by Crystie Kisler | Jun 9, 2026 | BUILD, Non-Profits
In community work, we often focus on programs, projects, and outcomes. Yet one of the most important ingredients for meaningful change is something more fundamental and often very hard to obtain: space. Not just physical space, although that is a precursor, but also...
by Crystie Kisler | Jun 9, 2026 | Conversations in Community, SOLVE
Food access organizations from across Jefferson and Clallam Counties gather monthly for the Peninsula Food Coalition (PFC) meeting, a collaborative regional network now co-hosted by Clallam County WSU and Jefferson Community Foundation. The PFC has been working since...
by Crystie Kisler | May 10, 2026 | BUILD, Conversations in Community
Over 50 members of the community’s social services sector gathered in person on April 28th for the quarterly Human Service Collaborative, co-hosted throughout the year by Jefferson Community Foundation and Olympic Peninsula YMCA. Started around 2020 and emerging...
by Crystie Kisler | Apr 6, 2026 | GIVE
Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day, an opportunity to consider our relationship to the planet that sustains us and to find ways to love the land where we live. There is plenty we can each do to celebrate life on earth, to practice sustainability and to contribute to...
by Crystie Kisler | Apr 8, 2025 | Grants, News, SOLVE
PHOTO CREDIT: Jon KaplanThe following Q & A with Longhouse project founder Naiome Kreinke offers more background and insight in this revitalization project:Can you share the inspiration behind the Chemakum Longhouse Project? I used to live uptown Port Townsend and...
