In the wake of lives lost in the African-American community, League of Education Voters has committed to listen, learn from, and amplify voices of the African-American community because they are at the center of the movement for racial justice.
In this webinar, we have assembled a statewide panel of African-American thought leaders, community leaders, business owners, and educators to share their perspectives and answer your questions. Our panelists include Debrena Jackson Gandy, national best-selling author, 25-year business owner, keynote speaker, Founder of Seattle’s ELEVATE Empowerment Movement, and former college Trustee; Dr. Thelma Jackson, owner of Foresight Consulting, Former college Trustee, former multi-term school board member and Chair, and has served on Task Forces and Advisory Councils for five Governors of the State of Washington; Dr. Timmie Foster, ABD, Owner of Foster Enterprise, Founder of 100 Leading Ladies of Color, and Program Supervisor Lead for College and Career Readiness at the Washington state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI); Jerrall Haynes, President of the Spokane Public Schools Board; and Rashad Norris, Director of Community Engagement at Highline College.
Moderated by League of Education Voters Communications Director Arik Korman.

Mentoring During COVID-19
2020-08-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
The current global pandemic and resulting social distancing and closing of schools and nonprofit programs has thrown the mentoring field into a dizzying time of program adaptations, on-the-fly technology solutions, and radically changed mentor-mentee relationships. Please join leading scholar Dr. Michelle Kaufman of Johns Hopkins University and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership for a webinar discussing Dr. Kaufman’s important new study: Mentoring During COVID-19. This qualitative study features the real-life experiences of mentors from across the country who share how social distancing and technology integration has impacted their mentoring relationships, sometimes in unexpected positive ways. Hear about some of the solutions mentors are employing to stay in contact with mentees during this time, as well as some of the longer-term considerations mentoring programs should have in mind as they consider switching to blended or online-only mentoring solutions.

Friday Forums: Funding Relief Part II
2020-07-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Graduate Tacoma presents Friday Forums. Join us for this weekly webinar series offering everything from professional development to real-time information during Washington State’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order. Our goal? To be a source of partnership when it matters the most.
This week we discuss the state of public funding, and how providing emergency relief will impact budgets for the rest of 2020 for the Tacoma/Pierce County community. Hear from city, county, regional and state representatives.

Early Learning & Reading Network Meeting
2020-01-21 12:30 - 14:00 | Foundation for Tacoma Students, 919 S 9th St, Tacoma, WA, 98045, United States
Join ELRN community partners on the third Tuesday of every month from 12:30 – 2PM at the Foundation for Tacoma Students office.

ELRN meetings are currently being conducted via ZOOM during Washington state’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order in response to COVID-19. Contact ELRN Network Manager for more information ELRN@graduatetacoma.org

Friday Forums: Addressing Mental Health this Summer
2020-05-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Graduate Tacoma presents Friday Forums. Join us for this weekly webinar series offering everything from professional development to real-time information during Washington State’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order. Our goal? To be a source of partnership when it matters the most.

Not only has the landscape for expanded learning abruptly changed for providers and educators but so has the mental health of many Tacoma students and families. This week, join Graduate Tacoma’s Out of School & Summer Learning Network, Comprehensive Life Resources, and Hilltop Artists as we consider how to best meet kids where they’re at this summer.

Friday Forums: Funding Relief Part I
2020-05-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Graduate Tacoma presents Friday Forums. Join us for this weekly webinar series offering everything from professional development to real-time information during Washington State’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order. Our goal? To be a source of partnership when it matters the most.
This week, we’ll consider both how local philanthropy and learnings from 2008 will help us through our current economic breakdown. Hear from individuals behind the Pierce County Connected Fund and the Economic Opportunity Institute as we discuss how best to prepare for economic recovery in the months ahead and where philanthropy will be filling the gap for Tacoma residents and organizations. Featuring:
Erika Tucci, Senior Program Officer, Ben B. Cheney Foundation
Dona Ponepinto, President / CEO, United Way of Pierce County
John Burbank, Executive Director, Economic Opportunity Institute
Moderated by Dr. Tafona Ervin, Executive Director
for the Foundation for Tacoma Students

253 Parents Special Education Connection
2020-05-21 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
Put the kids to bed and come join us for a virtual beverage of your choice with other parents who get it. This group is about sharing resources and just having a safe place to talk whatever is on your mind.
HOW WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER
• Parents supporting each other
• Connecting to other parents
• Sharing community resources
• Building community
Questions? / Preguntas? for Pierce County Parent to Parent
Call 253-565-2266 ext 107 or email P2P@wapave.org

Stronger Together When We Are Apart: Resilient Students
2020-05-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
Stronger Together when we are Apart: Resilient students motivated by Kindness, Connection & Care.
With over 30 years of international disaster experience, Dr. Dan Diamond knows first hand what it takes to lead in challenging situations. He is the author of beyond resilience: trench tested tools to thrive under pressure.
This session is limited to 200 STUDENTS only.

