by JCF Staff | Oct 5, 2026 | Changemakers, SOLVE
An interview with Robert Egger In October, JCF hosted a visit by Robert Egger, a lifelong champion of the “power of food” and the originator of the Community Kitchen movement. He founded the D.C. Central Kitchen, the L.A. Kitchen, and is a Founding Board Member of The...
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 JCF Staff | Feb 15, 2024 | Changemakers
Giving Circles: Neighbors and Friends Giving TogetherGiving Circles are groups of neighbors, friends and/or family members who donate to a central pool ofcharitable donations and decide together where to donate the funds. In doing so, they discuss socialissues and...
by JCF Staff | Jan 15, 2024 | Changemakers
Community Boat Project: “The people I love the best jump into work head first.” There is a poem is written above the entrance to Community Board Project’s workshop. It is byfeminist, science fiction writer, and social activist Marge Piercy, called To be of...
by JCF Staff | Oct 15, 2023 | Changemakers
JCF serves as a platform for people who care about the same issues to come together to workon solving community challenges. Here are some examples from Q1 2023: Jefferson County Human Services Collaborators Quarterly MeetingPartnering with the YMCA, JCF hosts a...
by JCF Staff | Aug 15, 2023 | Changemakers
The year started with a small group of housing advocates who came to JCF for help. They hadidentified a 17-acre parcel of land in Port Hadlock that seemed ideal for building affordableworkforce housing. They knew that fast action was needed to vet the opportunity and...
