YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima-based medical transportation company is offering low-cost rides for healthcare workers wanting to get to or from an area hospital at any time, day or night. For just $1 convenience fee, anyone working at a hospital…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Ben Franklin Transit is once again partnering with Second Harvest to hold food distributions for transit riders at four locations on Wednesday, May 27. The events will be held at the Tree Rivers Transit Center in Kennewick,…
Prosser, Wash. -- Benton REA has teamed up with CoBank to provide $20,000 worth of food to local families. Benton REA received a $10,000 matching grant from the CoBank Sharing Success program to help provide meals through three organizations within…
PASCO, Wash. -- It’s a disease that isn’t slowed by social distancing or using hand sanitizer, and it can touch the lives of anyone. “Every time I stutter on a word or something like…
PASCO, Wash. -- A food distribution was held Tuesday in Pasco to facilitate those in the community without a car. Ben Franklin Transit and Second Harvest, with the help of National Guard members, held the event at the 22nd Avenue…
YAKIMA, Wash. — In the midst of a pandemic, Yakima Rotary Food Bank is continuing to provide hundreds of families with free food in the hopes that no one will go hungry.…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Yakima County Volunteer Attorney Services is looking to help tenants and landlords facing potential legal issues during the COVID-19 shutdown, especially in regards to…
YAKIMA, Wash. — In celebration of National Skilled Nursing Care Center Week, a Yakima nursing home is asking its residents to share wisdom with the younger generation, gained from their decades of experience.…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Community members are using their unique skills to ensure a different kind of “hero” is being cared for - those working at assisted living centers and nursing homes. For over a month now, Red Mountain Kitchen has…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- The Toyota Center in Kennewick hosted their second drive-thru food distribution this week that helped twin brothers save some money and receive needed food. Cars started lining up in the parking lot three hours before the event…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — A new community initiative is looking to help workers in the food and beverage industry in Yakima County. We Are Yakima is a collaboration between I Heart Yakima, Bale Breaker Brewing Company, Tieton Cider Works and Gilbert…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A local real estate agent has started a military-focused nonprofit right from her Kennewick driveway. “I’m now married to a marine, my brother-in-law is a marine, and my family comes…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Walla Walla community will soon have access to rapid testing for COVID-19. When Providence St. Mary Foundation board decided to launch a fundraising campaign for the Cepheid GeneXpert platform, local citizens along with cities, public…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Rather than the usual parade for International Workers Day, a local advocacy group spent the day bringing supplies to farmworkers throughout Yakima County. The event was organized by the Latino Community Fund of Washington to stand in…
YAKIMA, Wash. — While social distancing measures may prevent some from getting out and meeting new people, it hasn't stopped Samantha Wyatt from making several thousand new friends. “If you asked me two…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Tri-Cities Food Bank is one of the many nonprofit organizations having to adjust to a nationwide pandemic. “We’re trying to be very flexible,” said VJ Meadows, executive director of the Tri-Cities Food Bank. “This is a…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Bruce Mechanical partnered with Second Harvest to distribute free food for three-hundred cars at their Mobile Market on Wednesday. “We take our role serving vulnerable people seriously and we are committed to our mission to get nutritious…
TRI-CITIES, Wash -- Members of the Tri-Cities community have joined forces to make it easier for people to give back during the coronavirus pandemic. All in Tri-Cities was recently launched to help the community easily navigate what nonprofits are out…
YAKIMA, Wash. — A fundraiser by the Downtown Association of Yakima is helping to support local businesses and essential workers during the COVID-19 shutdown. The association is selling t-shirts, sweatshirts and hats sporting its logo in order to raise money to…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Tri-Cities Cancer Foundation has launched a new fund to help care for the cancer center's staff. The Cancer Crushing Healthcare Heroes Fund will help support employees that are continuing to do their lifesaving work during the…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — At a time where its residents are limited in where they can go physically, Ellensburg officials are trying to make sure everyone can get online: for classes, remote work, telehealth appointments or spending time virtually with family…
YAKIMA, Wash. —Community partners are holding a free webinar Wednesday to help businesses struggling due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Yakima County Development Association, Yakima chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce teamed…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Community organizations have partnered up to find $11,000 dollars to help Lower Yakima Valley families impacted by COVID-19. The money will be used to give $50 food vouchers to 220 families in Mabton, Grandview and Sunnyside —…
PASCO, Wash. -- Columbia Basin College has launched a campaign to raise funds for students who are struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic. CBC has partnered with STCU to create the CBC Cares Emergency Fund. STCU will match all donations…
