MultiCare awards 58 grants through Community Partnership Fund

TACOMA, Wash. — MultiCare Health System has awarded grants totaling $500,000 to 58 local, not-for-profit organizations to support the growth and development of projects that improve our communities.

The organizations receiving awards are from Pierce, King, Kitsap and Thurston counties and include Seattle/King County Clinic, Nexus Youth and Families, Hilltop Artists, Rainbow Center, Emergency Food Network and Korean Women’s Association, among others.

This is the third round of nonprofit organizations to receive funding from MultiCare’s Community Partnership Fund, which was established in 2015.

“MultiCare has a long tradition of partnering with the community and this is part of that important work,” said Bill Robertson, CEO and President of MultiCare Health System. “MultiCare’s mission, ‘Partnering for Healing and a Healthy Future,’ inspires us to form connections that help improve the quality of life for our communities.”

The Community Partnership Fund focuses on building partnerships that contribute to the health and vitality of our community in areas such as health improvement, economic well-being, education and the arts.

“We know that there are many determinants of health beyond access to health care and we are committed to collaborating with organizations that also are focused on improving the quality of life for all of our neighbors,” Robertson said.

Community organizations (not-for-profit, 501©3) are eligible to apply for single-year grants from the $500,000 fund. A team of MultiCare and community leaders will review requests throughout the year.

Learn more about MultiCare’s Community Partnership Fund

Full list of 2017 grant recipients

Greater Puget Sound

• FIRST Washington (formerly Washington FIRST Robotics)
• Give & Grow
• Korean Women’s Association (KWA)
• Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children
• Medical Teams International
• Museum of Glass
• NW Furniture Bank
• Rainbow Center
• Rebuilding Together South Sound
• Rotary First Harvest
• Tacoma Mountain Rescue
• The First Tee of South Puget Sound
• The TEARS Foundation

Pierce County

• Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
• Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound
• Carol Milgard Breast Center
• Children’s Museum of Tacoma
• Community Health Care
• Crystal Judson Family Justice Center (Greater Tacoma Community Foundation)
• Downtown On the Go (Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Foundation)
• Emergency Food Network
• First 5 FUNdamentals
• FISH Food Banks of Pierce County (Now Nourish Pierce County)
• Hilltop Artists
• Key Peninsula Free Clinic
• Lutheran Community Services NW
• Mercy Housing Northwest
• New Phoebe House Association
• Red Barn Youth Center
• Tacoma-Pierce County Habitat for Humanity
• The REACH Center (TCH)
• The Wishing Well Foundation
• YWCA Pierce County

East Pierce County

• Communities in Schools Puyallup
• Eatonville Family Agency (Eatonville Area Council)
• PLU TEAMS – GRCC
• Puyallup Valley St. Francis House

West Pierce County

• Backpacks 4 Kids (Our Savior Lutheran Church)
• Communities in Schools Lakewood
• Communities in Schools Tacoma (Open Minds)
• Foundation for Healthy Generations
• Foundation for Tacoma Students
• Peace Community Center
• Pierce Center for Arts & Technology (Arivva)
• Tacoma Housing Development Group
• The Tacoma Clubhouse (Allen Renaissance)
• Trinity Neighborhood Health Clinic (Jumpstart)

King County

• Catholic Community Services of King County
• FareStart
• Living Well Kent Collaborative
• Multi-Service Center
• Nexus Youth and Families (formerly Auburn Youth Resources)
• Seattle/King County Clinic (Seattle Center Foundation)
• Vashon Youth & Family Services
• Wesley Homes Foundation

Kitsap County

• South Kitsap PTSA Council

Thurston County

• South Sound Parent to Parent

Learn more about MultiCare’s Community Partnership Fund