Greater Lakes 50th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser — a Huge Success!In May, we held our 50th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser - an opportunity to see old friends, make new ones and be inspired by the stories of those we serve. And the event lived up to its name – it was a great celebration and raised $50,000 to support our PORCH program.

The PORCH program serves individuals with mental illness who have been homeless or have lived in institutions such as State Hospitals for an extended period of time. Attendees had the opportunity to see video clips of interviews with two inspiring women, both of whom have built lives of purpose and joy, something they didn’t think was possible until their involvement with the PORCH program. With nearly 200 attendees and an outstanding group of Corporate Sponsors (see list below), we exceeded our goal for this first-time fundraising event, enabling Greater Lakes to continue to help create more PORCH success stories.

But of course, the unmet needs of individuals with mental illness in our com-munity continue to grow. So please mark your calendars for May 18, 2016, for our next annual celebration, which will support the new Lakewood COPS program. In this program, a Greater Lakes Mental Health Professional and a Lakewood Police Officer team up to help individuals with mental illness who come to the attention of law enforcement. We hope to see you there!

FALL 2015

inside 2 Report from

the Board Chair

2 Report from the President and CEO

3 Lakewood COPS Program

3 2015 Annual Report

4 Greater Lakes' new Mission, Vision and Values statement

4 Greater Lakes has a different look!

4-5 Donor Recognition

6 Make a Difference!

6 Board of Directors

6 Mission Statement

“I don’t know where I’d be without Greater Lakes. I have an amazing therapist and an awesome med provider. They both just get me.” — GLMH consumer

Gen. Bill Harrison and Andi Gernon

Donnie Weeks and son Mike

Karen Benveniste Walli and Terry Roarke, Jim and Ginny Eshelman, Dr. Ron Benveniste

John Winters, Shirlee Schatz, Dede Winters, Cindy Komorous

Corporate Sponsors for the Greater Lakes 50th Anniversary Celebration & FundraiserThe Puyallup Tribe of Indians – $7500.00

Albers & Company – $5000.00

Franciscan Foundation – $5000.00

MultiCare Health Systems – $2500.00

Optum – $2500.00

KeyBank Foundation – $2500.00

genoa, a QoL healthcare company – $2000.00

Community Health Care – $1000.00

Heritage Bank – $1000.00

Moss Adams, LLP – $1000.00

The Albers group

Jerry & Barbara Moore, Greg Unruh

Jeff Watts

Report from the Board ChairPublic mental health is subject to constantly changing priorities and funding. To be successful, providers must frequently shift service delivery and business models in response. This is the reason we added a sixth value to our Values Statements — “Be nimble and responsive in creating solutions.” Here are a few examples of nimble changes that we managed this year.

• Reductions in State funding for supported housing left us with insufficient resources to maintain Forest Lodge, a small house and 4-unit apartment building in south Tacoma. As a result, we have closed this supported housing complex and are in the process of selling the property. Every single client was successfully transferred to alternative housing, to minimize disruption to clients’ safety and security.

• For Adult Residential Treatment, which is still a State-covered service, payment rates have steadily decreased in the last decade. For years, Greater Lakes has operated Independence Inn, a small, homelike Residential Treatment facility in Spanaway. As this was no longer financially sustainable, we made the difficult decision to close this facility. In closing Independence Inn, every single client was successfully placed in either another residential treatment

facility or a less intensive living arrangement. And we were able to transition most of the staff to jobs at other Greater Lakes locations, avoiding layoffs of 20 Staff.

• And there is good program news here as well! We plan to convert the Independence Inn building into an outpatient clinic, opening this spring! This much needed service location will be well utilized, because adults in the Spanaway area are currently underserved relative to the degree of need, due to the lack of current outpatient services in that distant part of Pierce County. Our experience with our new 72nd Street Clinic reminded us that mental health services must be available nearby in order to be truly accessible.

• Also on the plus side, we launched a valuable new service with the Lakewood Police Department, the “Lakewood COPS Program”, described on Page 2 of this report.

The new COPS program will be the focus of our 2016 Celebration and Fundraiser on May 18th. We hope you and your friends will join us to learn more about and support this worthwhile cause while enjoying a great meal and a fun evening. This event will be an opportunity to remember that while change is constant, we continue to experience wonderful opportunities to be of service to our community.

