🎉 Join Us for Winter Wonderland Cookies and Cocoa 2024! ☕️🍪🐾

Join us December 14 for a festive day filled with fun, crafts, and holiday cheer!

For more details and to reserve your spot for professional photos, visit our website: caclmt.org/cookies-and-cocoa/.

Make a gift of $5 or more on spsgives.org to enter the Giving Wednesday drawing on November 13th and 20th. Five individuals will be randomly selected to direct a $100 grant to a participating Give Local 2024 nonprofit of their choosing.

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined us for the screening of Cooked! Your presence made the event a success, and we are so grateful for your engagement and support.

A special shoutout to our amazing partners at the Thurston Climate Action Team for their ...collaboration and dedication to this important cause. We also want to express our appreciation to our expert speakers, Dr. Gordon Wheat and Stephnie Arnold.

Stay tuned for future screening events and more opportunities to engage in meaningful conversations about sustainability and climate action, as we explore the critical intersections between climate change, poverty, and public health.

Thank you Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging for inviting us to your most open house last month! It was exciting to learn more about the great work you do!

#GiveLocal2024 is happening NOW. Contribute to a stronger and more vibrant South Sound by making a gift by Nov. 22. And don't forget to check out other nonprofit pages on #SPSGives. Please visit www.spsgives.org/organization/Community-Action-Council-Of-Lewis-Mason-And-Thurston-Counties.

CACLMT will be closed on 11/11/2024 in observance of Veterans Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, November12th.

We had a great time celebrating MSC and the impactful work they are doing in South King County. #CommunityAction Multi-Service Center

Thank you North Thurston Public Schools for coming out to learn about ways we can collaborate to support the North Thurston Community ❤️🎉📚

One week left to register for your free tickets to this community education event!

Join the Community Action Council and @thurstonclimateactionteam as we explore the critical intersections between climate change, poverty, and public health, with a focus on the growing impact of Extreme ...Heat Events. Through a community viewing of the powerful documentary Cooked: Survival by Zip Code, we’ll examine how these increasingly frequent periods of dangerously high temperatures disproportionately affect low-income communities, who often lack access to air conditioning, health care, and resilient infrastructure. Extreme heat not only leads to heat-related illnesses but also worsens existing health conditions, placing further strain on already stretched community resources.

Before the screening, we will discuss key systemic factors—such as housing inequality, economic disparities, and racial inequity—that heighten vulnerability to these climate-driven events. After the film, join a thought-provoking panel discussion with experts:

Dr. Gordon Wheat, a retired physician with over 30 years of experience practicing medicine in Olympia, chairs the Olympia Physicians for Social Responsibility Climate Task Force. He serves on the One Health Committee for the Washington State Department of Public Health, addressing public health issues like antibiotic resistance, and is passionate about the health impacts of climate change.

Stephenie Arnold, Energy Program Manager at the Community Action Council, has worked extensively to ensure energy services are accessible to vulnerable communities. She led efforts to provide air conditioning units to homes in need, safeguarding residents from the harmful effects of extreme heat.
Together, they will explore the challenges and innovative solutions for building more resilient, equitable communities in the face of climate change.

This is a free community event, however space is limited, to register for your free ticket here: caclmt.org/event/cooked-survival-by-zip-code/