Rest & Repair Giving Guide

Photo Courtesy of FEEST

CONTENTS

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A LETTER FROM MARIA

Maria Kolby-Wolfe, President & CEO, reflects on the Rest & Repair Awards.

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THE GUIDE & HOW TO USE IT

Why this guide was created, who it celebrates, and how you should use it to inform your own learning and giving.

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ORGANIZATIONS

Organizations

women nonprofit leaders in Washington. ARTE NOIR

Photos: Food Empowerment Education Sustainability Team (FEEST) featured on page 5 (On the cover) and Therapy Fund Foundation featured on page 9 (Left).

lifting up Black

A LETTER FROM MARIA

When Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) opened our nomination period for the Rest and Repair Awards last year, I admit I was uncertain about the response. Would people embrace this opportunity to celebrate Black women leaders shaping communities across Washington State? How many women would we discover whose names we had never heard but whose impact was unmistakable? And, perhaps somewhat grimly, how many organizations were really out there that supported Black women’s leadership?

All our questions were answered, of course.

The nominations poured in, revealing hundreds of Black women leaders whose impact was undeniably powerful and frequently unsung. Happily, there were many organizations actively supporting Black women’s leadership. WaWF is deeply proud to be able to offer information about a smattering of these organizations through this guide.

In the stories of these organizations, we see the impact of Black women's leadership in Washington. We can see, here, the evidence of often unseen Black women building community, challenging the status quo, crafting solutions around barriers, and as always, lifting as they climb.

I find I am most humbled by the care for one another represented in these pages. In these times of rancorous partisanship and outrageous attacks on human liberties and basic freedoms, seeing so many people striving every day to love one another and act in accordance with that love is no small thing. These pages represent more to me than a simple giving guide. These pages are hope. It is our joy and pleasure to give it to you.

— Maria Maria Kolby-Wolfe WaWF President & CEO

THE GUIDE & HOW TO USE IT

This Rest & Repair Giving Guide features the work of some of the hundreds of Black women nominated for the 2022 Rest & Repair Awards. They are nonprofit executives, practitioners, leaders, and community organizers who work tirelessly - and often without acknowledgment - to make Washington a better place to live. This guide celebrates that work.

The Rest & Repair Giving Guide is a tool for learning and giving. First, invest in learning about each organization's work, impact, and leadership. Then, make a gift to one or more of the organizations featured here. For a collective giving experience, grab a friend, partner, or family member to join you in the process!

All organizations included here are led by Rest & Repair Award Nominees, Black women in Washington nonprofits who lead in many ways. The guide is organized alphabetically with notes about where in the state each organization works. If you'd like to search Blackfounded organizations by cause, visit the Giving Gap at www.givinggap.org.

The organizations featured here have not been reviewed as part of our grants process. We've marked any organizations that have received WaWF funding with our logo . Please note that WaWF doesn't endorse any specific religious beliefs or fund organizations that serve an exclusively sectarian purpose.

Photo: Reel Youth Film Camp featured on Page 8

WASHINGTON NONPROFITS

Washington State is home to over 50,000 nonprofit organizations who support every aspect of life from education and arts to healthcare.

We're happy to share 30 of these organizations and the work they're doing to build a more equitable Washington for everyone.

Use the map below to pinpoint their work in our state.

WA WOMEN'S FDN

Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) is a women’s collective giving organization that supports community transformation in Washington State.

Based in Seattle with a statewide reach, we’ve invested over 20 million dollars in Washington nonprofits since our founding in 1995.

Learn more and join our work at www.wawomensfdn.org.

OLYMPIC PENNINSULA

From the Pacific Ocean beaches through the Olympics, covering Clallam, Jefferson, and Grays Harbor counties

2. PACIFIC CASCADES

From the Pacific Ocean to the southern Cascades, including Wahkiakum, Lewis, Clark, and Cowlitz counties

3. PUGET SOUND

From the Olympic Mountains to the Cascades, up and down the Puget Sound covering King, Pierce, and Kitsap counties.

4. NORTHWEST 5. NORTHEAST

From the Skagit Valley to the Canadian border including San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties.

From the north and central Cascades through Colville National Forest including Okanogan, Chelan, and Spokane counties.

6. COLUMBIA BASIN / SOUTHEAST

From the southern Cascades through the Columbia Basin including Yakima, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties.

