Mason Matters

02/18/2026

REMINDER - CHOICE Funding Opportunity - https://mailchi.mp/7d30738870f8/reminder_rfa

02/13/2026

Read here about strengthening childcare systems in the South Sound! Mason Matters is a proud partner with EDC Mason in the Mason County Childcare Assessment project.

As funding shifts reshape child care & early learning systems, families, providers, and community leaders continue to work to strengthen support locally.

02/10/2026

Lovely post from EDC Mason County about the opening of the Mason General Hospital's Mountainview Cafe.

02/03/2026

BUSINESS GRANTS Invest in your business. Strengthen your workforce. Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council (PacMtn) is offering a Small Business Investment Grant to support small businesses across our five-county region.…

02/03/2026

Wise words from Mason County Early Learning Coalition: Today is Child Care for Washington's Advocacy Day! Please take a moment to contact your lawmakers and urge them to support Early Learning and Child Care! The Governor's Budget proposes to cut 4,000 families from Working Connections Child Care!
Send an email to all three of them -
Travis.Couture@leg.wa.gov
Drew.Macewan@leg.wa.gov
Dan.Griffey@leg.wa.gov
Tell them NO CUTS TO CHILDCARE!
You can also follow this link and take action on Investing in ECEAP, and expanding access to ECEAP to military families. It takes only a few minutes! Please share and take action today!

01/28/2026

Childcare matters and in rural communities the solutions are community specific

01/27/2026

This is a great, and really quick, opportunity to share about issues affecting your family and community.

If you're stuck at home today, why not take our annual survey? In 10 minutes or less, you could help shape the services offered in your community! Take the survey: https://f.mtr.cool/bsrbuqutpz

01/23/2026

The momentum of the childcare coalition work is literally contagious.

The Mason County Childcare Coalition reconvened in January, co-facilitated by MasonEDC and Mason Matters, bringing partners together to begin shaping actionable strategies to improve childcare access and strengthen the local workforce. The discussion focused on aligning priorities, identifying next steps, and connecting childcare to broader workforce and economic development efforts.

Read more: https://masonedc.org/news/childcare-coalition-meeting3

01/23/2026

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