Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW), the not-for-profit offering Apple Health (Medicaid), Medicare and individual and family plans on the health exchange, on Tuesday announced a $250,000 Advancing Equity Fund…
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ESD hosting May 23 viewing of documentary on Japanese-Americans’ forced internment during WWII
The Edmonds School District is hosting a viewing and subsequent discussion of the documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 via Zoom on Monday, May 23 from 6-8…
Red Dress art installation focuses on missing, murdered Indigenous women
This post was updated on May 11, 2022, with information regarding Kyra Isaac, who developed the event. Community members came together May 4, to remember the thousands of Indigenous women…
Four professionals join Leadership Snohomish County board of directors
Leadership Snohomish County (LSC) welcomes four new members to its board of directors. The new members were approved by the current board and will serve three-year terms. They are: DeLon…
Co-founder of Millennia Ministries, Concern for Neighbors Food Bank to be honored during Dr. King Tribute event Jan. 17
Edmonds resident Leilani Miller, executive director of Millennia Ministries in Everett, and Mountlake Terrace Concern for Neighbors Food Bank have been selected as the 2022 recipients of the Lift Every Voice Legacy…
4th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tribute Jan. 17 at Edmonds Center for Arts
Sean Goode, executive director of restorative justice nonprofit Choose 180, will be the featured storyteller during the fourth annual tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — Inspiring a…
Lynnwood-based Project Girl on a mission to mentor young women of color
According to the Education Trust, “Black girls face some of the greatest barriers to educational opportunities because of racial and gender biases embedded within school discipline policies, dress code and…
Reminder: Transgender Day of Remembrance event scheduled for Nov. 20
A Transgender Day of Remembrance event is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 at St. Hilda St. Patrick Episcopal Church, 15224 52nd Ave. W., Edmonds. According to a publicity…
Economic Alliance Snohomish County launches SnoCODE diversity, equity and inclusion initiative
Economic Alliance Snohomish County on Wednesday said it is launching a new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative in collaboration with regional partners and major employers. SnoCODE (Creating Opportunities Diversity Equity)…
City of Lynnwood hires first race and social justice coordinator
With the goal of making Lynnwood an equitable city, Mayor Nicola Smith has hired the city’s first race and social justice coordinator. In a statement issued Tuesday, the city announced…
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Free photography camp Aug. 2-5 for BIPOC youth
A free summer camp that will teach the basics of photography to Snohomish County BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) youth ages 12-18 is being held at Mill Creek’s…