Hosts Chris Bricker and Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, explore new paradigms and new developments surrounding our County’s good people doing good work! Chris and Siobhan have a conversation with the Food Service Directors Shannon Gray from Port Townsend School District and Justin Oas from Chimacum Schools. They’ll share their thoughts about how food service in the schools has evolved, especially with the incredible network of school gardens and other efforts that bring fresh food to student meals programs.

We’re bringing you a reprise edition of Community Tides and our delightful conversation with Shelby Smith, member of the Board of Directors for the Community Wellness Project. We’re re-airing this episode in anticipation of further conversations that my co-host Siobhan Canty and I will be having with those involved in the school food service programs that are cultivating the health and well-being of students and families alike throughout Jefferson County. Working with school parents, staff, administrators, and school boards, the Wellness Project builds strategic programs that address specific short-term wellness issues, as well as create long-term structural change. And now, let’s join our conversation with Shelby Smith…

It’s Primary Season! These days especially, we wonder about the challenges our educators face in encouraging our youth to be active in our democracy and its electoral process. KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, join Dr. Linda Rosenbury, Superintendent of Port Townsend School District, for an important discussion surrounding classroom challenges, solutions, and social responsibilities in navigating a politically charged and norm-busting environment.

Alyssa deLeon, Centrum’s Program Manager for Creative Youth Development, joins us to talk about a very special Program called “Voices from the Field Arts Academy” which is offered each season here on the Fort Worden Campus. The Program  provides outstanding arts experiences for middle school students in Washington State’s migrant education programs. 

We’re bringing you a reprise broadcast of our conversation with Dr. Kristin “Rosie” Barnes, Director of Medical Operations for the No Fallen Heroes Foundation, and Lauren Feringa, Director of Hippie and a Veteran Foundation, about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. We’ll discuss how partnerships with a number of dynamic groups and organizations throughout the Peninsula and the state can help Veterans,

Hosts Chris Bricker and Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation explore new paradigms and new developments from our County’s good people doing good work! This week, Chris and Siobhan welcome special guests Cindy Brooks, Executive Director of Economic Development Council Team Jefferson, and Bill Wise, Steering Committee Chair for the Housing Solutions Network. He’s also co-founder and former chair for EDC Team Jefferson. We have a robust conversation about the breadth and diversity of Jefferson County’s economy, the challenges for our businesses and our workforce, significant changes with regard to affordable housing, and how the housing crisis and its solutions will directly relate to our economy’s well-being.

Chris and Siobhan welcome special guests Cindy Brooks, Executive Director of Economic Development Council Team Jefferson, and Bill Wise, Steering Committee Chair for the Housing Solutions Network. He’s also co-founder and former chair for EDC Team Jefferson. We’ll have a robust conversation about the breadth and diversity of Jefferson County’s economy, the challenges for our businesses and our workforce, significant changes with regard to affordable housing, and how the housing crisis and its solutions will directly relate to our economy’s well-being.

Welcome to the second of two special editions of Community Tides!  KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins his co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, at April’s Second Annual Jefferson County Connectivity Fair.  In Part One,we dropped in on a presentation by Students For Sustainability, and you can find it now in KPTZ’s Podcast Archive. For this episode, Siobhan Canty herself gives a presentation through the lens of Connectivity and Community Philanthropy and how the Foundation plays an important part in these efforts.  We begin with introductions by a variety of fascinating attendees, and then Siobhan will launch us into a discussion about the rewarding world of community giving and connection.

On alternate weeks with Our Working Waterfront, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, to explore new paradigms, new developments, and the panorama of good work our vibrant community continues to do day in and day out. Siobhan and Chris decided to feature Jefferson County’s Second Annual Connectivity Fair held in April at the Chimacum Schools campus. After a gracious welcome by Chimacum Tribal Council Chair, Rosalie Walz, the Fair’s prime movers, Judy Alexander and Rose Madrone, best described the event this way: “Part of what makes Jefferson County unique and special are the nonprofit organizations and service groups that anchor this special community and make it strong and connected. The Fair was created to showcase a large sampling of them, and each of these organizations offer ways for the general public to pitch in to help make our County informed, sustainable, resilient, and life-giving.” Siobhan gave an excellent presentation on Community Philanthropy, and I later popped in on the presentation given by Port Townsend High School’s Students For Sustainability.

For this episode, we join Laura Tucker, advisor and mentor for the club, to give us a brief history of SFS. Then students Tallulah Sebastian and Sawyer Duval give their wonderful presentation. Meanwhile,fellow club members Tadu Dollarhide and Ella Schwartz ran the information table in the big hall.

Two special guests join us who represent our Local Investment Opportunities Network, or LION, here in East  Jefferson county. We’ll learn more about how LION helps to build prosperous local businesses by assisting in building a more resilient and sustainable economy. Jane Armstrong and her husband moved to the Peninsula 10 years ago. She brings a wealth of business management experience to the table. Jane explains the structure and breadth of LION, and also how LION and Housing Solutions Network provide some of that same kind of collaborative connection to creatively address opportunities and challenges in our communities. Heidi Haney came to Port Townsend along with over 20 years of business and hospitality experience. Heidi will tell us how her latest enterprise, the Tipsy Gypsy Mobile Bar Service, was born and how it has morphed thanks to the economic seeds planted by LION.