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Community Needs Assesments

The Prosperity Project is the name of Opportunity Council’s Community Needs Assessment. Conducted every three years, the project report informs our strategic plan, agency goals and ensures we’re focused on the timely needs of the communities we serve.

2021 Properity Project-Assessment  – A community needs assessment for Island, San Juan and Whatcom counties
2018 Prosperity Project – A community needs assessment for Island, San Juan and Whatcom counties

ALICE report (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), Pacific Northwest United Way, 2018

Child Care Survey, 2018

Women’s Economic Security, LWV Whatcom, 2015

Recent Newsletters

Community In Action
The Opportunity Council agency newsletters

Winter 2022 Newsletter
Spring 2021 Newsletter
Fall 2020 Newsletter
Fall 2019 Newsletter
Spring 2019 Newsletter

Immigration Resources*


Click on the title to access website or download the document (PDF)


Immigration Law Updates
Immigration Safety Plan for Youth and Children
What employers can do if ICE comes to your workplace

*Recommended by the Health Protection for Immigrant Families Task Force Convened by the Whatcom County Public Health Advisory Board
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