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Organization
Community Focus
Location
Community Focus
People with Disabilities, Gender Non-Conforming, Immigrant/Refugee, LGBTQ2S+, Women, BIPOC, For All, Multicultural
Location
Seattle, WA
Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) is a nonprofit that serves young women, trans, and non-binary people ages 13-26.
Community Focus
Faith, Middle East
Location
Seattle, WA
Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation (SBH) is a warm and vibrant Jewish congregation in Seattle, Washington.
Community Focus
Faith, Middle East
Location
Mercer Island, WA
1) Maintaining the Jewish Archives at the University of Washington. 2) Presenting programs, workshops and exhibits that highlight the life and culture of the Jewish people and communities in Washington. 3) Collecting heirlooms, artifacts and oral histories for a future Jewish museum. 4) Conducting tours of Jewish landmarks in Seattle. 5) Publishing interesting books about Washington State Jewish history that are meaningful and relevant.
Community Focus
Faith, Middle East
Location
Seattle, WA
Since 1892, Jewish Family Service has been an outstretched, helping hand in our local community. Essential services are delivered with compassion and respect to offer people in our region the tools they need to build healthier, more stable lives. The life-changing services of JFS are provided by professional staff, enhanced by dedicated volunteers and supported by our broad-base of generous community donors.
Community Focus
Southeastern Asia, North America
Location
Seattle, WA
Tết In Seattle (T-I-S.) organizes the annual Tết Festival, a free celebration event held at the Seattle Center as part of Seattle Center's Festal world cultural program. The Tết Festival celebrates the cultural roots of Vietnamese-Americans through the celebration of Tết, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, by presenting, promoting, and providing hands-on experience in the arts, musics, performances, and foods that are unique to Vietnam.
Community Focus
Eastern Europe
Location
Newcastle, WA
Community Focus
Polynesia
Location
Seattle, WA
The Tongan Community Resource Center of Washington, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was created to specifically meet the needs of the Tongan community in the state of Washington. We strive to provide resources, referrals, information and support. We also assist individuals and families in accessing resources in their community by providing information and referrals for basic needs such as food, clothing, housing, employment, and transportation.
We are looking to engage with our local Tongan community in a variety of ways including socializing, participating in recreational or educational activities, gaining information and seeking counseling or support services.
Community Focus
Northern Europe
Location
Seattle, WA
Community Focus
Alaska Native
Location
Tacoma, WA
Growing food, medicine, and community with and for Native people. Multi-generational Aleut family living on Coastal Salish/ Puyallup land.
Community Focus
Indigenous
Location
Wellpinit, WA
The Spokane Tribal Network (STN) has been around for many years and is an independent 501c3 nonprofit organization, that serves a valuable role for the Spokane Tribal community.
Community Focus
North America
Location
Driggs, ID
Community Focus
Northern Europe
Location
Spokane, WA
We are a non-profit, non-sectarian organization open to all, without bias to race, color or gender, to anyone of Scottish descent, or any other person who has a strong interest in Scottish heritage or culture.

The Spokane Highland Games Association supports itself through a yearly funds raising event, the Spokane Scottish Highland Games, and through individual and corporate sponsorship contributions.
Community Focus
Northern Europe
Location
Tacoma, WA
The Scandinavian Cultural Center is dedicated to increasing and sharing knowledge of Scandinavian history and culture with the wider community of the Tacoma and South Puget Sound area.
Community Focus
Central Europe
Location
SEATTLE, WA
The Polish Home Association was established in 1918. The Hall is a place for celebration, festivals, meals, meetings, and evolving into new generations. Today, as yesterday, it is a hub of activity and a place for people of Polish nationality and descent to come together and celebrate common ground.
Community Focus
Central Europe
Location
Seattle, WA
Polish Festival Seattle is a premier event created to celebrate Polish culture, traditions and contemporary achievements in a joyful atmosphere with diverse audiences of the Greater Seattle region.
Community Focus
Indigenous
Location
The Dalles, OR
CRIC is a food bank\clothing bank. Resource and advocacy for Columbia River Indians federally recognized or NOT. Oregon and Washington are free to access.
Community Focus
For All
Location
Seattle, WA
For 40 years, the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank has served the basic needs of low-income older adults and families as they experience food insecurity, inadequate nutrition, homelessness, social isolation and lack of opportunity.
Community Focus
Houseless/Homeless
Location
Pullman, WA
Since 1988, Community Action Center (CAC) has been a primary resource for thousands of people and families experiencing poverty in Whitman County, and we operate as a private nonprofit in Whitman County, Washington.
Community Focus
African American, BIPOC
Location
Seattle, WA
When COVID-19 forced us into quarantine, we saw a need to provide food to our community in Seattle.
Community Focus
Eastern Asia, North America, For All
Location
Portland , OR
Beginning over 40 years ago as a lunch program for senior citizens, Ikoi no Kai has evolved into a program for the entire Nikkei community. The nourishing communal meal is the central activity of Ikoi no Kai with recreational and educational activities enhancing and enlivening the center’s spirit. We invite the participation of all age groups, adults and children alike. Ikoi no Kai offers not only Asian-themed meals but also provides a gathering place for the community to renew friendships as well as to make new friends.
Ikoi no Kai is sponsored by the Japanese Ancestral Society, a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to promote the cultural heritage and traditions of the Japanese American community through its multigenerational programs.