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ARTE NOIR

ARTE NOIR, located in Seattle's historic Central District Neighborhood, creates space, stability, opportunity, and training to serve the needs of the displaced Black creative community with a permanent location at Midtown Square.

www.artenoir.org @artenoirnow @artenoirnow

BLKBRY

Burien, WA

BLKBRY is a culturally responsive, evidence based practice that intends to interrupt harm to Black people by providing full spectrum wraparound support during the reproductive, prenatal, postpartum and lactation periods, and by building power and autonomy through relationships of trust and restoring community holistic and birthing knowledge.

www blkbry com @BLKBRYllc

Braided Seeds

Braided Seeds provides opportunities for rest, restoration, and reconnection to the land, especially for communities of color, through increasing access, knowledge, and opportunities for outdoor recreation and wellness activities.

www.braidedseeds.org @braidedseedswa @braidedseeds

Divine Alternatives for Dads Services

Divine Alternatives for Dads Services (DADS) gives fathers hope by walking together in a supportive community, helping navigate relational and legal barriers which separate them from their children and families.

www.aboutdads.org

Eileen & Callie's Plac

South King County, WA

Eileen & Callie's Place empowers, educates and coaches young women who have aged out of foster care to utilize life skills and community resources to support their ability to sustain an independent lifestyle.

www.eileenandcalliesplace.org

@eileenandcalliesplace

@eileenandcalliesplace

Empowering Youth & Families Outreach

Tacoma, WA

Empowering Youth & Families Outreach raises up resilient leaders who are empowered to achieve their dreams and contribute to a more just and humane world.

www.eyfo.org @eyfo.2001

@eyfo2021

Families Shoulder to Shoulder

Tacoma, WA

Families Shoulder to Shoulder is a group of volunteers who support families that are going through Criminal Court Trials, Clemency Hearings, Parole Hearings, or Resentencing Hearings by gathering support letters for the incarcerated population and their families.

www.familiesshouldertoshoulder.godaddysites.com

FEEST

South King County, WA

@GinnyParham

Food Empowerment Education Sustainability Team (FEEST) trains youth of color and workingclass youth to build collective power and organize for transformative and systemic change in their schools. Our power comes from centering the joy, hearts, and voices of the students who are most impacted by injustice FEEST envision a society where working class youth and families of color are thriving in vibrant, politically powerful communities.

www.feestseattle.org @feest206

Grace Clinic

Kennewick, WA

Grace Clinic shares Christ’s love through practical acts of compassion by providing free healthcare services to those in need in Benton and Franklin Counties and Burbank.

www.gracecliniconline.org

@graceclinic2018

@GraceClinicWA

@graceclinic

Justice Unity Support Trust Birth Network

Puget Sound Area, WA

The Justice Unity Support Trust (JUST) Birth Network provides maternal healthcare to all Black African American of enslaved descent, African, Native American, and Pacific Islander Women and people across the sex and gender identity spectrum. JUST believes in providing culturally affirming care, by integrating community within the hospital by using community based birth and postpartum doulas, birth and family education for our birthing families, acute care patient advocates/cultural navigators, and community resources.

www swedish org/services/pregnancy-and-childbirth/just-birth

LANGSTON

Seattle, WA

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LANGSTON strengthens and advances community through Black arts and culture LANGSTON guides generative programs and community partnerships that center Black art, artists, and audiences and honor the ongoing legacy of Seattle’s Black Central Area.

www langstonseattle org

@LangstonSeattle

Look, Listen, & Learn

King, Pierce, & Snohomish Counties, WA

Look, Listen and Learn (LL+L) TV's mission is to advance early learning in children of color through media and television. LL+L TV's work is rooted in early learning, racial equity, and radical joy. Their flagship program is an award-winning television series for 3 to 8-year-olds

featuring culturally relevant storytelling, fundamental socialemotional skills, and critical messages of love and hope.

www.looklistenandlearn.org

@looklistenandlearntv

@looklistenlearntv

@look-listen-learn-tv

@looklistenlearn

Muslimahs Against Abuse Center

Seattle, WA

Muslimahs Against Abuse Center (MAAC) empowers and educates women and girls of color to overcome past traumas and the challenges of racial disparities and lack of equity to live successful lives by providing resources and creating support.

www.ma-ac.org

@MuslimahsAgainstAbuseCenter @maacenter

Nadine's House

Port Townsend & Seattle, WA

Nadine's House educates and motivates creative young adults aged 18-26 while fueling the body and creating a community of support around those seeking to begin or reinvent their lives as creatives. Nadine's House aims to bring light to the gap between art and food by creating a new apprentice program to facilitate an alternative learning model.

