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Blog: Impact Stories
Sharing how JCF makes a difference in Jefferson County.
Of Elephants and Salmon
A Story of Habitat, Restoration and Working in Community As I was thinking about what the story was going to be for this newsletter edition, I went to JCF’s website looking for ideas, and I started scanning the list of nonprofit organizations it has supported over the...
August is National Make-A-Will Month
National Make-A-Will Month is a timely reminder that one of the most meaningful gifts you can leave is the opportunity to continue supporting the people and causes you care about long into the future. If charitable giving is part of your estate plan, Jefferson...
Relationship-Centered Fundraising
By Crystie Kisler, Director of Nonprofit Services As September sets in, dropping temperatures and falling leaves signal the arrival of Autumn. And even though the trees and bears are getting ready to rest, the final months of the year can be especially demanding...
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Of Elephants and Salmon
A Story of Habitat, Restoration and Working in Community As I was thinking about what the story was going to be for this newsletter edition, I went to JCF’s website looking for ideas, and I started scanning the list of nonprofit organizations it has supported over the...
August is National Make-A-Will Month
National Make-A-Will Month is a timely reminder that one of the most meaningful gifts you can leave is the opportunity to continue supporting the people and causes you care about long into the future. If charitable giving is part of your estate plan, Jefferson...
Stories That Help Communities Thrive
By Crystie Kisler, Director of Nonprofit Services In August, I had the joy of traveling to Whidbey Island for an event called 'ThrivingFest' with Danielle McClelland, the director of the Port Townsend Film Festival, and with a local advisor to Thriving Communities. We...
Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue
I’m not sure what “success” means in the animal world, but I do know that what these birds are doing, what Cindy with Discover Bay Wild Bird Rescue is doing, is a gift which generates sufficiency for us all.
Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy
Heading west away from downtown Port Townsend, I take a right off of Hastings Avenue, get out of my car and let myself in through a swinging iron gate, and all of a sudden I am in a botanical oasis. Situated on a little over six acres containing one of the larger...
JCF Snapshot: Listening to Nonprofit Voices for a Landscape View
At Jefferson Community Foundation, our mission is to connect people, ideas, and resources to build a future of opportunity for all in Jefferson County. That work begins with listening. Through our new Nonprofit Snapshot, we’re inviting local nonprofit leaders to share...
Developing a Deeper Sense of Place
On a cool June afternoon, we gathered with a curious group of Jefferson County nonprofit leaders for a guided walk along a segment of the čičməhán Trail, also known as the Chetzemoka Trail. The walk was co-hosted by JCF and the Native...
Congratulations to our 2026 Scholarship Recipients!
The Jefferson Community Foundation is proud to announce the awardees for our 2026 scholarship funds. Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary Club Vo-Tech Scholarship FundIsabella Nunn Dustin Hines Aleena Diaz Dylan Rondeau Sail Away Scholarship Fund Zephyr Patterson Bell...
Creating Space for Change
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...
Peninsula Food Coalition Grows Local Pathways to Strengthen Regional Food Access
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...
You’ll Never Walk Alone
OWL360 walks alongside Jefferson County’s disconnected youth — providing housing, mentorship, education, and the quiet, steady belief that no one is too broken.
Human Services Collaborate for Community Health and Well Being.
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 out...