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 Siobhan Canty | Apr 6, 2026 | SOLVE
When Jefferson County announced that the Port Townsend Recreation Center was at risk of closing, a community-led effort quickly took shape. The Future of Recreation, a group of local community members, established the Support Parks & Rec Fund at Jefferson...
by Tom Moore | Mar 12, 2026 | Non-Profits, SOLVE
¿Cómo podemos ayudarle a sentirse segura? By Tom Moore ¿Cómo podemos ayudarle a sentirse segura? Kijan nou ka ede w santi w an sekirite? How can we help you feel safe? It’s the question Katie Franco, Libby Palmer, Jim Buckley, and volunteers began asking the immigrant...
by JCF Staff | Sep 6, 2025 | Changemakers, Conversations in Community, GIVE
Tina Podlodowski is a board member of the Jefferson Community Foundation. Each month, Tina will be sharing some of the different ways a that a Community Foundation works to build resilience and bring together the financial resources of individuals, families, and...
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...
