154,000. That’s how many masks it takes to fill up a standard two-car garage in America. Want to know how we know that? Because, that’s how many masks NCACH were given to distribute to community partners across North Central Washington! 154,000 masks. That's how many it takes to fill up half of a standard two-car [...]
Legos, lightsaber wars, talking chickens, and magic suitcases… these are not the usual tools for public safety messaging. However, for a group of students across North Central Washington, they were the perfect tools for helping educate communities on how they could protect themselves against coronavirus during Washington State’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order as a [...]
We are grateful for our NCW Essential Workers! As a way of saying "thanks," NCACH has launched a special campaign to pay it forward to the people who are helping keep us safe, fed, and able to stay home and stay healthy! Look for a free poster in your local paper to display [...]
NCACH is granting $150,000 to community groups, schools, and nonprofits through our new COVID-19 Community Support Fund, which awards up to $5,000 for projects and initiatives that promote communities staying home and staying healthy. This funding is for critical equipment or resources that support communities who are isolated or social distancing, and/or supporting essential workers [...]
The COVID-eo contest is a special new opportunity for local youth to get involved in COVID-19 community education! NCACH and our partners are seeking video submissions from local K-12 students in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan Counties showing one or more ways to "Stop the Spread of COVID-19." Over 100 prizes available, including Chromebooks, smartwatches, [...]
March 22, 2020 Dear NCACH Partners, We are in a very unusual time in our region as everyone is mobilized to stop the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). We recognize that many of you are on the front lines of this crisis, working to provide our communities with the critical healthcare and support services they [...]