The following organizations have submitted proposals for our annual Community Grant Cycle. Our 53 person CGC Evaluation Team has reviewed each application, performed a site visit, and completed an assessment of each application. Then, the volunteers in each sector met to discuss the merits of each application. Those applications listed here have been vetted and recommended for funding. Financial due diligence has also been completed.
BCF’s BainbridgeGives.org Campaign runs May 15 through June 15 each year to support our annual Community Grants Cycle. During this time, we invite the community to become our partner in helping us raise funds for nonprofits who are doing great local work. All organizations listed in the BainbridgeGives.org online catalog are vetted and approved. In addition, BCF covers all credit card fees for the organizations – so 100% of your gift goes directly to the organization you support. With this model, we are able to fund more projects and help more people. Your gift of $10, $100, or $1,000 or more helps the entire community become stronger. In addition, the process informs and highlights many of the great projects that are happening in the greater Bainbridge community — it’s a way for people to learn more about the work that our nonprofits are involved with, and help make them successful.
The Community Foundation receives more requests than we can fund on our own. We welcome donations to help fulfill these requests and sustain the wonderful programs that benefit our community. For more information, click through to the nonprofit's website or contact Debbie Kuffel debbie@bainbridgecf.org at BCF.
Click on the "Donate" button for the organization(s) you wish to support. Donations are to BCF and you will be provided a donor tax receipt. If you would like the donation to be anonymous, please indicate by clicking the I wish my donation to remain anonymous box during check out.
To donate by check, make checks payable to Bainbridge Community Foundation and send to: 299 Madison Avenue N, Suite B, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 indicating which organization's request(s) you are supporting and the amount per request.
Thank you for your generous support of the Bainbridge Island Community!
Donations to the Community Grants Partner Fund supports the Foundation's annual grantmaking programs for nonprofit organizations serving the greater Bainbridge Community. Each year, this fund supports vetted and approved applications to support the areas of greatest need and highest priority as identified by our Community Grants Cycle Evaluation Team. Grants are awarded in June of each year. With this model, we are able to fund more projects and help more people. Thank you!
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Social Justice (IDEAS) Fund is based on the principle that everyone should have equitable access to opportunities, programs, resources, and services—regardless of a person's race, age, gender identity, socioeconomic background, (dis)ability, or country of origin. The IDEAS Fund will help support these requests to BCF Grants Cycles as well as specific initiatives and partnerships that promote the IDEAS principles.
BCF Klasky Award Fund. This award is focused on funding application(s) that promotes a true collaboration between nonprofit organizations or is innovative in nature. This award is funded by donations from board, staff, our CGC Evaluation Team members as well as the general public. This award was established in memory of a beloved BCF Trustee who was a dedicated member of Bainbridge Community Foundation's Grants Committee.
Unrestricted support for mission of Amabile Choir. Support will improve Amabile Choir's management, promotion, and community outreach.The Amabile Choir inspires singers and audience members by performing choral music with love and joyful intention. Amabile is a multigenerational community choir committed to enhancing the musical experience in Kitsap county through choral music singing, collaborations and performances that are accessible to all members of our community.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
The Good Eats program provides Arms Around Bainbridge recipients with healthy meals every month. A licensed personal chef prepares nutrient-dense food with individual dietary needs in mind; volunteers deliver it to participants' homes.Arms Around Bainbridge (AAB) provides financial and emotional support to community members facing financial crisis as a result of serious illness. We provide a bridge for recipients as they undergo treatment and/or work toward sustainable financial stability. This can be in the form of long-term commitments and/or grants to meet an immediate financial need. AAB's support focuses on providing essential needs such as food, housing and medical expenses not covered by insurance.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Bainbridge Island Poetry and Public Art Poems written by Bainbridge Islanders, in response to public art around the Island, will be digitally connected to the artwork for enjoyment by the community and visitors.We connect you to the abundance of creativity in our community, to empower and inspire. AHB bridges the arts and business communities by leading the Bainbridge Creative District (BCD) and promotes Bainbridge Island's vibrant arts and culture through its online media platform, BainbridgeCurrents.com.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
ADNW will serve 2,000 Bainbridge Island residents through Community Outreach Programs, including our Therapy Dog, Veterans, Educational, Workplace Readiness, and Crisis Response Programs.The mission of Assistance Dogs Northwest (ADNW) is to provide professionally trained dogs that increase independence and enhance quality of life for children and adults with disabilities and other special needs. ADNW improves the lives of over 8,000 people annually through the delivery of Assistance Dog Programs and Community Outreach Programs. Assistance Dogs and lifetime follow-up support are provided free of charge.