Friday Forums: Providing Childcare Amidst a Childcare Crisis
2020-05-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Graduate Tacoma presents Friday Forums. Join us for this weekly webinar series offering everything from professional development to real-time information during Washington State’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order. Our goal? To be a source of partnership when it matters the most.
This week, we’ll 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. Hear from both state representatives and community partners who are managing the evolving childcare crisis. Featuring:
Allison Kurtsinger, Deputy Director of Government Affairs,
Washington State Department of Children Youth & Families
Nicole Rose, Director of Eligibiliy and Provider Supports,
Washington State Department of Children Youth & Families
Gail Neal, Executive Director, Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center
Natalie Lente, Director of Family Services, Child Care Resources
Moderated by April Shine, Director of Advocacy & Policy
for the Foundation for Tacoma Students

Building Resilient Communities | Design Lab Course
2020-01-25 09:00 - 12:00 | University of Puget Sound
How do we design for the future we want? The EECOI invites you to explore with us how living in and looking at our systems with deeper attention can help create the real change we want. We will use tools like Theory U and Emergent Strategy to learn and grow in community. This course is open to anyone in the Puyallup Watershed community.

Ellison Education Grants Due
2020-03-21
The Ellison Education Grants were created to empower and support Washington State’s most effective, innovative and inspirational K- 12 public school teachers. The Ellison Foundation’s goal is to support lifelong achievement and success of Washington State students. It does this by providing support to educators who select and design academic enrichment curriculum for students and or professional learning experiences relevant to their current practice. The Ellison Foundation supports the classroom teacher’s expertise in understanding their own professional learning needs and the needs of their students. The Ellison Foundation has awarded 40 grants and $168,100 in the last three years.
The Ellison Foundation wishes to award at least 10 grants in the Spring of 2020 for the 2020 – 2021 school year. Grant amounts range between $1,000 and $10,000.
Applications are accepted through March 21st, 2020.

Hilltop Healthy Kids & Family Carnival
2020-02-29 12:00 - 16:00 | Peace Community Center, 2106 South Cushman Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98405, United States
Bring the family and help celebrate:
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National Heart Health Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Black History Month

This free event features a live DJ, Free t-shirts, Free food, fun games, toys & prizes, free dental cleaning, free blood pressure screening, free haircuts and much more!

Fun with Children's Books: An Author Read
2020-02-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. South, Tacoma, WA, 98405, United States
In Celebration of Black History Month, WayOut Kids in association with the Downtown Tacoma Public Library presents “Fun With Children’s Books” An Author Read featuring two African American children’s authors.

Black Parents Alliance
2020-02-16 15:30 - 17:00 | Peace Community Center, 2106 South Cushman Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98405, United States
The Black Parents Alliance group will work within the community to discuss relevant topics, gain information, and make decisions to improve the education of their children; advocate for policies that improve the intellectual, social, and emotional success of Black scholars and families; empower and give voice to the concerns and successes of Black families and scholars in Tacoma; and mobilize allies within the community to highlight the need for more robust systems of support for Black scholars.
The BPA General Meeting will be the third Sunday of each month 3:30pm to 5:00pm @ Peace Community Center.

Community Trauma and Child Well-Being: A Deeper Dive into the Future of Healing
2020-02-11 11:30 - 16:00 | Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Historical and intergenerational trauma is real and far reaching. The cumulative emotional wounding from generation to generation can contribute to many negative health outcomes for individuals including PTSD, depression and Type 2 diabetes – as well as impacting the community as a whole.
This year’s Forum will focus on the “how” of our work. How can we best understand and begin to address community trauma? What practical tools are available for those of us who work with children, youth and families to start the healing process?
• Delve into topics of racism, inequality and poverty and explore more collective approaches to healing.
• Hear from a panel of community leaders who focus on healing in their approach to working with individuals, communities and systems.
• Walk away with concrete strategies that support children and youth (and the adults working with them) in a holistic, strength-based way.

Black Parents Alliance
2020-01-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Peace Community Center, 2106 South Cushman Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98405, United States
The Black Parents Alliance group will work within the community to discuss relevant topics, gain information, and make decisions to improve the education of their children; advocate for policies that improve the intellectual, social, and emotional success of Black scholars and families; empower and give voice to the concerns and successes of Black families and scholars in Tacoma; and mobilize allies within the community to highlight the need for more robust systems of support for Black scholars.
The BPA General Meeting will be the third Sunday of each month 3:30pm to 5:00pm @ Peace Community Center
