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B2L NEWS
Community Spotlights, B2L in the news, Events, and Programs. Find out the latest here!


Announcing our 2nd Annual Melanin and Medicine Event!
Build 2 Lead returns this year with another Melanin and Medicine Event at Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Way on February 22nd!...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Closing the G.A.P. Students Welcome Guest Speakers
Closing the G.A.P. students welcomed Kylie Turner from the King County Wastewater Treatment Plant as a guest speaker in January. This...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Reaching for Greatness Kicks Off Week 3 with Self-Esteem and Character Development!
Reaching for Greatness is a Build 2 Lead Direct Program for kids in elementary and middle school to learn relationship building,...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Don't Forget to Sign Up for Community Council!
Build 2 Lead along with the P.O.W.E.R Council and other partners are excited to launch the Community Council for healthcare advocacy!...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
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Build 2 Lead Shares Executive Board Report
On December 14th, Build 2 Lead shared it's Executive Board Report with it's committee members. The Executive staff has been working to...
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Dec 30, 20232 min read
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Recap on our December 5th, 14th Listening Sessions
This month B2L and our P.O.W.E.R Partners held community listening sessions for our P.O.W.E.R Council healthcare initiative on Dec. 5th...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
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Build 2 Lead Celebrates the Holidays
Build 2 Lead held our last staff meeting of 2023 and ended it with a white elephant gift exchange and celebration at Wicked Pie Pizza in...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
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Civic Champions Welcomes Luckisha Phillips as Guest Speaker!
We had a very good month of civic champions! Cohort 1 began their unit 1 projects which are letters to city hall. Cohort 2 students are...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
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Reaching for Greatness Launches in December!
Reaching for Greatness launched on December 4th with our new cohorts of Elementary School Students at Jennie Reed Elementary in Tacoma,...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
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November GameChanger of the Month
With many programs starting this fall, we like to take the time to recognize students who go above and beyond! Congratulations to...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Sign up for our next Listening Session on December 5th!
Our next P.O.W.E.R. Council Listening session is coming up soon! This In-Person session will be held at the HealthPoint Clinic in Des...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Build 2 Lead Team attends Workforce Development Symposium in Las Vegas
From Nov. 6th -8th Build 2 Lead staff embarked on our first group work trip in Las Vegas, NV. Our staff attended the National Association...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Online P.O.W.E.R. Listening Session was a success!
On November 14th, Build 2 Lead held a virtual listening session that was attended by 26 participants. The B2L Listening Sessions are...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Consider Donating to Build 2 Lead
November 28th is Giving Tuesday. If you are planning on supporting a cause, please consider Build 2 Lead! Build 2 Lead is a 501-C...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
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Community Council Applications
Build 2 Lead along with the P.O.W.E.R Council and other partners are excited to launch the Community Council for healthcare advocacy!...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
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P.O.W.E.R Council Listening Sessions Open for November and December!
Join Build 2 Lead as we strive to make changes in the healthcare system! Let your voice be heard! Join us for a community listening...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
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Build 2 Lead Direct Fall Programming Underway!
Build 2 Lead is excited to welcome their new students for the fall semester in programs that launched this month! Build 2 Lead direct...
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Oct 31, 20232 min read
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Closing the GAP, Reaching for Greatness, Civic Champions and More Open for Registration!
Build 2 Lead is excited to announce that the following programs are open for registration! Check out our Event Registration page to...
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Oct 2, 20231 min read
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NEW! Mission, Vision, and Values for the POWER Council!
The P.O.W.E.R Partners held our first strategic planning retreat at the Boulevard Park Library on August 7th. During this retreat...
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Oct 2, 20232 min read
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New Registration Platform for Events and Programming
Build 2 Lead had just launched a new registration platform for all it's programs and events! We hope this will streamline the application...
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Oct 2, 20231 min read
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