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Dr. Turan Kayaoglu – Explaining Interfaith Dialogue

Dr. Turan Kayaoglu, Associate Professor of International Relations in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics Program at UW-T, became a member of the Associated Ministries’ Board of Directors this past June. …

Missed the April 15th tax deadline? Help is available!

Pierce County Asset Building Coalition is offering FREE post-season tax help at various locations between now and October 2015. For households with incomes up to $53,000, you can receive free…

Learn More about Ramadan at this Dinner

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the holy month of Ramadan? Wondered why more than a billion people around the world fast during this time? Did you know…

When a disaster hits your community, you can help!

Thirty-five years ago today, on May 18, 1980, Mt. St. Helen’s erupted, causing 57 deaths and over a billion dollars in damage. As we remember this tragedy, how many of…

Seeking Leaders for the Leaders of Tomorrow

In 2012 Tacoma Public Schools started the first Teaching Young Males of Color (TYMC) Book Club at Reed Elementary with twelve 4-5 grade students. In 2014 sixteen schools participated with…

Why Volunteering Is Important To Me

This is a guest post from Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful volunteer Alyssa Carpenter. I was raised in a family that taught me the value of paying things forward and putting in…

Moments of Blessing

by Sandy Windley. Sandy works with local faith traditions and community members  to organize Moments of Blessings. Since the program’s inception, Associated Ministries has conducted over 360 Moments of Blessing.…

More than an internship–A Life's Work!

This is a guest post by Amy Casper-Cornell, who came to Associated Ministries as an intern. We celebrate her presence with us during National Volunteer Week. Being a kid was…

Student at Work – Volunteering!

This is a guest post by Loren Carrillo, Senior, Lincoln High School Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful offered me an opportunity to beautify my community and hone my leadership skills at the…

Associated Ministries Search for New Executive Director

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that our search for our new Executive Director is now underway. We have a great Transition Committee working with a professional search…