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…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A Tri-Cities print shop is staying open and staying committed to the community through the coronavirus pandemic. With schools closed for the year, they have a new project to focus on. “We have a son who’s a…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- Washington-based, fourth-generation agribusiness Goose Ridge Estate Winery and Vineyards has been serving the community since the 1900s. 2020 is allowing them to serve in a brand new way. “We’re very…
WAPATO, Wash. — As sit-down coffee shops across the country struggle to keep going during the shutdown, Fiddle's Coffee House & Juice Bar in Wapato has turned to creative construction, building a makeshift drive thru at its front entrance. Built…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Pollution has gone down throughout the world due to COVID-19 impacting traffic through the air and on the water. On this Earth Day, there aren't the options of going to a state park to hike or going…
Restaurants across Washington have resorted to offering take-out only options in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For truck drivers who have been working countless hours to transport supplies, hauling a semi through a drive-thru just isn’t an option. It’s not…
YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima brewery is stepping up during the pandemic by taking part in a collaborative project between hundreds of breweries across the world dedicated to helping hospitality…
YAKIMA, Wash. — As hospitals across the nation face shortages of personal protective equipment, an international food packaging company is using its Yakima warehouse to manufacture hospital gowns for healthcare professionals in areas with…
The Greater Columbia Accountable Community of Health granted Second Harvest $300,000 Friday afternoon to help in their efforts to serve the community. The donation will impact nine counties; Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima. [field59_video…
YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima coffee shop has been working to make the lives of healthcare professionals and grocery store workers a little bit easier as they work on the…
SELAH, Wash. —The Selah Downtown Association has raised almost $10,000 for small businesses struggling under COVID-19 restrivtions. In a social media post, the association thanked its partners — the Selah School District and Shirtworks in Ellensburg — for helping to…