Animal Welfare Sector
Free at BARN will offer 40 free classes, expanding BARN's maker community to include more people on tight budgets. BARN offers scholarships, but we know that many people who can't afford class fees don't see themselves as needy enough to even apply.The mission of Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) is 'to grow and inspire a creative community through craft, learning and service.' To accomplish this, it operates a well-equipped facility with a variety of craft studios and offers classes, events and community service projects open to members and the public.
Education Sector
Support funding to grow BAC's arts engagement programming and curriculum development efforts. Our intention is to build on the existing life-long learning opportunities that we provide for adults, youth, and the differently-abled.Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, a nonprofit organization, fosters the creation and appreciation of fine contemporary art and craft by jurying, exhibiting, and representing the work of Northwest artists, and by offering arts education and outreach experiences to all ages throughout Kitsap County and the region. We work to increase representation of diverse backgrounds, voices, and perspectives in all that we do.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
The Bainbridge Book Festival seeks funding for its programming. The grant funds would be used to pay for author honoraria and travel costs, as required by publishers. Funding will allow us to keep most events free to the public.The Bainbridge Book Festival is an annual event that features author readings and panels, book sales, and related activities. Programs will feature diverse local, regional, and national authors whose work appeals to all age groups. Our motto, 'Authors, Readers, Community,' reflects our desire to spark and nurture both learning and connection through the power of the written word.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
Unrestricted support for mission of enriching, inspiring and educating our singers, audiences, and community by sharing the transcendent power of choral music.The Bainbridge Chorale enriches and inspires our singers, audiences, and community by sharing the transcendent power of choral music.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
We seek unrestricted funding to support our mission to provide a safe, welcoming place where youth can grow and learn, outside of school and home, through valuable development programming.Bainbridge Island Boys & Girls Club's (BI-BGC) mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. BI-BGC is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of King County (BGCKC), a 501(c)(3) that typically provides vital youth development services to 10,000 members in the Puget Sound region each year.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Unrestricted support for the mission of Bainbridge Island Child Care Centers to proved affordable and accessible childcare.BICCC, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization located on Bainbridge Island, serves the community and its families by providing affordable, accessible programs for preschool and school-age children where fun and learning are promoted in a creative, nurturing, and safe environment.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Digitization of 105 videotapes will preserve historical stories and provide community access to these stories and the experiences within. The Museum will preserve, maintain and share these sources for current and future generations.The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum (Museum) preserves and shares the stories of Bainbridge Island to promote a greater understanding of our community and the world in which we live.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
BIJAEMA seeks funding support to build the final phase of the Exclusion Memorial, a Visitor Center that will provide deeper education, meeting space, shelter, and bathroom facilities for the 10,000+ annual visitors to the Memorial.The mission of BIJAEMA is to promote our maxim 'Nidoto Nai Yoni' (Let it not happen again) by creating a permanent place of honor, healing and learning at the historic site where the first of 120,000+ people of Japanese descent were removed from the West Coast and placed in concentration camps during World War II. It will lend its voice to the public discussion whenever human and Constitutional rights are put in jeopardy.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
To enhance community engagement with the Native Plant Sale and watersheds. To expand the community's capacity to learn and connect with the watersheds of the Island while also educating them on the cultural importance of native wildlife.The Bainbridge Island Land Trust's mission is to conserve and steward the diverse natural environments of Bainbridge Island for the benefit of all.
