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PHOTO: David Hirschberg, Founder of RAIN Incubator collects sewage samples from Tacoma Central Treatment Plant to test for COVID-19 via Drew Perine/Tacoma News Tribune |
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Over the past few weeks PIERCE COUNTY CONNECTED has distributed over $375K to local organizations addressing emerging needs related to COVID-19, while continuing to support needs of vulnerable populations as well.
Seth Kirby, VP Community Impact, GTCF "As PIERCE COUNTY CONNECTED shifts to focus on emerging needs related to COVID-19 conditions, we are receiving a wide range of urgent requests from across the county. The funding distributed this week to Helping Hand House and RAIN Incubator highlights the broad range of system issues our community has the opportunity to reimagine and design so that impacted communities are prioritized from the beginning."
David Hirschberg, Founder & Catalyst, RAIN Incubator "The COVID-19 virus is exposing the inequity and disparity that exists in America today which is reflected in the fact that Black, Latinx and Native Americans are dying at higher rates, both from COVID-19 and systemic racism. At RAIN, equity guides our work in science education and evidenced based action, however we are committed to recognizing our personal biases, and we will take focused action to provide opportunities for people of color. Providing greater access to COVID-19 solutions is just one small step. We are grateful to PIERCE COUNTY CONNECTED in providing funding for this important work."
PIERCE COUNTY CONNECTED is an aligned philanthropic response to COVID-19 in Pierce County. 296 individual donors and 53 regional funders have contributed over $7.1 million to the fund, with $3.4 million already being distributed back to local organizations addressing urgent and emerging needs related to COVID-19.
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