New Connections

💗 Big shoutout to Raising Girls for keeping our residents stocked with period products — one less thing to stress about while they're focused on education, jobs, and rebuilding their lives during reentry. 🙌

They're hosting their 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept 19th at Chambers Creek Regional Park, and guess what — some of our New Connections staff are lacing up to run (or walk fast) in it! 🏃‍♀️🩷🧡

Come cheer us on, walk with us, or just donate to a great cause supporting women and girls in our community.

👉 raisinggirls.org/5k

5K | Raising Girls

A safe place to sleep.
Someone in your corner.
A community that believes in you.
That's what New Connections provides for women rebuilding their lives after incarceration.
This Give Big — be that community. 💙
🔗 Link to donate: https://www.wagives.org/organization/New-Connections-6

The odds are stacked against women leaving incarceration.
No housing → no employment → no stability → back to crisis.
It doesn't have to be that way.
New Connections interrupts that cycle — with safe housing at Irma's Place and Annie's Cottage, personalized resource navigation, and advocacy that removes the barriers no one should face alone.
This Give Big, stand with women who are working hard to stand on their own.
🔗 Donate now: https://www.wagives.org/organization/New-Connections-6

She walked out with nothing but determination. Just a fierce will to start over and a dream. New Connections was there — with a safe bed, a steady hand, and a community that believed in her before she fully believed in herself. For more than 20 years, we've been meeting women at one of the hardest moments of their lives. This Give Big, you can be part of what happens next. Every gift — no matter the size — funds the furnishings and supplies, the resource connections, the moment that changes everything.
🔗 Give today: https://mtyc.co/gzceuf

Sharing resources 💜💙💚

This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the strength, resilience, and leadership of the women in our community 💜

Pictured here: our staff and residents participating in a Reentry Simulation at Tacoma Community College—an opportunity to build empathy, understanding, and real-world problem-solving skills as women navigate the challenges of reentry together.

So far in 2026, our residents are already making history:
✨ Securing employment
✨ Obtaining driver’s licenses
✨ Enrolling in college classes this Spring
✨ Growing as leaders in our community

Every step forward is powerful. Every milestone matters. We are proud to walk alongside these incredible women as they continue to thrive, heal, and create new paths forward.

If you want to support New Connections here is one easy way you can! If you are a Fred Meyer shopper and have a Rewards Card, you can choose a community nonprofit organization to support - every time you shop, you help the nonprofit of your choice earn donations. When you log into your Fred Meyer Rewards account find the Community Rewards link-you can search for New Connections using our name, New Connections (select the one with the 613 S. 15th Street address) or by our nonprofit number, XA501. It is easy and every dollar donated to our small organization makes a HUGE difference! Thank you!

📢 Exciting news!
A Basic Digital Literacy and Cybersecurity Training kicks off on October 28, 2025, at the McKinney Center.
Whether you’re new to tech or simply want to stay safe online, this program will help you build confidence and essential digital skills. 💻✨
📍 Open to everyone — especially seniors eager to navigate the digital world securely.

🌟 Welcome, Asaria! 🌟

We’re thrilled to officially welcome Asaria Miller as the new Resident Manager at Irma’s Place!

In addition her strong leadership, Asaria brings lived experience, empathy, and a strong sense of purpose to this role. Her presence will help create a supportive and stable home environment where women can rebuild their lives with dignity and confidence.

Please join us in celebrating Asaria and this new chapter for New Connections! We are so lucky and grateful to have you on our team!💜🩵💚