Steven Brockel, Board Chair

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Report from the President & CEOEvery successful organization engages in effective planning. However, the new reality is that the pace of change is so fast that no one can make reasonable, concrete predictions about the future to permit setting specific goals and timelines for their organization. In considering this situation, our leadership concluded that the “old style” strategic plan, with a five year horizon, is no longer useful. So we set about to create a “strategic

direction” that was flexible yet provided clear guidance. This framework recognizes that our field is now so dynamic that broad guidelines are most appropriate.

We identified some strong trends, such as moving towards person-centered, integrated care for mental health and substance use disorders; followed next by integrating with physical healthcare. But there is little concrete information available about elements such as how the regulations will be crafted, specific practice models, or financing. The result is that the near future may offer some surprising turns.

We completed some elements of traditional strategic planning – seeking broad community, Board and staff input about our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. We analyzed information from local, State and Federal sources about the direction that mental health is going, and what roles we should strive for. The result was a set of directions for where we want to go and concepts that will help us get there:

1. Maintain flexibility and the ability to change directions effectively and efficiently when warranted.

2. Continue to move toward integration (mental health, chemical dependency and physical health care) in a deliberate, yet responsive manner, recognizing that significant system unknowns exist.

3. Ensure a trained, capable and sufficient workforce to meet the demands of the community and opportunities by funders.

4. Ensure that technology solutions are implemented in a timely process that is both rational and speedy.

5. Continue to be a provider of choice and be viewed positively by our clients, community, funders and regulators.

6. Maintain successful business practices and sufficient cash to weather difficult circumstances and to be able to take advantage of business opportunities that arise.

As always, it will be the details in each of these directions that are likely to pose the greatest challenges and we will continue to make adjustments going forward. But these six strategic directions sum up what we believe to be the core elements of success for Greater Lakes in this dynamic environment. Our most important priority continues to be that Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare stays relevant and effective in caring for those with mental illness and mental health challenges.

Terri Card, President & CEO

Terri Card, President & CEO

Steven Brockel, Board Chair

New “Lakewood COPS” Program – An Effective CollaborationLaw enforcement officers are occasion-ally called to help assist with individuals with mental illness. The challenge for law enforcement is that they are professionally trained police officers, not mental health professionals. The other challenge for law enforcement is that often these individuals cannot be left in the community in their current state, yet there are limited options for where they can go for help.

With funding from the Lakewood Police Department, the City of Lakewood now has an answer to these challenges – the Lakewood COPS program. In this program, a Lakewood Police Officer and a Licensed Mental Health Professional from Greater Lakes work together to respond to individuals who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis. This model is already showing incredible results because this team has the combined legal and psychiatric skills and resources necessary to assess and meet the challenges on the spot. In addition to the City of Lakewood funds for the program, Greater Lakes applied for grant funds to help meet the emergency needs of the people they assist, such as a gift card for food, a safe night in a motel or some warm clothing. And when needed, this team can arrange for immediate access to an intake assessment for mental health services.

The Lakewood COPS Program is less than a year old, but it is already dem-onstrating that collaboration between law enforcement and mental health is a winning combination. So please mark your calendars for our Fundraising Celebration on May 18, 2016, when the Lakewood COPS Program will be the recipient of our fundraising efforts. Great work is being done, but there is so much more we can do with the support of our community!

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

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Service VolumesThis chart shows the number of persons served at Greater Lakes and the number of hours of service we provided to our clients.

1. Greater Lakes Counseling Center (GLCC) closed in 2012.2. Contracts include Clover Park Schools, and CHC Ryan White.3. Adult Outpatient Services and Therapy Services include the Community Reentry Program,

Jail Transition Services, PATH, PORCH, SCORE, City of Lakewood Police and FFACT.4. Recovery Center statistics are measured in Average Length of Stay (ALOS) in days,

rather than number of service hours. The number of Recovery Center clients is included in the Total Clients: ALOS is not included in the total service hours.

