A Tri-City nonprofit focused on helping the injured poor in need of orthopedic surgery has named a new CEO who embraces the heart of the organization’s mission – helping those most in need.

The Salvation Army Tri-Cities is moving several of its services to a new, larger building as it works to expand and enhance its community offerings. 

“I definitely encourage people to continue giving, to continue going to the events organizations are putting together. I know we’re all creating opportunities to make your dollars go far.”

Goodwill Industries of the Columbia bought the 5-acre undeveloped property next door to Walmart five years ago with plans to build a store.

Thousands of businesses and charities received bills last fall that appeared to be from the state of Washington, but they were part of a fraud scheme.

The Pasco-based nonprofit has been providing impoverished and exploited women with a second chance and a safe place for them to gain experience through work and training to attain living-wage jobs in the community, and its offerings are expanding to help more women.

The Trump administration’s recent decision to strip $400 million in funding for AmeriCorps won’t directly affect many paychecks in the Tri-Cities, but it will hit multiple services for hundreds of children in the region.

A nonprofit focused on providing stable housing for those in recovery is poised to build its first residential community for up to six families while they work toward self-sufficiency.

One Hanford contractor estimated that collectively, the Hanford prime contractors donate more than $1 million to nonprofits each year in both financial donations and volunteered time.