Environment Sector
Our ArtsGrowth Initiative includes Creative Aging programs which covers art education and experiences for school age children K-12 as well as older adults dealing with memory loss, dementia or other issue affecting an older population on the island.BIMA is an educational institution whose mission is to engage a diverse population with the art and craft of the Puget Sound region. Vision- BIMA will serve as a cultural campus with daily activities focused on the arts by: Promoting and preserving the finest examples of local and regional contemporary art and craft; Presenting regular rotations of art; crating educational opportunities for all ages and skills; collaborating with regional community groups, nonprofits, and schools.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
The Summer Trails Crew builds and maintains trails for the benefit of all islanders and visitors. Trails promote outdoor exercise, positive health outcomes and social connection in Bainbridge Island parks.We energize community creativity and inspiration to improve parks and trails on Bainbridge Island.
Recreation Sector
BIR seeks support for a new coaching launch and motor which will enable BIR to offer spring season rowing for the first time to seventh and eighth grade junior rowers.The mission of BIR is to build community through rowing and serve the West Sound region. BIR supports the attainment of recreational, fitness and competitive rowing goals for members by providing outstanding coaching, equipment, and facilities in a friendly, collaborative, and social setting.
Recreation Sector
BISCC is embarking on a major effort to rebuild and expand our current facility due to increasing demand and demographic trends. We wish to engage a consultant to undertake a Capital Campaign Feasibility Analysis in order to determine the viability of a successful capital fundraising campaign.The goal of the Bainbridge Island Senior Center (BISC) is to energize, enrich and empower seniors by providing opportunities to keep them healthy in body, mind and spirit and to assist them in living as productively and independently as possible.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
We are requesting financial assistance to aid our mission in the continued growth of BISNF by seeking funds to add a part-time assistant to our program.At Stephens House, we believe that adults with disabilities thrive through participation in community-based recreational and social activities. Bainbridge Island Special Needs Foundation creates these life-enhancing opportunities by providing engaging and supportive programming on Bainbridge Island and throughout Kitsap County.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Support for the mission of the Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra, the only string orchestra in north and central Kitsap.The Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra (BIYO), is a training program for string musicians ages 6-18 seeking an orchestral ensemble experience. It has evolved into a three-tier orchestra program providing music education for the earliest emergent reader level to the advanced musician. BIYO teaches musicianship and collaboration while promoting camaraderie, community, and enriching our cultural landscape.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
BPA seeks funding to purchase an outdoor sound system for use at its annual summer Shakespeare production at the Bloedel Reserve and at other outdoor performing arts events.The mission of Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) is to promote appreciation of and participation in the performing arts to build, educate, and inspire our vibrant, creative community. We envision an inclusive and connected community in which we spark joy and change lives by creating a "brave space" for the pursuit of equitable, creative, and educational experiences.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
Bainbridge Prepares, in partnership with Island Volunteer Caregivers and the Bainbridge Island Senior & Community Center, wish to provide the island's senior community with go-kits for emergencies.Bainbridge Prepares is an educational nonprofit organization (501c3) committed to ensuring Bainbridge Island, Washington, and surrounding communities will be resilient in the face of natural disasters and other calamities. Since 2011, we've worked in partnership with the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD). The City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) joined our partnership in 2016. We are partnering with the Senior Center as well as Island Volunteer Caregivers on this application.
Public Benefit Sector
BSF aims to bolster funding for all BISD educators in expanding the OSPI BEST program to all new educators (including seasoned educators who are new to BISD) as well as supporting educators in pursuit of National Board Certification.The Bainbridge Schools Foundation (BSF) works in close partnership with the Bainbridge Island School District (BISD) to ensure its funding reaches 100% of BISD students and educators, kindergarten through 12th grade. BSF pledges its funds to the BISD to bridge critical gaps in funding, support students and educators, and seed innovative initiatives that would otherwise go unexplored.
Education Sector
BYS requests funding for our free, confidential, and accessible counseling services for youth ages 13-21. We provide one-on-one counseling and support groups that help young people to improve their wellbeing and build strong social-emotional skills.Bainbridge Youth Services' (BYS) mission is to promote the social and emotional wellbeing of adolescents and young adults by providing free counseling and diverse outreach programs and services. Annually, BYS provides free counseling, tutoring, and other youth-centered services for approximately 600 youth.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Our new high-resolution planetarium projector has revealed the limitations of our old cloth projection screen. A new, spherical full-dome screen will greatly enhance our audience experience.Vision: We excite passion for science through the lens of astronomy. Mission: BPAA creates opportunities for children, students, and adults to observe and discover the wonders of the Universe. Supported by shared expertise and the largest publicly accessible telescope in the Pacific Northwest, our members and the wider community engage in hands-on experiences of astronomy, space exploration, and the technologies that make them possible.