5. Residential statistics reflect the number of clients who are served within a residential program, including: Independence Inn, Forest Lodge, Montgrove Manor, Seeley Lake Lodge and the HUD apartments. They also include the crisis beds at Seeley Lake Lodge. They do not include GLMH consumers residing at the Congregate Care Facilities (CCFs).

  2014 2013 2012

Program Hours Clients Hours Clients Hours Clients

Access Center 1,617 5,387 1,429 3,850 924 3,677

Child & Family 23,775 2,801 21,733 2,192 18,661 1,814

GLCC1 6,242 1,573

72nd Street Clinic 5,536 671

Contracts2 3,712 435 5,178 711 7,431 1,145Adult Outpatient & Therapy Services3 74,623 8,952 69,200 6,672 58,547 4,780

Recovery Center LOS4 21 248 23 230 20 262

Residential5 1,519 224 1,427 210 1,313 213

TOTAL CLIENT/HOURS 111,024 10,918 99,240 8,584 92,786 9,092

“I always feel respected by my counselor. I can tell he really cares about me.”

— GLMH consumer

Financial ReportIncome and Expenses for the Year Ending June 30, 2015

EXPENDITURES AND SURPLUS $21,109,470

Fund-raising 0.2%

Increase in Net Assets 1.6%

Support and Management Services 12.9%

Program Services

85.4%

Investment Income 0.1%

REVENUES $21,109,470Patient Service and Contract Revenue 12%

RSN and State Revenue 87%

Contributions 0.7%

CORPORATE DONATION

Heritage Bank - $21,500

FALL CAMPAIGN 2014-2015

Gold Circle ($5,000 & above)Multicare Community

Partnership FundNisqually Tribal CouncilBenefactors ($1,000-$2,499)Anonymous – 2Les & Cindy BeckerTerri L. CardHeritage Bank –

Lakewood BranchKeyBank FoundationSally McDanielMelanie S. McFarlandPamela MayerBarbara J. & Jerry N.

MooreLaurie & Toby MurrayGeorge & Jo Marie

Pessemier Family Endowment Fund of The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

Terrence & Walli RoarkeMr. & Mrs. Frank H.

SwansonMike & Mimi TucciMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey WattsPatrons ($500-$999)Anonymous – 1Maggie & Tom BakerLeo DudleyJoan EisenhardtAndie GernonClara K. LaddPoe Construction, Inc.Shirlee Schatz &

Clark JonsonSt. Frances Cabrini ParishKathleen SweeneyMike & Mary Jo TucciAdvocates ($250-$499)Anonymous – 2John & Annette ArriolaMr. & Mrs. John H. BayRuth BriehlSteven Brockel &

Deborah FluckigerLila EarlyPriscilla K. FisherJim & Wendy GriffinLTG. William H. Harrison,

(Ret)George S. HiblarCharles Hyde, IIIJames Olp & Sue WestonArt & Aija OzolinSmall, Snell, Weiss, &

Comfort, P.S.Marjorie H. Stansfield

Endowment Fund of The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

John & Chris WestElesia WilliamsDavid M. & Barbara

YoungFriends ($100-249)Anonymous – 8William BarsantiCharan BirdJohn & Lani BriehlShirley & Barry

BrockmannNelsa BrodieBob & Nancy CherniakDiane H. ChickGermaine V. DartRobert & Ann EdingtonMolly & Tal EdmanElaine EdmondsonAlice GovigEmma GreerDonald & Berenice

HardyDr. & Mrs. Jordan H.

HarrisStanley & Debi HarrisJulie & Milt HempelPaul & Gloria KauttuClyde & Sydna KoontzWilliam LindsayR. Martin Lobdell &

Liz ScottTim & Mary LowenbergElizabeth LufkinJohn & Ruthie NaegeleMeg & Tom NamesJoe & Suzy NealonPhil & Helen NordquistJessica OberCarolyn & Martin PetrichMr. & Mrs. Del

PoppelreiterJohn PostSylvia B. SassEva M. SeidelJoEthel SmithCarol StarrRichard StonackBill & Bobby StreetTacoma Lakewood

