Community is Everything

Our Pierce County community is strong, resilient, and diverse. It is a county made up of hundreds of vibrant, thriving smaller communities, both urban and rural, that rise up to face challenges and prosper. Explore their worlds in these stories.

Helping Families Thrive

Community Care Conversations
August 9, 2023

Supporting Older Adults, People With Disabilities & Caregivers

Community Care Conversations
July 26, 2023

Introducing New HOPE in Tacoma, Wash.

Community Care Conversations
July 12, 2023

Numbers Can Tell A Story

Radical Transformation
May 24, 2023

Providing BIPOC Youth With Media Literacy Skills

Community Care Conversations
May 4, 2023

Carving is Medicine

By in Community Stories
April 28, 2023

For more than 30 years, the Tahoma Indian Center has served as a cultural touchstone for the hundreds of urban natives who live in Pierce County. In 2022, with assistance from Ele…

Brotherhood R.I.S.E Center

By in Community Stories
April 28, 2023

The R.I.S.E. Center, a non-profit organization located in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, aims to help people restore their lives through faith, community support, and a wide varie…

Fentanyl

Community Conversations
April 6, 2023

This conversation, sponsored in collaboration with Key Peninsula Healthy Community, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and other local organizations, occurred on Thursday,…