Communities of Practice

Featured Resources

Land and Heart

For young farmers, balancing a vision for food system change with day-to-day survival is a constant challenge. Land and Heart spends a day with Iowa City farmer...

Rooted in Community

Based in Utah, Sara Patterson runs a year-round CSA that connects neighbors with fresh, local food. This upcoming documentary follows her work nurturing sustain...

2020 Equity Champion Award

From Food Lifeline, Jose Ortiz and Tri-Parish Food Bank in Skagit County were awarded the Equity Champion Award

Lummi Food Assistance Program

Members of the nation in northwest WA now have more control over how culturally important foods — like locally caught salmon — are distributed.

Impacts of HR1 SNAP Cuts in Washington

This resource provides updates on changes to public benefits, including eligibility, access, and documentation requirements, with data available by county.

The Global Food System: An Analysis

This resource examines the global food system using systems science, showing current trends are unsustainable and outlining a plan for a resilient system within...

Food Justice and Food Sovereignty

This resource from Food Lifeline defines food sovereignty as the right of people to control their food systems and outlines its commitment to supporting communi...

Pathways to a Racially Just Food System

This resource explains how advancing a racially just food system requires addressing structural racism through equitable food policy, community-led governance, ...

Food is Justice

This resource from Northwest Harvest’s “Food is Justice” campaign advocates for nutritious food as a fundamental human right. The initiative e...

Recipes for Connection

Recipes for Connection is a resource from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) designed to help people strengthen relationships and combat lon...

Flood Recovery Support for Farmers

This resource is a guide to Snohomish County flood recovery programs, financial aid, and emergency support for farmers, livestock, and agricultural operations.

Washington Disaster Nutrition Assistance

This resource is an overview of USDA disaster nutrition assistance in Washington State, detailing past SNAP waivers and emergency food support provided during s...

December 2025 Flood Relief Efforts

This resource is an overview of United Ways of the Pacific Northwest’s coordinated December 2025 flood relief and long-term recovery efforts across Washington...

Food Justice for All

This resource explains how food justice in Washington state connects access, affordability, and sustainability of food with health, race, income, and systemic e...

2025 CBW Conference Program (Spa)

Este programa te dará un vistazo general de la primera Conferencia oficial de Trabajadores Comunitarios del North Sound que realizamos el 3 de octubre de 2025....

2025 CBW Conference Program (Eng)

This program will give you a clear overview of the first official conference North Sound Community-Based Worker Conference conference on October 3, 2025. Highli...

P’al Corazon | film

P’al Corazon – For the Heart – is a short documentary film about the Cultural Alimentos Project with Bellingham Food Bank and Northwest Agricu...

Skagit County Food Resources

Community Action of Skagit County is here to help families and individuals access ALL resources that are available for food, housing, energy assistance and more...

Snohomish County Food Coalition

The Snohomish County Food Coalition connects individuals and families with food assistance across the region. With over 18 member organizations, we provide esse...

My Gift From the Past

An episode of the Young & Indigenous Podcast, from Children of the Setting Sun Productions. Isabella gets deep with Jason LaClair, learning about his life c...

Densho [Website]

Densho documents the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. We offer these...

Oral Health Community of Practice

We heard from many of our partners about their work, at the January 2025 Partner Convening, and its only a small percentage of the amazing work being done in ou...

Reintegration Community of Practice

We heard from many of our partners about their work, at the January 2025 Partner Convening, and its only a small percentage of the amazing work being done in ou...

Trans-WA

We heard from many of our partners about their work, at the January 2025 Partner Convening, and its only a small percentage of the amazing work being done in ou...

Northwest Agricultural Business Center

We heard from many of our partners about their work, at the January 2025 Partner Convening, and its only a small percentage of the amazing work being done in ou...

Partner Spotlights – Slides

Review all the slides from the partner and ACH spotlights, shared at the January 2025 Partner Convening, including: Targeted Universalism community of practice,...

North Sound Well-Being Survey Launch

This resource aims to gather diverse community perspectives to shape the future of regional well-being, encouraging participation to ensure inclusive representa...

San Juan County Mobile Dental Project

Partner presentation by San Juan County Health & Community Services and Orcas Island Health Care District on their shared project: San Juan County Mobile De...