Coin ClubKathryn Van WagenenBarbara P. WerschkulRandall & Donna

ZahnowSustaining ($5-$99)Anonymous – 5Hilarie Aitken Matching

Gift – Flex Plan ServicesRobert & Georganna BellBob & Joan BoehmDonna A. CardDoris ClaypoolRaymond FryMary T. GustinWalter & Karen HaleJohn & Jeanne HolroydJames & Joyce PilandMichael J. PortmannDorothy J. RiderMary Lou Ristine

Donor Recognition — Thank You to Our Generous Donors

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A Different LookWe’ve taken another positive step in our commitment to “empowering hope, relief and recovery” at our Main Building — all Plexiglas barriers in our three Front Desk reception areas have been removed. These barriers were previously thought to be essential to protect staff in a mental health environment. However, new research shows that it doesn’t necessarily work that way. Studies and experience suggest that such barriers actually promote anger, feelings of distance and intimidation, as well as making it difficult for staff and clients to hear each other.

We have received positive feedback from clients who report feeling more welcomed and more accepted.

And our reception staff report feeling more connected to clients and more positive about the interactions. Plus it helps our lobbies look more open and spacious. Another great Win-Win!

Greater Lakes has New Mission, Vision and Values Statements!Over the past year, Greater Lakes Board and staff engaged with our community and clients to update our Mission, Vision and Values statements. It was an exciting process that involved 1) input from stakeholders, 2) analysis of our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and 3) many hours of discussion about our identity and what matters most to everyone involved.

The result was a re-dedication to the Values that sustain and guide us and increased clarity around our Vision and Mission statements that guide our behavior.

Our new Vision statement creates the ideal that we strive for: Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare – Empowering hope, relief and recovery

Our new Mission statement operationalizes our vision: Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare:• Empowers hope through compassion,

engagement and connection with those we serve

• Empowers relief through effective evidence based practices that promote skills and resilience

• Empowers recovery by building upon strengths and supporting individuals in their goals.

Our Values statements create the foundation on which we operate. The first 5 remain unchanged. This year we added a 6th Value statement to reflect a crucial core competency in today’s changing healthcare world.

Our updated values list is now:• Do the right things for the right reasons

• Provide great customer service with high-quality outcomes

• Communicate openly, honestly and respectfully

• Problem solve collaboratively with clients, staff and the community

• Promote healthy options for clients and staff

• Be nimble and responsive in creating solutions.

A huge “Thank You!” to our Board of Directors, Consumer Advisory Committee and Staff for their energy, tenacity and creativity throughout this process!

“I look forward to seeing my counselor…a chance to sit down, open up and talk about who I am… I always held everything inside but I’m gradually opening up.”

— GLMH consumer

Donor Recognition — Thank You to Our Generous Donors

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Nancy ScottMadelyn & Bob SmithJohn & Marti SuttonLinda A. TatlockEdward TaylorDavid & Jean TritenbachMarsha J. Williams

MEMORIALS

In Memory of Daniel Alpert John & Chris WestIn Memory of Les BrodieNelsa BrodieIn Memory of Vic Cozzetto Randall & Donna ZahnowIn Memory of Patrick Early Anonymous Donor*In Memory of Stewart Govig Alice GovigAnonymous Donor*In Memory of Ruben Greer, Jr. Emma GreerIn Memory of Mark Gustin Mary T. GustinIn Memory of Jo Harrison LTG William H. Harrison

(Ret.)In Memory of Ray Kamiya, Jr. Elaine EdmondsonIn Memory of Laura Lenhart Mary Lou RistineIn Memory of Adrian Lindsay William LindsayIn Memory of Ottie Ladd Clara K. LaddIn Memory of William Merkel Robert & Georganna Bell Bob & Joan Boehm Walter & Karen Hale Nancy Scott David & Jean TritenbachIn Memory of Lloyd & Margo Sass Sylvia SassIn Memory of James (Jim) Smith JoEthel Smith

HONORARIA

In Honor of Mary BohnJulie & Milt HempelIn Honor of Terri Card Donna A. Card Bill & Bobby Street

In Honor of John Govig Phil & Helen NordquistIn Honor of Craig T. Hiblar George S. Hiblar In Honor of Dana Merkel Anonymous Donor*Stanley & Debi HarrisIn Honor of Linda & Norm SatherAnonymous Donor**Anonymous requested by Donor

