Community Links

Government Links

Graham Fire & Rescue
Central Pierce Fire & Rescue
Pierce County Responds
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department Neighborhood Sex Offender Search
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department Neighborhood Crime Search
Pierce County Central Maintenance Facility
Pierce County Alert
Register to vote
Pierce County Council District – Find My District
State Legislative Districts District Finder

Pierce County Rehab Centers

Pierce County Alliance is a private non-profit social service agency specializing in substance abuse and mental health services for individuals, families, and the community.

Self Reliant Community of Graham

Sharing skills, knowledge, and encouragement

Pierce Prairie Post

Midland, Parkland, Summit, Spanaway, Fredrickson, Elk Plain, Lacamas, Roy, McKenna

South Sound Seed Stewards

Encouraging Community Self-Reliant Gardening

The Dispatch

The Dispatch is a weekly Legal Paper of Record paper serving a broad area of South Pierce County.

Graham Business Association

What’s Good for Community is Good for Business!

The Bethel School District

The Bethel School District is a dynamic district that covers over 215 square miles in southeast Pierce County.

Bethel School District Report Card
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Lakewold Gardens

253-584-4106
12317 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499

Boys and Girls Club
McChord Youth Center

Joint Base Fort Lewis-McChord
253-982-2203
Bldg. 3032, off Lincoln Blvd

Boys and Girls Club
North Fort Youth Center

Joint Base Fort Lewis-McChord
253-966-7166
Bldg 8584, American Lake Ave

Boys and Girls Club
South Pierce County

320 176th St. E. (Portable #26)
Spanaway, WA 98387
253-683-7426

T.Diane Day, Program Assistant
tdd@wsu.edu or (253) 798-7160 (for club information)
3602 Pacific Ave, Suite B, Tacoma, WA 98418-7920
Mike Seiber, 4-H Program Coordinator
mike.seiber@wsu.edu or (253) 798-3223
Brian Brandt, 4-H Faculty
bbrandt@wsu.edu or (253) 798-3250

Graham 4H GROUPS

Goats- (“Just Kidding Around”, led by Susan Becker);
Horses- (“Promise Riders” led by Stacy Kaplan and “Celtic Horses” led by Laurie Oates). October is Open Enrollment.
Phone 4H @ 253-798-7160.

Camp Fire USA-Orca Council

Proudly Serving Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Mason, Grays Harbor,
and Pacific Counties in Washington State
Camp Fire Orca
622 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA ? Mailing address: PO Box 18170, Tacoma, WA 98419
253.597.6234 | Fax: 1.253.486.1967 | E-mail: kbouta@campfireorca.org

Girl Scouts of Western Washington

South Regional Office
DuPont Girl Scout Center
Phone: (253) 475-0307 / (800) 541-9852
Fax: (253) 473-0969
Email: dupont@girlscoutsww.org
Location: 1000 Davis Place
Mailing Address: PO Box 770, DuPont, WA 98327

Graham GIRL SCOUTS

led by Kathi Rennaker (1-253-576-3552) are collecting old shoes to help pay for their coming trip to Switzerland!

Boy Scouts, Pacific Harbors Council

Tiger Cubs – 1st grade, or 7 years old
Cub Scouts – 2nd or 3rd grade, or 8 or 9 years old
Webelos Scouts – 4th or 5th grade, or 10 years old
Boy Scouting – 11 years old but not yet 18 years old
Varsity Scouting – boys 14-18 years old

Creighton Scout Service Center
4802 South 19th Street Tacoma, WA 98405
Hours 9-5 Monday-Friday 10-3 Saturday
253.682.2217 Email: twoodloc@bsamail.org

Graham BOY SCOUTS

Scout Troop #677, (360-893-0992), and Cub Scout Pack 0619 MEET Wed. Evening (6:30) at (temporarily) Frontier Park near the Pavilion. They are seeking new members. (Phone Ken Knowles at 253-961-8020)
Tim Garber is Cubmaster of Pack 621 in Graham, (no other info).
Russ Kirkegaard is Cubmaster of Pack 612, meeting at Nelson Elementary on Tuesdays, 7 to 8 pm.
Pack 0612 of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, meets at Nelson Elementary.
Explorer Post 403 is led by Carl Montegna (360) 458-2441 for meeting info.

Graham Community Networking Links

Lynda Stelzer’s list of current known communications methods and owners as of December 2019

BROADCAST–Available to all

https://pierceprairiepost.com/

Midland, Parkland, Summit, Spanaway, Frederickson, Elk Plain, Lacamas, Roy, McKenna, Graham, Thrift, Kapowsin

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1947133915512718/

Graham-Kapowsin neighborhood news Facebook group

https://themountainnewswa.net/

The Mountain News–Opinion/news site for anyone living in the shadow of Mt. Rainier

https://g-kcc.org/

Graham-Kapowsin Community Council

https://www.facebook.com/GrahamKapowsinCommunityCouncil

Graham-Kapowsin Community Council Facebook page

https://www.justserve.org/projects

Just Serve LDS website, volunteering opportunities

https://dispatchnews.com/

Eatonville Dispatch–South Pierce County News

https://grahambusinessassoc.org/

Graham Business Association Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/oldetownekapowsin/

Olde Towne Kapowsin Facebook page

https://www.bethelsd.org/resources/peachjar

Bethel School District PeachJar system

https://www.piercecountylibrary.org/branches/central-south-county/graham/graham-library.htm

Graham Public Library website

http://safest.org/who-we-are/

Safe Streets Neighborhood Groups

https://www.gtcf.org/about/

Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

https://www.harvesthousenw.org/

Harvest House Food Pantry–Saturdays from 9:30-12 pm at 25713 70th Ave E Graham, WA

https://nourishpc.org/

Nourish Pierce County — Food Banks for Healthier Futures

Occasional newsletter

http://ortingfoodbank.org/

Orting Food Bank 224 Washington Avenue South, Orting, WA 98360 Distributes food on Mondays from 3:00-6:00pm, Wednesdays 12:00-3:00pm, Friday 9:00-12:00, and Saturday 10:00 – 1:00.

https://nextdoor.com

Nextdoor website–mostly for individuals, may be a “Special Entity” exception for nonprofits and community groups in the future. Must sign up with real name and address. Bulletin board style posting.

Other Sources/Ideas

https://www-1.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/

Puyallup Herald section of The News Tribune

https://thesubtimes.com/

The Suburban Times — Online wkly emailed newsletter for Lakewood and Tacoma resident info and events

https://clarkcountylive.com/

online monthly email based monthly newsletter

https://www.northwestmilitary.com/

The Ranger and other military newsletters. The Ranger is still printed, but distribution is spotty.

http://www.eatonvillefamilyagency.org/

Eatonville Family Agency — Provides Food, Clothing, and Resources for their community

https://www.piercecountywa.gov/921/Pierce-County-ALERT