What is the Thurston Asset Building Coalition? The Thurston County Asset Building Coalition was developed by leaders of local social services agencies, banks and credit unions, the faith community, small businesses, workforce development, education, and economic development agencies. The Coalition has formed strong and diverse partnerships to build a stronger community. We work to accomplish this in several ways:
Connect individuals with the support and services they need to build their personal prosperity. Convene community leaders and service providers to learn about what services are available and to discuss how to share resources and adapt services to respond to community needs. Invite participation and feedback from members of our community. Offer learning opportunities, called Shared Learnings, so that service providers can learn about and assist people to gain access to the full spectrum of community resources. Communicate with community members and connect, through a e-mail listserv, about services and events. The Coalition’s Steering Committee has developed a structure with four HUBs : Economic Advancement, Food, Health and Housing. Each HUB works with leaders from partner organizations to build relationships, maintain current information and contacts, improve referrals, identify and fill service gaps when possible, and to reduce duplication of services.