50TH ANNIVERSARY

& FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR

PORCH PROGRAM

Sustaining Sponsors $,7500The Puyallup Tribe

of IndiansPresenting Sponsors $5,000Albers & CompanyFranciscan FoundationSupporting Sponsors $2,500KeyBank FoundationMulticare Health SystemsOptumPartnering Sponsors $1,000 - $2,000Community Health Caregenoa, a QoL healthcare

companyHeritage Bank –

LakewoodMoss Adams, LLPTucci & Sons, Inc.Donated Raffle ItemsGreater Lakes Board

of DirectorsLakewood YMCAStudio FitnessSt. Clare HospitalShirlee SchatzTucci FamilyBenefactors ($1,000 - $3,000)Donna AlbersAnne & Darrell JesseLes & Cindy BeckerAndie GernonJim & Wendy GriffinLisa E. HoglanThe Martyn Family

FoundationJay & Stella MayerPamela MayerMark McNeilMike & Mary Jo TucciMike & Mimi Tucci

Jeff & Linda WattsDavid & Mary YoungPatrons ($500-$999)Kathy BresslerDonna A. CardTerri L. CardBarbara & Jerry MooreCarolyn & Martin PetrichGreg & Amy UnruhJohn & Dede WintersAdvocates ($250-$499)Anonymous – 1Jeff & Kim AlbersRon & Karen BenevenisteSteven Brockel &

Deborah Fluckiger John J. CaulfieldDoug CrandallCathy & Philip CorfradoPaul & Darlene Davies

& FamilyDavid FischerBeverly & Steve HillearyCindy KomorousSally & Monty McDanielDr. & Mrs. Michael

McGuireTerrence & Walli RoarkeDavid SawyerKirsten T. SmithJoy StohrLon WilsonFriends ($100-249)Anonymous – 6Annette ArriolaLuke & Nichole AyresTom & Maggie BakerFred & Paula BevegniPaul & Holly BocchiMary L. BohnGreg & Teresa ClaycampJoe ContrisMonet CratonGlenn CzerwinskiGermaine DartDr. Margo M. DeeganClayton DeNaultBea DixonMike & Mary DolanLila EarlyJoan EisenhardtTed & Kellan EisenhardtAlan & Lillian ErolaJim & Ginny EshelmanSteven FisherDavid FlentgeJohn FosbergBeth Ann GartiezBernie GilroyAlice GovigCarole D. Hayward-

LightellJohn & Mary Herem

Russell D. HicksHeinz & Nancy

HolzingerRuss & Beth HobbsRoss HoyleAnn E. JohnsonRenee JohnsonPatrick KillienMax & Claudia KnaussDeb & Jim LopezTimothy E. MansfieldDaniel NicklausJessica OberLynne PláJeffrey A. PlancichSally & Larry SaundersJohn & Shannon

ScacciottiShirlee Schatz &

Clark JonsonKevin & Melissa SteelElizabeth ThomasBarbara P. WerschkulAnn WolkenSustaining ($5-$99)Anonymous – 6Nelsa BrodieDeanna CarronLorraina & Ron ClaytonRick CrozierPam EgglestonAllie FranklinDon & Berenice HardyDeDe HazzardDon and Doreen HealyTodd HenryNaomi HufferTerry KinneyDaniel Krebs, M.D.Heather MarshSue MillerDick & Mary MuriPamela Palmer-WilliamsDoug SwanbergKathleen SweeneyJeanette WallaceConstance P. WillmannSister Gretta WoodlockJulie YoungbloodMike Zaro

MEMORIALS

In Memory of Steve Albers Donna Albers Jeff & Kim Albers Lon WilsonIn Memory of Kevin Conklin Sally & Monty McDanielIn Memory of Ben Petrich Carolyn & Martin Petrich

In Memory of Mary Lou Scacciotti Paul & Darlene Davies

& FamilyIn Memory of David Shapiro Max & Claudia KnaussIn Memory of Dwayne Simons Renee Johnson

HONORARIA

In Honor of Nate Becker Beth Ann Gartiez In Honor of Joan Eisenhardt Ted & Kellan EisenhardtIn Honor of Walli Roarke Ross HoyleIn Honor of Timothy Saunders Sally & Larry Saunders

