Townsquare Cares

Yakima's Union Gospel Mission (located at 1300 North First Street) is in desperate need of cash donations to continue to help feed, clothe and shelter the homeless here in town. With the Easter holiday rapidly approaching, the charitable sanctuary sent out a heartfelt plea.

An online petition has been created and is looking to collect 15,000 electronic "signatures" to present to the Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association to allow for more people to attend games, matches and events.

The Yakima Humane Society has sent out an S.O.S. and are in desperate need of dog and cat food and other supplies to help feed and take care of their rescue animals.

Earlier today, the Yakima Valley Pippins Baseball club announced that they now actively trying to secure host families for their 2021 roster of college-aged players.

If you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day and live in Washington State, you can expect your habit to cost you over $56,000 dollars a year when all is factored in!

The Washington State Department of Health has employed the service of Stone Gossard of of the legendary Seattle rock band Pearl Jam to help them spread awareness of a new application that lets people know if they have come into contact with anybody that has Covid-19.

In a gut-punch of a post on their official Facebook page Wednesday (December 16), the good folks at the Yakima Ice Rink posted a series of photos and a description of what was stolen and destroyed after a thief, or thieves, broke into rink.

A free Zoom virtual expo for proprietors of small businesses in Yakima is being held Thursday to promote their goods and services.

'Tis the season, to prepare for the holidays, plan our family gatherings, holiday parties, make merry and celebrate. For many Yakima area families, however, this is the season of wondering once again, how to navigate through colder, darker days while struggling just to feed the family and make ends meet...

We all know that 2020 has provided some major challenges and it doesn't appear to be showing much sign of slowing down. For families who are struggling to make ends meet this Christmas season, it may become impossible to provide even one gift to the very deserving children on their Christmas gift list ...