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AM Board Approves Revised Mission Statement

As we look around our community it is easy to see more and more people in need. It is clear that we need to find new ways to do new…

Volunteers Needed for VITA Program

AM’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is seeking volunteers to be trained to provide free help for low-to-moderate income families who need assistance preparing their tax returns. Training is…

AM’s Newest Board Members

Associated Ministries is proud to announce the addition of two new Board members to our already amazing Board! For full list of AM Board members, click here. Rev. Paul Lebens-Englund…

Moments of Blessings Returns

From 1998-2018, Associated Ministries conducted over 400 Moments of Blessings at the sites of homicides in Pierce County.  The brief prayer service and blessing was designed to offer support to…

AM’s Holiday Open House

Save the date – December 6th – and join us for our first open house since 2018! We invite you to join us at our upcoming Open House on Wednesday,…

Thoughts on the Conflict in Israel/Palestine

Thoughts on the Conflict in Israel/Palestine by Mike Yoder, Executive Director, Associated Ministries In a recent inspiring article, Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka encouraged readers to stop and listen to…

Stop, listen to voices of peace

Seattle Times, October 23, 2023, by Naomi Ishisaka, Seattle Times Columnist “In both the Muslim and Jewish faith traditions, there is a belief that taking one life is like killing…

AM Part of Community at Pride!

AM is proud to have hosted an interactive booth at the July 8th Pride event in Tacoma. Our staff who participated and led the activities were deeply moved. Here, they…

TNT Series: Vehicle Homelessness in Pierce County

Matt Driscoll, Tacoma News Tribune There are more people that ever living in cars and RVs across the country, according to homelessness experts. The News Tribune looked at the local…

Tacoma Reads 2023 Paints a Picture of the Complex World of Home, Housing Instability and Homelessness

Richard Dorsett, Homelessness Community Advocate  Tacoma Reads is a long-standing partnership between the City of Tacoma’s Mayor’s Office and Tacoma Public Library, with wide community support and collaboration. During Mayor…