The North East Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition supports students and their families in NE Tacoma by consistently meeting basic needs to strengthen our community and set students up for success.
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Northeast Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition Welcomes You
A Bit of Background
Northeast Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition at a Glance
The NE Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition is a partnership with staff and PTAs from Crescent Heights Elementary, NE Tacoma Elementary, Browns Point Elementary, and Meeker Middle School, along with additional community partners that is focused on providing weekend meals to students and other basic needs supports to students in need in our community. Students receiving assistance from the NE Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition are identified by the principal and counseling team at each participating school. Confidentiality is an essential value of the program. The Coalition does not keep a wait list, and has expanded to serve every student identified by school staff as needing food assistance. We are so grateful for the many ways our local community has stepped up to serve local students during the COVID-19 pandemic and we continue to work with our local schools to identify needs and to adapt our program to safely meet those needs!
Awards
NET HKC Recognized for Making a Difference
Gold Star Community Partnership Award
In the fall of 2018, members of the NE Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition attended the Tacoma School Board meeting to accept the Gold Star Community Partnership Award honoring our community’s commitment to meeting the needs of students in NE Tacoma.
How You Can Help
The Coalition has adapted our service delivery to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and to continue to support local students during this unprecedented school year. We are working hard to ensure continued access to weekend meal and other basic needs supports for our local families.
Donate your time
The Coalition has monthly volunteer opportunities to help pack and deliver weekend meal bags to our local schools. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be informed of volunteer dates! Have a business or group that would like to volunteer? Reach out to us at nethealthykidscoalition@gmail.com to inquire about setting up a special volunteer opportunity for your group!
Make a financial contribution
Make a financial donation to the NE Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition. You can donate online through the Browns Point PTA store for quick and easy payment. See below for the on-line donation link. The Coalition can then use funds to purchase food supplies and other basic needs support to serve our families. Your donation is tax-deductible! This is the quickest way for you to support our efforts.
If you would like to make a donation via check, please reach out to us at nethealthykidscoalition@gmail.com to make arrangements. Donations by check are received through any of the four local PTAs- Browns Point, Crescent Heights, Meeker or NE Tacoma, all of which are 501(c)(3) organizations.
Donate here:
Donate Non-Perishable Food and Hygiene Items
Ship food and hygiene products to the Coalition via our Amazon Wish List. Items will be shipped to a residential address so we can continue to receive donations during this time. However, please keep in mind that many of items we collect are out of stock. If you are unable to purchase food or hygiene products from our Amazon Wish List, consider making a financial donation.
Shop our Wish List here:
We are so grateful for our NE Tacoma community and the many ways you support our local students and families. Thank you for your ongoing support!
Drop Bin Locations
2021-2022
Donations at our drop bin locations are currently suspended until further notice.
If you have items you would like to donate, please contact us at nethealthykidscoalition@gmail.com
Acknowledgements
2020-2021 School Year
Thank you to the groups who contributed financially, packed and/or donated food and hygiene products, and supported our Holiday Help this school year:
Alec Klasna Realty
Ameriprise Financial Services LLC
Browns Point Elementary Students, Staff & Families
Brit of All Trades
Browns Point Improvement Club
Browns Point United Methodist Church
Burnette Family Agency/ Allstate
Christ the King Bible Fellowship Church
Church of the Living God
Crescent Heights Elementary Students, Staff & Families
Costco
Edward Jones Browns Point
Eisenhower Carlson PLLC
Federal Way Senior Center Food Bank
Franz Bakery
Girl Scout Troop 41426
Heritage Home Partners at Keller Williams Puget Sound
Homes on the Sound
ILWU Local 23
Jon Bye & Associates
Marine View Presbyterian Church
Meeker Citizens of the World
Meeker Middle School Students, Staff & Families
Meeker Community Garden
New Day Church
Pacific Coast Fruit Company
NE Tacoma Elementary Students, Staff & Families
Olympic View Friends Church
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Saint Leo's Church
Saint Matthew’s Church
Seattle Tacoma Box Company
Soundside Church
UCool Refrigeration
We Love Our City
WinCo
World Vision
Thank you to Browns Point Elementary and Tacoma School District for generously providing the NE Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition with a designated space for our program operations.
Acknowledgements
2021-2022 School Year
Thank you to the groups who contributed financially, packed and/or donated food and hygiene products, and supported our Holiday Help this school year:
Alec Klasna Realty
Ameriprise Financial Services
Boy Scout Troop 398
Browns Point Elementary Students, Staff & Families
Browns Point United Methodist Church
Crescent Heights Elementary Students, Staff & Families
Cub Scout Pack 308
Eisenhower Carlson PLLC
Girl Scout Troop 41426
Girl Scout Troop 44586
ILWU Local 23
John Bye & Associates
Marine View Presbyterian Church
Meeker Middle School Students, Staff & Families
Metro Parks Tacoma
NE Tacoma Elementary Students, Staff & Families
New Day Church
Olympic View Friends Church
Saint Leo's Food Connection
Saint Matthew's Church
Soundside Church
Thank you to Browns Point Elementary and Tacoma School District for generously providing the NE Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition with a designated space for our program operations.
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"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."
Desmond Tutu
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