Education Sector
The unique connection to nature inherent to Bloedel Reserve offers well-being and tranquility to the community. Expanding on our successful Gratitude Days, the Reserve is introducing monthly Welcome Wednesdays, with pay-what-you-wish access for all.Bloedel Reserve's mission is to enrich people's lives through a premier public garden of natural and designed Pacific Northwest landscapes; our vision is to provide refreshment and tranquility in the presence of natural beauty. The following principles define, shape, and inform everything that we do, both on the grounds and in the community: Horticulture & Design; Conservation & Stewardship; Creativity & Inspiration; Nature & Well-Being.
Environment Sector
We seek unrestricted support to sustain our mediation, training, and facilitation services for Bainbridge Island (BI) residents. Your grant will help us achieve our goal of serving 200 BI residents and 5,000 Kitsap County residents total in 2023-24.The Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County strengthens relationships, families, and communities through mediation, facilitation, and training services. We help clients in schools, courts, correctional facilities, and many other community settings to resolve disputes in ways that lead to more collaborative, sustainable solutions and prevent costly legal and judicial interventions.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Early Life Speech & Language provides evidenced-based speech-language services for children 2-7 who are struggling to communicate at no cost to the families. We are seeking funding for 80 additional hours of services for our children and families.Early Life Speech & Language provides intensive speech therapy for children age 2-7 struggling with speech delays, at no cost to families.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Based on last year's survey of perceptions of sea level rise on Bainbridge Island, we will move community members from their current knowledge of sea level rise to development of potential solutions by understanding their costs and benefits.EcoAdapt, founded by a team of some of the earliest adaptation thinkers and practitioners in the field, has one goal - creating a robust future in the face of climate change. We bring together diverse players to reshape planning and management in response to rapid climate change. Our main objectives include: building the field of adaptation by coordinating, magnifying, and making climate change adaptation capacity and resources more accessible and innovating adaptation implementation.
Environment Sector
We request support for the Adult Basic Education Program at Kitsap Goodwill Job Training and Education Center. Classes help students build skills and knowledge, remove barriers, and move toward further education and employment opportunities.Evergreen Goodwill's mission is to provide quality, effective employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing barriers to economic opportunity. Because jobs change lives.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Your donation to the First Years will help us replace our commercial freezer and refrigerator and enable us to replace our critical facility equipment so we can continue to provide tuition funds for daily operations and strengthening the programming.Our mission at First Years Children's Center is to ensure your children are safe and well cared for in a nurturing and peaceful environment. By surrounding your child with understanding, warmth, and trust, we hope our center feels like an extension of your family. We believe that a child's first educational experience should not only be meaningful, but memorable as well.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
We request support to provide basic and specialized care for our rescue horses, to support our mission of caring for these animals and connecting them with youth and families in our community.Happy Hooves Sanctuary is dedicated to comforting, rehabilitating, training, and preventing animals from suffering through compassion, community support, and donation.
Animal Welfare Sector
Harmony Hill requests support for our mission of inspiring healthy living for all and transforming the lives of those affected by cancer. Our cancer programs include 3-day retreats, wellness circles and yoga classes.Harmony Hill inspires healthy living for all and transforms lives affected by cancer.
