In community work, we often focus on programs, projects, and outcomes. Yet one of the most important ingredients for meaningful change is something more fundamental and often very hard to obtain: space. Not just physical space, although that is a precursor, but also...

Food access organizations from across Jefferson and Clallam Counties gather monthly for the Peninsula Food Coalition (PFC) meeting, a collaborative regional network now co-hosted by Clallam County WSU and Jefferson Community Foundation. The PFC has been working since...

OWL360 walks alongside Jefferson County’s disconnected youth — providing housing, mentorship, education, and the quiet, steady belief that no one is too broken.

Over 50 members of the community's social services sector gathered in person on April 28th for the quarterly Human Service Collaborative, co-hosted throughout the year by Jefferson Community Foundation and Olympic Peninsula YMCA. Started around 2020 and emerging out...

“Trust is the most valuable currency in the work we do.” — Kate Roosevelt, JCF Board Chair ?

Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day, an opportunity to consider our relationship to the planet that sustains us and to find ways to love the land where we live. There is plenty we can each do to celebrate life on earth, to practice sustainability and to contribute to...

The Future of Recreation, a group of local community members, established the Support Parks & Rec Fund at Jefferson Community Foundation to raise the $85,000 needed to keep the doors open. Jefferson Community Foundation’s role in supporting this effort was to provide the technology and processing systems they needed to move quickly. Read More….

JCIRA mission is to help those in the immigrant community who are at risk, materially, psychologically, and existentially. JCIRA offers a wide range of services in support of immigrants in need.

In honor of our friends at the Wooden Boat Festival (and all those awesome boats!), here a quick update on the “nautical vehicle” that lifts the giving tide around here in Jefferson County – our Donor Advised funds!

Tina Podlodowski is a board member of the Jefferson Community Foundation. Each month, Tina will be sharing some of the different ways a that a Community Foundation works to build resilience and bring together the financial resources of individuals, families, and...