www.nadineshouse.org

No More Under

@nadineshouse @nadineshouse

Seattle, WA

No More Under saves lives through water safety education, legislation, and increasing equitable access to swimming lessons and tools.

www nomoreunder org @nomoreunder

@nomoreunder @nomoreunder

Reclaiming Our Greatness

Renton, WA

Reclaiming Our Greatness empowers and supports black and other impacted individuals and families navigating Washington State's housing, education, and legal systems by providing wraparound services with an emphasis on culturally responsive case management. Through advocacy, education, and collaboration with community partners, they directly respond to the basic needs of the community as they reclaim their greatness.

www.reclaimingourgreatness.org

@ReclaimingOurGreatness

@reclaimingourgreatness

Recovery Café

Seattle, WA

Recovery Café is a community of people who have experienced trauma and the results of trauma such as homelessness, addiction and other mental health challenges coming to know we are loved and that we have gifts to share.

www.recoverycafe.org

@RecoveryCafeSeattle

@recovery cafe @RecoveryCafeSeattle

Reel Youth Film Camp

Seattle, WA

Reel Youth Film Camp is a passionate, grassroots organization created for the purpose of educating, uplifting, motivating, and creating real opportunities for young BIPOC creatives in the filmmaking community here in Washington. Reel Youth recognizes that nurturing young, confident, and competent storytellers are the first step in initiating change.

www reelyouthfilmcamp org

@thereelyouth

@ReelYouthFilmCamp

Resilient in Sustaining Empowerment

Seattle, WA

Resilient In Sustaining Empowerment (RISE) provides vital support for marginalized communities, vulnerable children, mothers, and families directly impacted by gun violence. RISE provides tools to assist in trauma recovery, healing-centered engagement, positive identity, professional development, and grief support.

www.rise4us.org

@ResilientInSustainingEmpowerment @rise4uswa

@resilientinsustainingempow812

The Mason County HOST Program

Mason County, WA

The Mason County HOST Program works to bring an end to youth houselessness and create systems change regarding youth houselessness throughout Mason County.

www.mason-co-host.org

The Moore Right Group

Aberdeen & Grays Harbor County, WA

The Moore Wright Group (TMWG) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission is to break the cycle of poverty, abuse, and abandonment in our community by providing hope. TMWG's vision is to create communities where everyone can thrive.

www tmwg org

The

Rhapsody Project

@TheMooreWrightGroup

Seattle, WA

The Rhapsody Project is a community that celebrates music and heritage through an antiracist lens. They provide music instruction and cultural events, virtual programs, and consulting services that establish racial and cultural equity. The Rhapsody Project programs teach people to root themselves in their layers of heritage, and tap the power of music and culture to embody the change we want to see.

www.therhapsodyproject.org

@TheRhapsodyProject

Therapy Fund Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Therapy Fund Foundation eliminates barriers to Black healing for those who have been historically excluded throughout the diaspora. They do this by providing mental health education, advocacy, and therapeutic services at no cost to the client, that address those suffering from racial trauma, anxiety, depression, and other ailments due to systemic oppression, economic suffering, and intergenerational trauma that has not been addressed in the past.

www.therapyfundfoundation.org

West Sound CoderDojo

Kitsap County, WA

The West Sound CoderDojo builds a positive future via an open-source, free, and inclusive learning environment where the community learns code, leadership, peer collaboration, computational thinking, presentation skills, problem-solving, and more.

www.westsoundcoderdojo.com

Yoga Behind Bars

Statewide

Yoga Behind Bars shares trauma-informed yoga and meditation with our community behind and beyond bars to support individual healing and a more just society for all.

www

Young Women Empowered

Seattle, WA

Young Women Empowered cultivates the power of diverse young women* to be creative leaders and courageous changemakers through transformative programs within a collaborative community of belonging. *those who self-identify as girls, women, trans, gender expansive, nonbinary

www

org

YWCA North Central Washington

YWCA North Central Washington is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. They work to empower women, men, and children to break the cycle of economic insecurity and homelessness and achieve selfsufficiency through assistance, support and education

www.ywcancw.org

@YWCANCW @YWCANCW

Special gratitude to the Wonder of Women International and WOW Gallery, where the WaWF community gathered for the 2022 Rest & Repair Celebration.

Wonder of Women International is a movement organized to inspire Black women and girls to find their voice, stand in their truth, and celebrate their wonder by telling their story.

Learn more about their state-of-the-art black love art sanctuary and cultural institute and plan a visit at www.thewonderofwomen.org.