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TractionSpace Mentorship Program Advances RAIN Incubator’s COVID-19 Impact

Readiness Acceleration and Innovative Network (RAIN) Incubator has redefined its organizational priorities to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic to benefit local communities as a result of working with the TractionSpace mentorship program.

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Kitsap Bank Awards Seven Scholarship Recipients

Kitsap recently awarded seven scholarships to 2020 high school graduates. Each year, Kitsap Bank provides scholarships to students of employees who are graduating high school and going on to attend college or technical school.

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Tacoma Gives Businesses COVID-19 Stabilization Loans

The City of Tacoma's Community and Economic Development Department is providing stabilization loans to local small businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19.

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Gig Harbor’s Russell Family Foundation Issues $175K in Grants for Youth Causes

The Russell Family Foundation has given general operating grants totaling $175,000 to six Puget Sound organizations supporting housing for youth, and encouraging local students’ leadership skills, mentorship, and college education.

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SPSCC Welcomes New Chief Diversity Officer

SPSCC appointed Parfait Bassalé to serve in the school's new role as chief diversity officer.

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Federal Way City Council OKs Grants to Help Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

The Federal Way City Council voted unanimously to approve a plan to distribute federal CARES Act funds to local businesses negatively affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Washington State Fair Makes Accommodations Due to COVID-19

The Washington State Fair continues to proceed with its preparations to welcome back guests in September, but there will be significant changes in order to ensure safety.

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Thurston County Distributing Over 128,000 Masks for Low-Income Residents

Local organizations will make the masks available to families and people who fall below the 200 percent federal poverty level.

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Honey Manufacturer Discovers Sweetest Nectar is from Community Hive

Bolstered by a colony of loyal customers, a Puyallup raw honey manufacturer took a lesson from the bees he raises to pivot amidst the COVID-related economic crisis.

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Commerce to Provide Funding for Community Child Care Projects

The Washington State Department of Commerce is accepting applications for the first round of a new competitive Child Care Partnership grant program.