It was a magic afternoon at the Lighthouse Ministries soup kitchen on South Wenatchee Ave. today when a dozen youngsters from Joyful Scholars Montessori walked in the front door with six refurbished kids bicycles,...
The second annual Give NCW campaign put on by the Community Foundation of North Central Washington is going gangbusters. The effort has raised more than $119,000 from local citizens and four nonprofit projects have...
These are anxious days for the immigrant neighbors in our midst and how we choose to treat them as a community will either allow us to see them as human beings worthy of dignity...
The families who take in foster children are truly unsung heroes in our communities. They take in children who have come from highly stressful home situations and, with care and love, nurture and support...
CASHMERE — The unspoken reality in school districts across North Central Washington is that a growing percentage of kids are not getting their basic human needs met — food, clothing, literacy skills and access...
One of the most powerful community-building efforts in our region is Give NCW, the grass roots fundraising campaign initiated by the Community Foundation of North Central Washington. This ingenious effort builds on the foundation’s...
The City of Wenatchee is seeking nominations for Civil Rights and Social Justice awards with the deadline coming up on Dec. 8. The awards, organized by the city’s Diversity Advisory Council, honor individuals, groups...
QUINCY — In the aftermath of our acrimonious presidential election, the North Central Washington Success Summit was a refreshing opportunity to hear stories about efforts that are building community throughout our region.
One of the best ways we can build community while feeding the hungry is to more fully develop a gleaning program in North Central Washington. In a gleaning program, volunteers harvest leftover fruits and...
The collaborative community building being fostered by conservation organizations like the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, the Methow Conservancy and similar organizations is getting national attention. The national Land Trust Alliance and the Washington Association of...