Health / Housing / human Services Sector
Helpline House has been exploring different tools and partnerships to increase affordable housing options on Bainbridge. We are seeking to start a low wage earner house on the Island as well as continue providing rental and mortgage assistance.HELPLINE HOUSE offers an umbrella of social services and invites the community to become part of a circle of giving and receiving help. Neighbor helping neighbor – one neighbor at a time
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Birth to 3 Early Support Services on Bainbridge Island. Holly Ridge Center provides intervention services, therapies, and family support for children and their families. HRC delivers many in-person and remote Telehealth services.The mission of Holly Ridge Center is to empower people with disabilities to reach their fullest potential. Our vision is to create an inclusive community where we learn, work, & play together. Our values are- Respect, Inclusion, and Compassion.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Independent Living provides health and safety home modifications and small home repairs so that income-eligible older adults and people with disabilities can continue to live in the homes and Bainbridge community they know and love.The mission of Housing Resources Bainbridge is to enhance the diversity and vitality of Bainbridge Island by providing and maintaining affordable housing opportunities in the community.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Support for IVC's mission of connecting neighbors facing challenges related to aging, disability, or adversity with volunteers and resources to support independent and fulfilling lives.IVC connects neighbors facing challenges related to aging, disability, or adversity with volunteers and resources to support independent and fulfilling lives.
Public Benefit Sector
IslandWood requests program support to enable delivery of a robust Community Education program—inspiring environmental & community stewardship through knowledge of the biodiversity and complexity of Bainbridge Island's natural and cultural systems.IslandWood's mission is to provide exceptional learning experiences and to inspire commitment to environmental and community stewardship. We work toward a future in which all people view themselves as lifelong learners and share an extraordinary bond of stewardship for the environment, for their community, and for each other.
Environment Sector
Kids Discovery Museum seeks funding to support access for all programs that provide subsidized and reduced admission to our museum, including pay as you will days, reduced memberships, free outreach programming, and scholarships (when requested).KiDiMu is a hub for early childhood development, creating experiences centered on playful learning that supports the broader community and children's current and emerging needs.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
Support for the mission of Kids In Concert which is to cultivate compassion and developmental well-being of youth through the healing power of music.Cultivating compassion and developmental well-being of youth through the healing power of music.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Funding to support for our mission of providing essential items that help provide the foundation of a healthy life to infants, children and expectant mothers, who are experiencing poverty & trauma.The mission of KidVantage is to help kids reach their full potential tomorrow by meeting basic needs today. We imagine a world where all children are healthy, safe, and prepared to build their own futures.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
We are requesting funding to continue our annual Holiday toy drive now in its 7th year. We want to brighten the lives of all children who will be spending the Christmas holiday in an area hospital, with the distribution of at least 5000 toys.At Kidzz Helping Kidzz, our mission is to give hope and joy to help heal children in their time of need. We hope to inspire others to create a culture of kindness and mutual support in our communities.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
KHS requests operational support to help increase the number of at-risk animals saved in our community as we implement the combined, complimentary strategies of Spay/Neuter and Foster Care Programs.Sheltering animals since 1908, Kitsap Humane Society envisions a time when all adoptable pets have loving homes. Our mission is to provide positive life-changing solutions to people and animals in need: accepting, sheltering and rehabilitating companion animals in need; providing humane rescue, protection, prevention, adoption and education services; implementing progressive lifesaving, life-affirming programs; and collaborating with our region and supporters to build a model humane community.
Animal Welfare Sector
Critical support to fund our mission — as the only organization in the West Salish/Sound Region (including Kitsap County) working specifically for the well-being and empowerment of immigrants through education, advocacy and social justice.Mission: Recognizing the inherent worth and dignity of all people, KIAC works for the well-being and empowerment of immigrants through education, advocacy and social justice. Vision: KIAC envisions a community where everyone, regardless of where they were born, has fair and equitable access to justice, respect, and opportunity.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Support to partially fund a full time Program Coordinator to meet increased demand for services.The mission of Kitsap Legal Services is to provide free civil legal aid and information to low income residents of Kitsap County through the use of volunteer and staff attorneys.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Support for Summer Learning, a countywide program facilitated by Kitsap Regional Library that encourages people of all ages to develop literacy skills and pursue self-directed learning during the summer through reading challenges, classes, and events.The Kitsap Regional Library Foundation proudly supports our community by facilitating charitable gifts that advance our Library's mission: Inspiring our community to dream more, learn more, do more and be more.
