Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • August 2019 uBUSINESS BRIEFS Immigrant artwork exhibit on display in Kennewick
The Tri-Cities Immigrant Coalition’s “Celebrating Our Immigrant Community through the Arts” exhibit runs Sept. 7-15. The artwork will be on display at Monarcha Winery, 421 Columbia Drive, Kennewick. The exhibit opening kicks off from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 7, when visitors may browse the art for free and talk to the artists. Martin Porras will sing and play his guitar, and Brandon Sullivan will read a poem he wrote for the event. Monarcha will sell wine by the glass, and you can buy non-alcoholic beverages and food from Fast and Curryous and El Taco Stop food trucks. All ages are welcome. Check the coalition’s Facebook page to see whose art will be in the show. In addition to the immigrant artists’ work, the coalition will display environmental portraits of Tri-City immigrants by local photographer and graphic designer Madison Rosenbaum. The art on display will be for sale.
Jacobs and Rhodes provides free HVAC for select families
Jacobs and Rhodes Heating and Air Conditioning of Kennewick is taking part in a program to deliver heating and cooling equipment to deserving families for free. Lennox’s Feel The Love program provides heating, ventilation or air conditioning equipment for free to local dealers across the country, who then donate instal-
lation materials and labor. In 2018, the program assisted homeowners from 19 states and five Canadian provinces by donating and installing more than 165 furnaces in recipients’ homes. The deadline for nominations is Aug. 31, and installations will be Oct. 5-6. Nominees are selected in part on community involvement, military service and financial hardship. For information or to nominate a family, go to feelthelove.com.
uGRANTS • United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties awarded grants totaling $42,448 to three agencies focused on services to improve parenting skills, provide support therapy for autistic children and prevent youth violence. Previously,
the funding was awarded to programs administered by Lourdes Counseling Services. The original two-year grant was through June 30, 2020. When Lourdes was bought last year by for-profit Life Point Health, the program became ineligible to receive the rest of grant. United Way and its board of directors requested proposals from local nonprofits offering mental and behavioral health services. The grants will support the following programs: Parent Child Interaction Therapy: $16,448. Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington will buy audio equipment and supplies for use in real-time coaching of parents of young children with behavioral problems. A therapist observes parent and child interactions through a one-way mirror and provides
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recommendations and strategies to the parent through a connected earpiece. Child Developmental Training for Parents of Autistic Children: $15,000. The Children’s Developmental Center will use this funding to provide individualized treatment plans and therapies to address the needs of autistic children and provide training for parents to work with their child at home. Youth Violence Prevention Project: $11,000. Domestic Violence Services of Benton & Franklin Counties will provide weekly interactive education groups for at-risk youth, ages 10-18. The groups focus on helping participants make thoughtful decisions, improve self-confidence, and navigate peer pressure and conflict to prevent violence, victimization, depression, and anxiety.