The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Tacoma

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The goal of this organization is to inform the public of health and safety hazards and measures for furthering the early detection, treatment or rehabilitation of people who have an illness, injury or disability.

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TO FOSTER HOUSING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS

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TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF INNOVATION, QUALITY, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN AGING SERVICES.

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The goal of this organization is to provide opportunities for people to learn and become competitive in tennis, badminton, racquet ball, squash, table tennis and other racquet sports. Coaching, access to courts, equipment and officials for competitions are generally included.

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The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

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ORGANIZATION HISTORY: TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE IS THE FIRST LEGALLY SANCTIONED SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM (SEP) IN THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS FOUNDED BY DAVE PURCHASE, A DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELOR, IN AUGUST 1988 IN RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC. TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE WAS INCORPORATED AS THE POINT DEFIANCE AIDS PROJECTS (PDAP), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) ON DECEMBER 5, 1988. IN 1993, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A NASCENT US HARM REDUCTION MOVEMENT, PDAP EXPANDED NATIONALLY AND FORMED THE NORTH AMERICAN SYRINGE EXCHANGE NETWORK (NASEN) TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, LOW COST, HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES TO SEPS THROUGHOUT THE US. IN AUGUST 2018, ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING, POINT DEFIANCE AIDS PROJECTS FORMALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO DAVE PURCHASE PROJECT (DPP) IN HONOR OF ITS FOUNDER. TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE (TNE) AND THE NORTH AMERICAN SYRINGE EXCHANGE NETWORK (NASEN) ARE BOTH INITIATIVES OF DAVE PURCHASE PROJECT.

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INSPIRING AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSICAL THEATER.

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L'ARCHE TAHOMA HOPE COMMUNITY (LTH) WAS FOUNDED TO MAKE KNOWN THE GIFTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AS REVEALED THROUGH MUTUALLY TRANSFORMING RELATIONSHIPS. WE CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE VALUE OF EVERY PERSON AND RECOGNIZE OUR NEED FOR ONE ANOTHER THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY LIFE, WORK SITES, AND HOMES. LTH IS PROUD TO BE ONE OF OVER 150 COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD BELONGING TO AN INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOUNDED OVER 50 YEARS AGO IN FRANCE.

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TO OPERATE A CHURCH TO WORSHIP GOD AND TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION

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TO ENABLE ELISEO TO ENHANCE SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY.

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The goal of this organization is to work to promote the rights of employees to fair remuneration and safe working conditions.

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TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND OVERSIGHT AT KING'S MANOR IN ORDER TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND SPIRITUAL CARE TO THE ELDERLY OF THE COMMUNITY.

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The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

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THE MISSION OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA IS TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE ETHICAL AND MORAL CHOICES OVER THEIR LIFETIMES BY INSTILLING IN THEM THE VALUES OF THE SCOUT OATH AND LAW.

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TO PROVIDE A CONSTANT, SAFE, COST-EFFECTIVE SUPPLY OF BLOOD, BLOOD COMPONENTS AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

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THE PURPOSE OF PIERCE COUNTY ALLIANCE IS TO PLAN, ORGANIZE, OPERATE, ESTABLISH, AND EVALUATE HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PIERCE COUNTY.

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PROVIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING RENTAL HOUSING AND RELATED FACILITIES TO INDIVIDUALS 55 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

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The goal of this organization is to work to promote the rights of employees to fair remuneration and safe working conditions.

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TO OFFER HOPE BY PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE PRACTICAL CARE, BIBLICAL TRUTH AND LIFE-AFFIRMING RESOURCES RELATED TO PREGNANCY, SEXUAL INTEGRITY AND ABORTION RECOVERY.

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FAITH EVANGELICAL IS AN INSTITUTION OF UNDERGRADUATE AND THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.