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 […]
Equity
Car safety technicians trained in the North Sound
Becoming a parent is an exciting and very busy time – there are many things to prepare for in order to keep your environment safe for a new baby. Car seats are an expensive but very necessary item to purchase, and the Region 11 Child Passenger Safety team helps caregivers prepare to carry their children […]
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 […]
Agricultores Latinx Devuelven a la Comunidad
Desde el comienzo de la pandemia de COVID-19, muchas familias e individuos han necesitado alimentos frescos y saludables. Los bancos de alimentos han visto una mayor necesidad de alimentos en las comunidades de los Estados Unidos y Canadá. El departamento de salud de Washington ha incluido cajas de alimentos en sus kit de cuarentena y […]
Migrant Youth Photo Project
A photography project featuring migrant farmworker youth in Skagit Valley has been shown in galleries in New York, Portland, and Seattle, and will be featured in the Mexican Consulate’s virtual MEXAM NW Festival during Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15). North Sound ACH Project Manager Marco Morales was one of the organizers of the project, […]