Join us in congratulating our 2023 Empowerment Award Recipients! ✨ The Tacoma Urban League is excited to host our 2023 Empowerment Awards Dinner which will be held at Hotel Murano on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 6 PM. 🎟️ Get your tickets: thetacomaurbanleague.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/2023E…

How can someone make $72,000 a year and still find themselves living in their car? A $248 per month rent increase plays a big role. An article in The Seattle Times tells the powerful story: seattletimes.com/nation-world/i… Another example of why Washington needs rent stabilization.

Black #art has always held transformative power, helping us think broadly, boldly, and creatively as we co-imagine and co-design better ecosystems of care. In #WAstate, it has steered and supported liberation work in profound ways. blackfuturewa.org/news/creativit…

The student experience is vastly different for each and every one of us. From undocumented student issues to social & economic struggles, hearing the stories and insights from these outstanding #StudentLeaders remind us of the arduous path ahead in education. Also #ShoutOutToMoms

Our listening tour continues! We will be gathering with Black leaders in Eastern Washington on Nov 3rd to reflect on the learnings of the #BlackWellbeingReport & hear from the community on their wins, challenges and visions for the future. RSVP today: eventbrite.com/e/black-future…

Happy Election Day! Get out and ✨VOTE!✨ and don't forget to share your sticker selfie with PierceCountyAuditor The deadline to drop off your ballot is tonight at 8 p.m. Find a drop box near you at bit.ly/3Y6kMk2

This November, we honor Native American strength, resilience, and history, acknowledging our interconnected destinies. As an organization on Duwamish, Suquamish, Stillaguamish, and Muckleshoot land, we're dedicated to solidarity and mutual liberation.

Remember to #Vote! ♥️

.@nwafound, THANK YOU so much for believing in our work and investing in our mission. We are grateful for our partnership.

Today is good day to show our Male Involvement Program (MIP) participants some love! ♥️ Brotherhood is real.

Tacoma Urban League We LOVE the great work for #justice and change from you all!

The first time I met Gail Neal she was loading donations into a pickup truck. I've been in awe of her ever since. What her low-income childcare agency has accomplished in relative anonymity on Hilltop is mindboggling. Now, it could soon double in size. thenewstribune.com/opinion/articl…

Thank you, Sen. T'wina Nobles, for making our state’s workforce a priority and addressing its importance this morning. You’re a champion for our workforce system and we are excited to continue the conversation. #localworkforceworks #waleg #wwaevents

Q3 Northwest Area Found GRANTS LIVE! Fueling social #justice: PFund Foundation of Minneapolis & @PrideFnd of Seattle help #LGBTQ+ orgs provide resources & safety in #rural communities. MORE: nwaf.org/2023/11/15/gra… Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) Philanthropy NW The Chronicle of Philanthropy @CEPDATA Council on Foundations Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

Real harm, major expense and lack of transparency is the result of Executive Bruce Dammeier's decision to veto the @PierceCountyCouncil's Community Needs Fund. Graduate Tacoma! and community leaders share more about the harm in this column 👇 thenewstribune.com/opinion/articl…

Had a blast this weekend at the National League of Cities’ #CitySummit23 in Atlanta, GA, with some of my #TacCouncil colleagues! Check out the second picture to meet our newest honorary Council member 🐼 #NLC2023

Our people’s beauty and brilliance are immeasurable. Harmful policies, rooted in America's racism, wrongly gauge us by productivity and earnings. Explore this narrative in the Black Wellbeing audiobook: spoti.fi/40ksN6e, bit.ly/3tSBZTl.

Today is #TransgenderDayofRemembrance, a day to memorialize the transgender or gender nonconforming people killed in the last year. According to the HRC 🥥🌴 Foundation, of those who were killed in the last year: 9 in 10 were people of color 6 in 10 were Black transgender women.

Join us this Friday! 📅 Information will be presented by Tacoma Schools Special Services Department. Everyone is welcome. Join us.

Bring the whole family and join Tacoma Urban League for our 10th Annual Holiday Luau hosted by Asia Pacific Cultural Center. 🌺 Enjoy a delicious menu and entertainment representing the South Pacific Islands of Tonga, Fiji, Tahiti, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Samoa. 🎟️: thetacomaurbanleague.ejoinme.org/Luau2023