UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Join us Friday April 3rd for our next Community Kitchen: Bread + Belonging. We’ll be hearing from friends and advocates with THISL who are providing a Know Your Rights training. This training will assist on preparing your businesses or organizations for ICE presence 
Need a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE Family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

When: April 3rd, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Elevate Black Wellness Week

Join us to wrap up Black Wellness Week with a community gathering rooted in connection, reflection, and celebration.

We will be gathering together to discuss our collective wellness, and ways we grow wellness together - building connections that prioritizes health and wellness of the Black Community extending beyond this week

Free entry and Lunch

When: April 18th, 11 AM-1 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Needing a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

Bring a dish to share if you’d like to or just eat what we’re serving up!

When: May 1st, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Thurston Forward DEIB Summit

The Thurston Forward DEIB Summit 2026 is a two-day community experience dedicated to strengthening equity, belonging, and collaboration across Thurston County.

The Summit opens Friday evening with a connection and networking experience designed to spark relationships, build trust, and ground participants in shared purpose. On Saturday, the gathering continues with a full day of collective learning, storytelling, youth leadership, and interactive development sessions that deepen understanding and inspire courageous, community-centered action

When: May 1st, 10 AM - 5 PM and May 2nd, 9AM - 4PM
Where: SPSCC Lacey Campus, 4220 6th AVE SE, Lacey


Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Needing a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

Bring a dish to share if you’d like to or just eat what we’re serving up!

When: June 5th, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Needing a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

Bring a dish to share if you’d like to or just eat what we’re serving up!

When: July 3rd, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Needing a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

Bring a dish to share if you’d like to or just eat what we’re serving up!

When: August 7th, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Needing a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

Bring a dish to share if you’d like to or just eat what we’re serving up!

When: September 8th, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Needing a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

Bring a dish to share if you’d like to or just eat what we’re serving up!

When: October 2nd, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Needing a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

Bring a dish to share if you’d like to or just eat what we’re serving up!

When: November 6th, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE


Bread + Belonging: Free Community Kitchen

Needing a warm meal? Tired of cooking for yourself and/or the sweet humans in your house? Looking to meet new friends or be in community with some old ones? Come have dinner with us on the First Friday of the month! This is a FREE family friendly monthly gathering to support building community and feeding bellies.

Bring a dish to share if you’d like to or just eat what we’re serving up!

When: December 4th, 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Friendship Hall, YWCA Olympia 220 Union Ave SE