The North East Tacoma Healthy Kids Coalition is PTA Program across five schools that 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, Meeker Middle, and Stadium High 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.
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
We need you! We could not meet the basic needs of our local students without community support. We are looking for volunteers and for food donations and financial contributions on a monthly basis.
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. Volunteers can then use funds to purchase food supplies and other basic needs support to serve our families. Your donation may be 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 Non-Perishable Food and Hygiene Items
Ship food and hygiene products to the Coalition via our Amazon Wish List. Items will be shipped to one of the NE Tacoma Schools.
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!
Acknowledgements
2022-2023 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:
Ameriprise Financial Services LLC
Costco Federal Way
Browns Point Elementary PTA, Staff and Community Members
Browns Point United Methodist Church
Costco Federal Way
Crescent Heights PTA, Staff and Community Members
Hurst Law PLLC
ILWU Local 23
Klasna Family
Alec Klasna with Jon Bye and Associates
Kleeberger Family Foundation
Marine View Christian Preschool
Marine View Presbyterian Church
Marine View Youth Group
Meeker Middle School PTA, Staff and Community Members
Meeker Middle School Music Department
Mike and Teri Nist
NE Tacoma Neighborhood Council
New Day Church
NE Tacoma Elementary PTA, Staff and Community Members
Saint Matthew's Church
Saint Leo's Church
Staff at Browns Point, Crescent Heights, Meeker, NE Tacoma and Stadium for participating in our Teachers for Turkeys Drive
WinCo Federal Way
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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