UNITED WAY DONORS 2014

Anonymous - 1Jeff AlbersKimberly DoddsNoeun GnikJay & Stella MayerJohn W. SemannLinda Swier

INKIND CONTRIBUTIONS

Business Services StaffLynn Mackey,

Paganucci DesignElizabeth Munn, ARNPSteilacoom PiecemakersKathleen Sweeney

FRIENDS & FAMILY HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY – 2014Les & Cindy BeckerMary L. BohnSteven Brockel &

Deborah FluckigerBarry & Shirley

BrockmannMr. & Mrs. Robert BrooksTerri L. Card Mr. & Mrs. Scott J. DavisDolores DippolitoJoan EisenhardtAlan & Lillian ErolaMrs. Joann Freimundgenoa, a QoL healthcare

companyBernie GilroyCatherine Hamilton-

Wissmer

Jean HomanMr. & Mrs. Thomas IrvinJane Jacobs Jim Burg & Ann

Johnson-BurgClark JonsonJerome A. KelanicDr. & Mrs. James

KomorousDiane M. KubicekBrenda LairdCynthia L. LeeHelen McNeelyGeorgene MellomMr. & Mrs. Harry MeloenyJohn Merry & Patricia

HunterMr. & Mrs. Erling MolverBarbara & Jerry MooreHelen MunnSuzanne NelsonLynda NemecBarbara J. OkeyMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey OkeyPartners in Lakewood

RotaryRichard & Caroline

PerdueMr. & Mrs. Paul PurdyPuyallup Tribe Gaming

CommissionDorothy J. RiderTerrance & Walli RoarkeMr. & Mrs. Terrence

RogersRotary Club of LakewoodMr. & Mrs. Harry

SannerudPatricia A. StevensonMartha M. StromKathleen SweeneyDan TreichelMike & Mimi TucciGreg and Amy UnruhGeorgiana Wilson-

BattleCity of Tacoma – IT Dept. Michele Anderson Suzanne Barry Vicki J. Benham Grace Brosnon Vickie Crumbley-Flumer Julie Demuth Virginia DuPraw Kathy Everett Mary Hodgman Jack Kelanic Brenda Laird Kathy Lapp Margaret Mueller Suzanne Nelson Manie Pinckney Lorraine Stargel Peili Way

Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare is proud to partner with Lakewood’s Promise in efforts to strengthen our community.

VISIONThis is our goal.Greater Lakes Mental HealthcareEmpowering Hope, Relief, & Recovery

OUR MISSIONThis is what we do.Greater Lakes Mental HealthcareEmpowers hope through compassion, engagement and connection with those we serve.

Empowers relief through effective evidence based practices that promote skills & resilience.

Empowers recovery by building upon strengths and supporting individuals in their goals.

CORE VALUESThis is how we do it.

• Do the right things for the right reasons.

• Provide great customer service with high quality outcomes.

• Communicate openly, honestly,and respectfully.

• Problem solve collaboratively with clients, staff, and the community.

• Promote healthy options for clients and staff.

• Be nimble and responsive in creating solutions.

Adopted July 23, 2015

BOARD OF DIRECTORSExecutive CommitteeChair Steven E. Brockel

First Vice Co-Chairs Jerry N. Moore Mimi Tucci

Secretary Gregory J. Unruh

Treasurer Jay R. Mayer

President/CEO Terri L. Card

DirectorsMaggie BakerLeslie Becker, M.D.Kathy BresslerClayton DeNaultAnn EdingtonTimothy E. MansfieldFather Michael MayorDonald N. PowellWalli RoarkeShirlee SchatzMark Seling, Ph.D.Jeffrey A. WattsMichael Zaro

CONNECTIONS is published by Greater Lakes Mental Health Foundation.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.

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Make a Difference – Improve a Life – Donate TodayPlease consider making a donation to support Greater Lakes services for unfunded clients and our “Emergency Needs Fund” for clients.

You may make a direct contribution today or a planned gift (such as a bequest in your will) to our endowment fund with the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, creating a gift that will keep on giving. If you wish to make a donation to Greater Lakes or are interested in learning about the tax advantages of planned gifts, please contact Annette Arriola at 253-620-5136.