North Sound Oral Health Maps and Tables

This resource includes various data sets related to oral health, focusing on dental utilization rates for Medicaid recipients, the enrollment of low-income stud...

Poor Teeth

This resource discusses class disparity, particularly in the United States, through the lens of dental health.

Closing Song

Antone George (Lummi) and family offered a song for us to close our convening.

Social Impact Film Screening

We are partnering with some of the most amazing filmmakers in our region, in order to uplift the stories, experiences, and impact of our partners, as well as su...

Keynote Milenko Matanovic

Milenko Matanovic has become an internationally recognized leader in collaboration. He is an artist and community builder focusing on turning people’s differe...

Connect and Collaborate

Giving the folks a chance to introduce themselves to each other and then start the day with a fun activity that gets folks in the mindset of collaboration.

Wallet Card: Trusted Messaging

This is a printable wallet card for community health workers, from the Council for Quality Health Communication, for quick tips on messaging for trust in health...

Triumph Teen Life Center

This center provides a range of services aimed at empowering teens and fostering community well-being through various supportive programs.

MV Mariachi

This program celebrates the cultural heritage and musical traditions of Mariachi, offering education and performance opportunities.

Picture This | Alcatraz

This collection features photographs of the Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island, documenting a pivotal moment in Indigenous activism.

Green Schoolyards America

This is an organization with a mission to increase tree canopy on K-12 school grounds, manage schoolyard forests, and promote outdoor education.

Say This, Not That!

In this resource you will find 30 popular phrases and their shockingly racist historical meanings.

Distressed Communities Index (DCI)

“The Distressed Communities Index (DCI) brings attention to the deep disparities in economic well-being that separate U.S. communities. The latest Census ...

Discover Passes | Free Checkout Program

In this Resource, you will find the Check Out Washington is a program. Which allows users to check out a special Discover Pass at their local library. Library c...

North Cascades Wild Church | Website

This is the website for North Cascades Wild Church. This group gathers in nature to foster spiritual connection and community bonds. Through contemplative pract...

Glacier Peak Institute | Website

This is Glacier Peak Institute’s website. This organization connects rural youth with their environment through outdoor adventures, hands-on projects, and...

Open Arms Perinatal Services

Open Arms Perinatal Services is an organization that provides community-based support during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting, including doula care, childb...

Project Girl Mentoring Program

“Project Girl Mentoring Program is a non profit organization providing mentoring, educational and social activities to young women throughout Snohomish Co...

Shades of Divinity

Shades of Divinity, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “promote reproductive justice and equity in Washington state by uplifting BIPOC families. ...

Black Coalition For Safe Motherhood

The Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood (BCFSM™) is an organization focused on healthcare advocacy education in the Black community. BCFSM™ empowers Black b...

Global Perinatal Services

Global Perinatal is a an organization working to provide support for perinatal and postpartum birthers, their partners. They provide education and connect famil...

Report: 2021 March of Dimes Report Card

This resource discusses the March of Dimes Report Card, providing insights into the current state of maternal and infant health across the U.S., including state...

The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA)

“The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance that centers Black mamas and birthing people to advocate, drive resea...

Video: Roots of Empathy | Intro Video

For more information or to sign up to participate, please contact Sara Airoldi, Whatcom Roots of Empathy Program Manager at sairoldi@rootsofempathy.org“

Website: Roots of Empathy

An inclusive community building that supports children’s well being and breaks intergenerational cycles of violence and neglect. Roots of Empathy can be b...

Matika Wilbur | Website

“Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) is one of the nation’s leading photographers, based in the Pacific Northwest. She earned her BFA from Brooks Inst...

Chelan County Jail & Reentry Program

“The Chelan County Jail and Reentry Program is a holistic approach to reintegration of incarcerated adults into society. Designed to address the complex n...

First Step Act Annual Report

“The First Step Act (FSA or the Act), passed into law in December 2018, was heralded as the culmination of a bipartisan effort to improve criminal justice...

CHART Showing Success in Everett

“CHART (CHronic-Utilizer Alternative Response Team) is a program where people who have been identified as chronic users of emergency services get intensiv...

Grace Program – Whatcom County

“The Whatcom Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement (GRACE) program is a community-based effort to find solutions for individuals who are high u...

