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Sound Outreach Achieves a Platinum Transparency Rating

We recently earned a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency! Candid is an organization that supports nonprofits with information, resources, training, and data to find funding opportunities. Nonprofits earn Seals of Transparency by contributing information about their mission, staff and leadership, programs, goals, and more, with Platinum being their highest rating for transparency.  You can view […]

Nizamuddin Saifi Story

Nizamuddin is an Afghan immigrant who arrived in the United States with his pregnant wife, and two young boys in March 2022. After being surrounded by chaos, war, fear, and fury he wanted to find a safe and stable life for his family. They had received aid for three months from another non-profit and these […]

Platinum Seal Achieved

Sound Outreach was recently awarded a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formerly GuideStar). A respected entity for 88 years, Candid helps change the world by giving donors the information they need to do good. By assisting with vetting nonprofits’ transparency, Candid cuts down on the time donors need to make decisions. Sound Outreach is […]

Ellie’s Story

In 2019 Ellie was homeless, jobless and hopeless. She lost custody of her kids and was living in her car with only her dog to keep her company. Ellie was referred to the Bethel CSF site and with help from her employment coach, Lynn, she started rebuilding her life. Soon she got hired as a […]

David’s Story

David was not having any luck finding a job. His mother saw him struggling and told him about the Bethel CSF. David started working with his Financial Counselor, Levi, to gain independence. It took time and David went on over 20 interviews around the community. He had the education, but no job experience. It was […]

Kate’s Story

Kate worked with Financial Coach Levi Merchant to take control of her budget and overall financial health.  With Levi’s help she was able to pay off debt and bring a fresh mind-set to her finances. “I have been working with Levi at Sound Outreach for about a year now. I have learned to view my […]

Ronita’s Story

When Pierce County resident Ronita started working with Sound Outreach, and financial coach Levi Merchant, she had the ambitious goal of starting a nonprofit focusing on Supportive Housing Services.  With Levi’s help she was able to not only improve her own situation, but achieve grants to start her nonprofit Caring With Compassion Community and is […]