Meet Our PSAC Community

Health Organizations

  • The Tacoma–Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) is a public health department serving Tacoma and Pierce County in the U.S. state of Washington.

  • Washington State Department of Health (DOH) works with federal, state, tribal, and local partners to help people in Washington stay healthy and safe.

  • Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) is the public health department in King County, Washington, United States. It is jointly managed by the City of Seattle and King County governments,[1] serving approximately 2 million residents. Some of its services include King County Medic One, trans fat and menu-labeling regulation, online restaurant inspections, emergency preparedness, family planning and reproductive health services.

  • Mary Bridge Children's in Tacoma, Washington, offers expert pediatric health care services with specialty and primary care clinics around the Puget Sound.

  • Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) is one of nine regional educational agencies serving school districts, tribal compact schools, and state approved charter and private schools in Washington. Educational Service Districts, created by the legislature, are an essential regional delivery system for early learning and K-postsecondary services in the state. Go To

  • Seattle Children’s Airway and Esophageal Center is the only center in the Pacific Northwest that is skilled and equipped to care for children with complex conditions affecting their airway Go to Website

Environmental and Government Organizations

  • The Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability (OEPS) works to develop, promote, and implement sustainable practices in Tacoma through education, community partnerships, and performance management. visit here

  • Every day, we are hard at work so you can enjoy a meal, drink tap water, breathe clean air, and stay healthy and disease free. That’s why public health matters Learn more

  • Puget Sound Clean Air Agency jurisdiction covers King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. These four counties are home to more than 4.1 million people, over half the state’s population. Every day we work to protect public health, improve neighborhood air quality, and reduce our region’s contribution to climate change.

  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ) protects people and the environment from significant health risks, sponsors and conducts research, and develops and enforces environmental regulations.

  • The Washington State Department of Ecology is the state of Washington's environmental regulatory agency. Created in February 1970, it was the first environmental regulation agency in the U.S. predating the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency by several months.

Schools and Universities

  • The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub)[7] is a public research university in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Founded on November 4, 1861, as Territorial University,[8] Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle approximately a decade after the city's founding.

  • Pacific Lutheran University is a private Lutheran university in Parkland, Washington. It was founded by Norwegian Lutheran immigrants in 1890. PLU is sponsored by the 580 congregations of Region I of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

  • Puget Sound Educational Service Districts improve the quality, equity, and efficiency of educational programs through partnerships with K-12 education, early learning, higher education, and public and private organizations Go to Website

Non-Profits: Housing, Healthy Air & Asthma

  • Air Matters

    provides free and low-cost educational toolkits to the most vulnerable residents of a community, from elders to pregnant women, asthma patients and patients with heart conditions that are highly susceptible to smoke . Learn More

  • Rebuilding Together South Sound is to bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners.

  • The Affordable Housing Consortium is a non-profit membership organization. Members of our agency span a variety of sectors and come together around the belief that all residents of Tacoma-Pierce County deserve access to decent, safe, and high-quality affordable housing. Go to Website

  • The American Lung Association is a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.

  • Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN) is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization founded in 1985. We are dedicated to improving the lives of people living with asthma, allergies and related conditions. Go to Website

  • Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy climate change organization focused on national policies to address the national and global climate crisis. Go to website

Community, City, Libraries

  • The City of Tacoma Government provides Tacoma residents with high quality, innovative and cost effective municipal services.

  • The Tacoma Public Library system serves residents of Tacoma, Washington. It operates eight library branches, which include a central library in downtown Tacoma, two regional locations in north and south Tacoma, and five neighborhood branch locations. Go to Website

  • The Pierce County Library System (PCLS) is a library system serving the residents of Pierce County, Washington that offers 19 locations and an online library delivering opportunities for learning, enjoyment and community.

  • The Tacoma Tool Library provides low-cost access to shared tools and other durable goods and encourages re-use, repair, and reduced consumption. In addition, it hosts a safe community space for learning how to use household tools, and empowers local residents to care for their homes and neighborhoods, house by house and block by block. Go to Website

  • Our Mission: The South King Tool Library provides access to tools and training in order to help maintain neighborhoods, build community and reduce unnecessary consumption with households of all forms including low-income residents and under-served populations. Go to Website

Local Businesses

  • We are a global, science-led, patient-focused pharmaceutical company. We are dedicated to transforming the future of healthcare by unlocking the power of what science can do for people, society and the planet.escription Go To

  • The Pathway Design & Construction is a premier home remodeling and construction company located in Seattle, Washington. With a focus on creating healthy living spaces, our team of experts is dedicated to helping you transform your home into a sanctuary that promotes your wellbeing

  • The Marlene's Market and Deli specializes in quality groceries and local organic produce without the pretentiousness associated with some upscale markets as the South Puget Sound's trusted resource for green, organic, and sustainably-produced foods, supplements, beauty care, and household products.