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  • August 2020
  • Sat 29
    August 29, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Lavender Graduation

    Virtual

    Lavender Graduation is an annual Oasis Youth Center event celebrating and recognizing achievements, such as graduating from school, finishing a cycle of Youth Council or Project 13, moving into a first apartment, finishing driver's ed, getting a job, and many more! Lavender Graduation will take place virtually this year on August 29th from 4:00 - […]

  • September 2020
  • Thu 17
    September 17, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Safe Streets Champion Luncheon

    Virtual

    How do you get inspired during a global pandemic? Join Safe Streets for lunch to hear Dr. John "Push" Gaines and Eric Boles from The Game Changers, Inc. share ways YOU can build resilience and tap into inspiration in spite of the incredible challenges of this time.   For more information, visit safest.org/luncheon.

  • Fri 18
    September 18, 2020 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Shining the Spotlight: The Power of Story

    Virtual

    The Graduate Tacoma Advocacy Network invites you to a virtual professional development session. Every organization has a powerful story to help educate, advocate, and activate its community. In this session, we'll help you tell your organization's story in a compelling way to enact positive social change

  • Wed 23
    September 23, 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

    Voices from the African-American Community

    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 […]

  • Sat 26
    September 26, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    3rd Annual Empowerment Dinner

    Virtual

    Join the Tacoma Urban League for the third annual Empowerment Dinner  recognizing some of the most influential young leaders as well as legacy leaders in the community. 

  • Wed 30
    September 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Vaping Town Hall Meeting

    Safe Streets’ community partner, the Community Counseling Institute, is hosting a Town Hall meeting on the health effects of vaping. They’re excited to hear from Community Counseling Institute counselor Derek Franklin, Executive Director of DFC Coalition William James and a youth from our Youth Leading Change program. To learn more, please contact Risha at prevent.cci@gmail.com.

  • October 2020
  • Thu 1
    October 1, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    Neighborhood Improvement Projects

    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.

  • Fri 9
    October 9, 2020 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Leveraging Digital Advocacy

    Even before the worldwide pandemic, the best place to connect with your community was through technology. Digital advocacy is a central component of almost any movement and now, it can be the only place to connect. In this interactive webinar, we'll help you create a plan to cut through the noise and reach supporters.

  • Sat 10
    October 10, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Achieving the Dream Celebration & Auction

    Virtual

    For 20 years the College Success Foundation has helped over 10,000 students break the cycle of poverty, persist, and graduate from college. Join us as we celebrate 20 years and look to the future through an engaging evening of storytelling, entertainment, live auction, and a celebratory toast. We will raise funds to continue to help […]

  • Thu 15
    October 15, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Financial Aid Night

    Virtual

    Join us for a digital workshop to learn more about the financial aid process, specifically the FASFA & WASFA. Financial Aid experts will be available to provide an overview and work with families to help complete the application(s). This workshop is being offered to Tacoma Public Schools seniors from a group of educational partners. Seniors […]

  • Thu 15
    October 15, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Financial Aid Night

    Virtual

    Join us for a digital workshop to learn more about the financial aid process, specifically the FASFA & WASFA. Financial Aid experts will be available to provide an overview and work with families to help complete the application(s). This workshop is being offered to Tacoma Public Schools seniors from a group of educational partners. Seniors […]

  • Thu 22
    October 22, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    Making Good Trouble; Necessary Trouble

    Maureen Howard reviews the basics of advocating with State Legislators, the Governor, and key State Agencies; talk about making and keeping allies; consider how we can best use our resources in the current political and economic and COVID-19 environments. To register, visit safest.org/conference. If you have any questions, please contact Erik at ehasstedt@safest.org.

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By 2030, 70 percent of Tacoma Public Schools students will earn a degree, technical certificate, or gain a good-earning wage employment opportunity within six years of high school graduation. Targeted efforts will focus on students of color and those impacted by poverty.

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