Megan Tripp, Project Manager In 2022, North Sound ACH partnered with the Department of Health for a pilot project aimed at getting naloxone into the hands of people in the community. The need for community naloxone distribution is greater now than it ever has been before. Over the past 15 years, opioid overdose deaths in the […]
Sadness and anger on racial violence – we must speak up
Shanon R. Hardie, Board Chair The tragedy in Buffalo still weighs heavy on my mind and heart alongside the shootings in Tulsa, LagunaHills, Uvalde and 14 other sites over the Memorial Day weekend. I know it is not new; acts of violenceand racism are inflicted upon our Black friends, neighbors, co-workers, families, and communities everyday […]
Enter the Year of Radical Imagination
The end of 2021 was something you just can’t prepare for. One hundred year floods and record breaking windstorms, on top of a new COVID variant was not how anyone in the region wanted to slide into 2022. On November 15, disastrous floods and storms hit our region with such force it toppled most emergency […]
Building a Regional Network – Together
North Sound ACH is launching a learning, advocacy, and action network, open to all community members and organizations seeking to advance a just and inclusive culture and the necessary conditions required for all community members to thrive. Together, we will provide the assets, influence, and leadership for the what we are calling the Collaborative Action […]
Aug ’21 Partner Retreat
It was so great to ‘see’ you all on August 11 and 12! Spending a day focused on bright spots was enriching, and we ended the day with a reminder that the work isn’t done when we say we’re going to do something. We have to actually follow up and DO the work. (Watch the […]