Education Sector
Support for our mission of providing victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and crime, dedicated time with an advocate or therapist. The advocate promotes victim resources with community outreach.Kitsap Support, Advocacy & Counseling (KSAC) provides guidance and empowerment, without prejudice, to those impacted by sexual assault and other crimes, through ethical and compassionate advocacy and therapeutic services. We provide victims of sexual assault and other crime with advocacy and therapy services. We offer general, medical, and legal advocacy, crisis intervention, 24-hour hotline support and SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) exam support. Our services are trauma-informed.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
For 30 years, Leadership Kitsap has been dedicated to training our community's future leaders through our 10-month professional development, civic leadership program. We are seeking program support for curriculum, class materials, and supplies for the class of 2024.Leadership Kitsap fosters and empowers educated, prepared, and engaged community leaders. Our vision is a community where servant leadership flourishes for all. We serve Bainbridge Island and the entire Kitsap community.
Education Sector
Support for repainting and repairing the exterior of the Marge Williams Center on Winslow Way West.The Marge Williams Center is a permanent place to nurture Bainbridge Island nonprofits.
Public Benefit Sector
Support for portable isolation stations for infection control. Martha & Mary Health Services is a 133-bed skilled nursing facility in Poulsbo that provides care and services vulnerable seniors, 80% of whom are low income seniors dependent on Medicaid to cover the cost of their care.Martha & Mary provides quality, compassionate care and intergenerational experiences for children, adults and seniors regardless of faith, ethnicity or economic status. We do this in a Christian manner by offering those we serve caring rehabilitation, a safe place to grow and learn, and an opportunity to live with dignity, honor, and individuality.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Support for fun and accessible hands-on NeuroEmpathy Workshops to BISD, The Island School, and Hyla. We believe understanding and empathy alleviate stigma and make the world a safer, more welcoming place for all people.By joining hands with our schools, professionals, and community, Neurodiverse Connections seeks to build an alliance that promotes understanding and respect for neurodiversity. We envision a world where EVERY child grows up knowing that they have value, exactly as they are, without needing to mask or change.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
OHW provides cognitive behavioral and animal/equine-assisted psychotherapy and counseling services for vulnerable children and families. Funds will cover 100 hrs of services for BI families and animal care expenses that make our services possible.One Heart Wild (OHW) is a charitable organization based in Silverdale, WA dedicated to promoting the health, well-being, and welfare of humans, animals, and nature through equitable, inclusive, and mutually beneficial relationships. We help improve the health and well-being of local communities through low and no-cost traditional cognitive behavioral therapy, animal/equine-assisted psychotherapy, social-emotional learning and academic counseling for vulnerable children and families.
Animal Welfare Sector
Requesting funding for food. Goal: provide every student a snack and drink @ each visit and reward for academic achievement (gift cards).Our mission is for girls to become successful and influential leaders through group mentoring and mentor-team approach. We realize our mission by: developing and strengthening our girls' critical thinking and communication skills; providing professional career guidance; assisting our girls' transition from school to college, and/or workforce; fostering compassion and empathy for others through civic engagement; community service and philanthropy.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Support for student financial aid. PACMUN is a student-run organization that hosts annual conferences which entail two days of enriching debate centered around United Nations bodies, historical events, and governmental unions that improve delegates' public speaking and debate skills.Model United Nations Northwest (MUN Northwest) is a youth-run organization with four annual conferences. The biggest conference is Pacific Model United Nations (PACMUN) which will be held in November 2023. We aim to build skills of leadership, diplomacy, and knowledge of global issues through simulated United Nations conferences. Since its inception in 2014, PACMUN has motivated thousands of students to learn about global affairs and influenced them to change the world.
Education Sector
The PAWSBI/NK Vet Assist & Spay/Neuter program helps low-income individuals, families and seniors provide veterinary care for their companion dogs and cats, and reduces overpopulation through spay/neuter services.PAWS of Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap advocates, educates, and promotes direct services to nurture the bond of companionship between pets and their people, for the health and well-being of both.
