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The Big Picture: Why Palmer Scholars Matters

Chad Tibayan


In Pierce County, too many young adults face barriers to education and career opportunities. Rising costs, workforce shortages, and systemic inequities make it harder than ever to succeed. Less than 20% of low-income students in Washington earn a postsecondary credential by age 26—yet nearly 70% of living-wage jobs require one.

That’s where Palmer Scholars comes in. We provide mentorship, financial support, and career pathways to help young adults break through these barriers and build brighter futures.


How We Create Change

Our programs open doors to opportunity:

  • Legacy Program – Helping high school and college Scholars with mentorship, financial aid, and career readiness.

  • Palmer Pathways – Connecting young adults to hands-on training, apprenticeships, and scholarships in the trades.

  • Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Pilot – Preparing Scholars for high-demand careers in environmental and infrastructure fields.


Transforming Lives & Communities

This work isn’t just about individual success—it lifts entire families and strengthens our community. By removing barriers, we create opportunities for long-term economic stability, equity, and civic engagement.


Why Your Support Matters

Investing in Palmer Scholars is investing in the future of Pierce County. Stand Up and Cheer isn’t just a fundraiser—it’s a movement. Your support helps provide mentorship, scholarships, and career pathways that change lives.


Join Us

Be part of the impact. Attend Stand Up and Cheer, become a mentor, or donate to help build a future where every young adult in Pierce County has the opportunity to thrive.

📅 Date: May 15, 2025, | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

📍 Location: The McGavick Conference Center at Clover Park Technical College.

 
 
 

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Palmer Scholars acknowledges that our work is carried out on, and our office space is located within, occupied Coast Salish land, specifically that of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. We pay respect to Coast Salish Elders past and present and extend that respect to their descendants and to all Indigenous peoples. To acknowledge this land is to recognize its longer history and our place in that history; it is to recognize these lands and waters and their significance for the peoples who lived and continue to live in this region, whose practices and spiritualties were and are tied to the land and the water, and whose lives continue to enrich and develop in relationship to the land, waters, and other inhabitants today.

 

We also pause to recognize and acknowledge the labor upon which our country, state, and institutions are built.

We remember that our country is built on the labor of enslaved people who were kidnapped and brought to the U.S. from the African continent and recognize the continued contribution of their survivors. We also acknowledge all immigrant labor, including voluntary, involuntary, trafficked, forced, and undocumented peoples who contributed to the building of the country and continue to serve within our labor force. We acknowledge all unpaid care-giving labor.

 

To the people who contributed this immeasurable work and their descendants, we acknowledge our/their indelible mark on the spaces in which we operate today. It is our collective responsibility to critically interrogate these histories, to repair harm, and to honor, protect, and sustain this land.

Physical Address - 

4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW BLDG 16

Lakewood WA 98499-4004

Mailing Address - 

PO Box 7119, Tacoma, WA 98417

Email - info@palmerscholars.org

To contact someone directly visit our staff page here: Our Team

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