It was a long year for us with many learning lessons. On January 25th - We received our approved 501c3 determination letter and registered as a charity in Washington State. During February, we tallied the board member votes for authorized signers for our bank account which was opened in March. In the summer we sought 2024 funding and completed our application for the Kitsap County Consolidated Grant and the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Mission grant. In the fall, we completed our 2024 Community Outreach Plan and 2024 Regional Industry and Consumer Analysis. Finally, in December we found that we successfully attained funding from the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health mission grant and the Kitsap County 1/10th of 1% Mental Health, Chemical Dependency, and Therapeutic Courts grant/contract. We have come from originating a 501c3 in January 2023 to having an operating budget of $19,050.23 for 2024-2025. This funding is to begin paying our facilitator's stipends, conducting our “Meet Survivors Where They Are” outreach campaign, and to begin doing hybrid meetings. Now this isn’t a lot of funding, and it is almost all accounted for, but it is a start. What these funds signify is us building our credibility as an organization that is financially transparent and a good steward of financial support.
Although, we have made some headway I still consider us to be in our founding stage. In 2025 we are planning on acquiring enough funding to pay a full-time brain injury facilitator, an operations manager, pay the executive director, and possibly rent a physical space.
A special thanks go to everyone who helped with the formalization process
Thank you for your patience and we hope to see everybody soon!
We are pleased to announce that we will continue to offer two online support offerings in 2024.
The Monthly Support Group and the new TBI Koffee Klatch
Our monthly support groups meets on the second Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
The Koffee Klatch meets every Monday at 10 AM
For more information please visit the online groups page
The podcast is produced in collaboration with Goal 17 Media.
The BIAWA produces a podcast series for brain injury survivors. The series includes several great topics. Brain Injury Today is the official podcast of the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington
Research conducted by the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) has identified that approximately one out of every two homeless people are brain injury survivors.
As the weather is getting harsher and temperatures are colder, our brain injury survivors want to help. We have identified the best way to do that is through donating blankets. Coats, etc. to local area community organizations.
We have identified these organization for you to safely donate and spead warmth this winter