Animal Welfare Sector
Support for tuition assistance for financially vulnerable families. Peacock offers financial aid for childcare, preschool, and school-age nature programs, giving access to education during a critical time in a child's development. Funds raised fill the gap between operating expenses and tuition families can afford.Peacock Family Services' vision is that the children of North Kitsap County will reach their full potential, nurtured by families and caregivers who feel supported, informed, and connected. Pursuant to that vision, our mission is to promote the healthy social and emotional development of children by providing nurturing and enriching care and family support. We currently embody these directives through our programs and networking opportunities.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Providing a critical continuum of care for victims of sex trafficking on Bainbridge Island and the Kitsap Peninsula through prevention training, crisis services, and empowering wraparound support.Through holistic care, Scarlet Road offers the hope of freedom to those who have been sexually exploited.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Expand SEA Discovery Center's free FLOATING FIELD TRIPS to include hands-on marine science lessons taught in our Floating Lab on Liberty Bay in Poulsbo. Program will serve 600 5th & 6th graders from Kitsap and tribal schools during 2023-24 school year.The mission of SEA Discovery Center is to inspire stewardship of the Salish Sea. Western Washington University Foundation (WWUF) is applying on behalf of SEA Discovery Center. The WWUF mission advances the mission of the University: to serve the people Washington State, the nation, and the world by bringing together individuals of diverse backgrounds and perspectives in an inclusive, student-centered university that develops the potential of learners and the well-being of communities.
Education Sector
Support of Special Olympics activities in the greater Bainbridge Island community, serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.Special Olympics Washington (SOWA) is a catalyst for inclusion. We provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, giving them opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and share gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other athletes and the community. We work to make change happen in the community.
Recreation Sector
The Healing Center (THC) is requesting unrestricted support for its mission of offering a safe, loving place that honors grief and helps individuals move through it and heal. THC serves adults and children who have experienced the death of a loved one.The mission of the Healing Center is to offer a safe, loving place that honors grief and helps individuals move through it and heal. We serve children, adults, and families who have experienced the death of a loved one. Our hope is that in the safety of our groups, those in our community experiencing a loss can process and overcome their pain to find peace and new meaning in life.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Support for senior horses grain fund so they can remain semi-retired. The funds will be used to support youth programs and buy feed for the senior horses who are the basis of the programs.The Whole Horse Place's mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of older horses and humans of all ages by fostering bonds through comprehensive horse care and education. We partner senior horses with children and adults of all abilities, foster children, and the broader community. We rescue senior horses and give them new purpose in teaching humans responsibility, confidence, self respect, resiliency, and emotional honesty.
Animal Welfare Sector
Unrestricted support for the mission of empowering adults and teens with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead of meaning and self-determination.Vitalize Kitsap's mission is to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to lead lives of meaning and self-determination. Our vision is that people with IDD are engaged and valued by their communities.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
Unrestricted support to sustain our mission to engage as many Bainbridge households as possible to support social and cultural diversity through the arts.WEAVE Presents believes in the power of the performing arts to dispel the narrative of racial, ethnic, and gender hierarchy that we have all inherited. To repair the legacy of institutional and individual harm that has been endured, we center the voices of Womxn, Indigenous, Immigrant, Queer, Black, and Brown artists on our stages and we invite audiences to acknowledge and celebrate the myriad roots of American culture.
Arts / Culture / Humanities Sector
Our Poulsbo office is in need of ergonomic furniture, adequate lighting, air filters for staff offices, and therapeutic tools, including tangible experiential curriculum for staff.West Sound Treatment Center is committed to improving lives and restoring hope for those affected by SUD. We offer a range of substance use disorder care services, including community outreach through our outreach arm, outpatient care, vocational services, transitional housing, transportation, and programs in jails and courts.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector
West Sound Wildlife is seeking support for the mission of rescuing and rehabilitating ill, injured or orphaned wildlife from the western Puget Sound region. The Shelter is the only wildlife rehabilitation facility on the Kitsap Peninsula.The West Sound Wildlife Shelter provides injured, orphaned, and sick wildlife a second chance at life and promotes the well-being of wildlife and their habitats through public outreach, education, and involvement. The West Sound Wildlife Shelter (WSWS) is a wildlife rehabilitation and education facility and serves as the primary rehabilitation center for Kitsap County, and other counties in the western Puget Sound region.
Animal Welfare Sector
YWCA of Kitsap County is the only State Certified Domestic Violence Provider in the County. Since the early 1990's the YWCA has operated a comprehensive program on Bainbridge Island to serve women, children and families experiencing domestic violence.YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
Health / Housing / Human Services Sector