Mason Matters

12/19/2025

Here's a free one hour virtual legislative training designed for food bank and pantry volunteers and staff addressing how state policy shapes hunger and food assistance and how to effectively advocate.

Join us for a one-hour virtual legislative training designed specifically for food banks and pantries. This session will introduce how state policy shapes hunger and food assistance, provide a brief primer on poverty and policy, and offer clear, actionable steps for engaging with legislators. D...

12/18/2025

Washington Department of Commerce just opened a funding opportunity for nonprofit capital projects. An information session is scheduled for today (12/18) at 11:30am. Please share.

The Department of Commerce is opening a funding opportunity for the Capital Project Capacity Grants for Nonprofit Organizations on Dec. 22. To help organizations prepare, their Community Engagement and Outreach Team is hosting optional information sessions the week of December 15. These small grant

12/05/2025

Today!!!

12/05/2025

A beautiful donation to WA State's health and wellbeing

Becky and Lynn Miner have donated their Casa Becca del Norté tree farm to WSU Extension Forestry as a “legacy of learning.” Representing WSU’s first school forest, the acreage includes a residential log cabin and outbuildings that will support education, training, demonstrations, research, co...

12/04/2025

Mason County's Early Learning Coalition, with Visions for Early Learning, is looking for local stories for a prenatal to three awareness campaign. They'd love to hear from you. Stories are due by Dec. 19th. Please help spread the word!

We are collecting stories to highlight how coordinated prenatal-to-age-three supports make a difference for families and communities. Your story will help strengthen advocacy and regional communications for: Access to prenatal care, maternal health, and early screenings, support for brain developmen...

12/01/2025

Yum. A winter harvest canning workshop.

11/27/2025

Hola amigos, vecinos y familia del condado de Mason. Aquí les traemos otro nuevo taller, muy divertido y delicioso. Acompáñennos a aprender cómo enlatar, puré de manzana y peras, y venga a probar una muestra tradicional del salmón ahumado. Traiga toda la familia y su frasquito de vidrio con tapa para que se lleve el puré a su casa. Diciembre 5, de 12 a 4 pm.

11/23/2025

As we continue our focus on childcare in Mason County, this is what CBS Sunday Morning reports.

For some, the high cost of child care in the U.S. is a higher expense than rents and mortgages, or even in-state college tuition, and has pushed tens of thou...