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Emergency Food Network's Hunger Statistics

Here’s current Pierce County hunger statistics the Emergency Food Network (EFN) staff shared with Associated Ministries.  We share these with you to highlight the need across Pierce County.  EFN needs our assistance and the…

"I feel untouchable" – Associated Ministries is making a difference

Where do I start….. My life was weird and violent before I met you guys [Associated Ministries staff]: people passing away, never staying at one school, always having to make…

The homeowners add to the fulfillment! Please volunteer. You won’t regret it.

My wife, Mary, and I have coordinated Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful crews for about 20 years.  Our church, Spanaway Lutheran, has painted a house each year since 1990.  Does it take work?…

"…he wished there were more people like him in this world."

Here’s a story my niece sent me about her husband who stopped to help someone who was struggling.  This story took me back to a saying I recently encountered and…

Now Available: Notes from AM's Community Conversation on Housing and Homelessness

What definition should we use to determine if someone is homeless?  Who is homeless?  And why are there so many people experiencing homeless from Puyallup, Sumner, Bonney Lake, Spanaway/Parkland, and…

Rally the Troops! Sign up for Paint Beautiful today!

Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful is about to embark on its 30th summer of painting houses for low-income homeowners! We still need volunteer groups and individuals to sign up to paint a…

There is no need for a kid to sleep in Wright Park!

This piece was written by Maureen Larson Bonck and Mike Bonck, Proud SHS Host Family.  Associated Ministries, Shared Housing Services, REACH, VADIS, and Oasis Center partner closely to provide housing…

Together We Can Make a Difference – The Host Home Program

Carley Cysensky, a staff member at Shared Housing Services, wrote this description of their Host Home Program. Associated Ministries works closely with this organization to change the lives of homeless…

"Invaluable is the word…" – Meet Wendy Morris

Invaluable is the word that comes to mind when Associated Ministries’ new Volunteer Coordinator, Wendy Morris, thinks of volunteers. Tasked with coordinating the volunteer program at Associated Ministries, Wendy is responsible…

"Be a participant, not just an observer": Volunteering at AM

“Be a participant, not just an observer,” urged Carol Mitchell, host of the City of Tacoma’s CityLine talk show, to her viewing audience on May 15, 2014. That day, two Associated Ministries’…