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 - […]

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.

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

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 […]

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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 […]

Event Series Financial Aid Night

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 […]

Event Series Financial Aid Night

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 […]

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.