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For the second year in a row, Brier Helping Brier smashed their goal in erasing local school lunch debt.

Greetings, neighbors! Effective on Monday, May 18, I have resigned from the role of executive director of Brier Helping Brier. My plan is to remain with the organization in an advisory role for a few more weeks in support of my successor, Ann Polin. I have had the substantial honor of leading this fine organization since it's founding in late 2020. In the waning months of that first year, we raised $500 by selling "Bananas for Brier" t-shirts and sweatshirts. That initial fun

What a gift it was to wake up to a sunny, warm Saturday morning for the 2026 annual Brier Egg Hunt! The team at Brier Helping Brier had the pleasure of getting to see the smiling faces of many Brier residents, and we’re still riding the high of such a wonderful community event! This yearly Easter event is organized by the Brier Parks Board, and we were grateful to be invited to be part of the fun. We enjoyed the sun while handing out fliers containing local resources for fami

A clear but chilly night allowed the community of Brier to come together to light the Brier Christmas Tree housed at Brier Park. This was an especially meaningful night, as a new tree was installed in time for the lighting after the old was maliciously cut down earlier in 2025. Brier Helping Brier is proud to have donated to the fund to buy a new tree. Brier Helping Brier had a booth and the event and loved connecting with the community and sharing about the mission of the or

Brier Helping Brier had a wonderful evening with the community at the yearly SeaScare Parade in Brier! The team worked to make a custom logo for the mini truck and debuted their new banner on the front of the truck.

Brier Helping Brier is proud to announce the overwhelming success of its recent fundraising effort, Brier Feeding Brier , aimed at eliminating student lunch debt for local families in need. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the local community, the event raised just over $12,000 to eliminate school lunch debt for students at Brier Elementary School, Brier Terrace Middle School, and Mountlake Terrace High School who qualified for the free/reduced lunch program and owed

The Brier Elementary PTA would like to share our extreme gratitude to this city's wonderful non-profit, Brier Helping Brier, which provided much needed support to our students this year. In February, BHB contributed over $2,300—half of the funding—towards a grant for sensory tools and flexible seating, enhancing learning for all students! Teachers have reported these tools are helping students stay focused and are reducing anxiety in classes, even helping some remain in gene