Community Engagement

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.

Carving is Medicine

Community Spotlight December 6, 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…
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Brotherhood R.I.S.E Center

Community Spotlight December 6, 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,…
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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…
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Let's Talk Emotional Wellness

Community Conversations February 28, 2023

This event, which took place on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 in partnership with Greater Christ Temple Church in Tacoma, Wash., features a panel…
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Much More Than a Needle Exchange

Elevate Health Podcast: Community Care Conversations April 19, 2023

For individuals living with substance use disorders, access to clean syringes can help prevent additional health problems such as hepatitis, HIV and…
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Housing One Family at a Time

Elevate Health Podcast: The 80/20 Project April 5, 2023

Limited inventory, high prices and rising mortgage rates are combining to push the cost of buying a home out of reach for many working families.
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