Tulalip Tribes Elders Panel

“The Tulalip Tribes, Elders Panel is a diversion program for defendants in the Tulalip Tribal Court. The Elders Panel draws on the wisdom and experience ...

Tulalip Tribal Court | Wellness Court

“Tulalip’s Healing to Wellness Court provides the support and resources necessary for our clients to begin living sober lives and reconnecting with thei...

Ear Hustle (Podcast)

“Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison, featuring stories of the daily realities of life inside California’s S...

The C.H.W. CREW Podcast

The #1 Podcast for Community Health Workers (CHW). We empower CHWs and health and wellness professionals around the globe to be courageous and make impact. We s...

CDC: Policy Evidence Assessment Report

The Policy Evidence Assessment Reports summarize the evidence bases for components of chronic disease policy.  In these reports 14 CHW policy components to ass...

CDC: Community Health Worker Resources

The resources on this page are collected from programs across CDC that host materials pertinent to CHWs. These resources should be helpful not only to CHWs but ...

American Public Health | CHW Page

The APHA Community Health Workers Section actively promotes the voice of community health workers within health care and public health systems and in communitie...

Community Health Worker Training

Community Health Worker training registration. The Community Health Worker Core Competency Training is offered quarterly on a regional basis.

Advancing Holistic Well-Being Measures

NLC and Oxford embarked on a dual effort aimed at a pilot in metropolitan Atlanta, while also considering a broader set of emerging models spurred by cities and...

Measuring Mobility from Poverty

What would it take to dramatically increase mobility from poverty?  To answer this question, the US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty gathered a range of in...

GRACE and LEAD Programs

Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement (GRACE) program provides intensive support to people who are frequent users of emergency medical services (EM...

Relevant Engagement

Relevant Engagement, LLC is a consulting firm based in the state of Washington. The mission is to engage youth, adults, institutions, and community organization...

Center for Guided Pathways

The Center for Guided Pathways works with student leaders & student affairs professionals at all levels. The Center believes that closing demographic dispar...

Indigenous Knowledge Library

Indigenous knowledge—also known as traditional knowledge—refers to information, meanings, purposes, and values that Indigenous peoples have gathered, concep...

Eight Keys to Bridging Our Differences

As part of the Greater Good Science Center’s Bridging Differences initiative, this article explores the concept of bridging and provides eight key principles ...

Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters

This report from McKinsey is the third in a series investigating the business case for diversity. Using data from over 1,000 companies, the report demonstrates ...

Trauma, Promise, and Possibility’

This publication tells the story of Jawanza Malone, executive director of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, and countless other Black-led nonprofits a...

LGBTQ+ Health Equity Library

LGBTQ+ people belong everywhere. They deserve to live open, authentic lives without fear of discrimination, harassment, judgement, or violence. Despite decades ...

Talking about Pronouns in the Workplace

This article discusses personal pronouns, the persistence of gender norms, and why pronouns matter, especially for transgender and nonbinary people. It includes...

Community Health Workers Toolkit

This topic guide provides resources that identify different CHW models, demonstrate effective CHW programs, and outline the issues and challenges to the develop...

Pronouns Usage Among LGBTQ Youth

This brief uses data from the Trevor Project’s 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health to further explore pronoun usage among LGBTQ youth. The brie...

Safety Net Dental Clinic Manual

This manual is designed to help safety net dental clinic staff with all aspects of clinic development and ongoing operations, including facilities and staffing,...

Data Sovereignty: 9/25/19 Webinar

This webinar explains the concept of data sovereignty, discusses data sovereignty in terms of Medicaid Transformation in Washington, and considers next steps fo...

Mobile-Portable Dental Care

This document provides an overview of mobile dental clinics and their role in helping address dental care needs for populations with limited access.

Dental Health Aid Therapists (DHATs)

This document provides an overview of the Dental Health Aide Therapists model and how it can address barriers in dental care in American Indian and Alaska Nativ...

Oral Health in Primary Care Integration

This brief introduces the Oral Health Delivery Framework, a conceptual framework for how to engage patients and families, and to make oral health preventive car...

Gather

“Gather,” co-produced by Illumine Film and First Nations Development Institute, outlines the revitalization and re-creation of Indigenous food systems in No...

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