Entries by Lydia Place

Presenting the Downtown Upcycle Throwdown!

To get entry details about the collaborative art contest uniting Ragfinery and Wise Buys Community Thrift for the first EPIC art and sustainability challenge debuting this August at the Downtown Bellingham Art Walk, please click the link below!  

Lydia Place Growing, Changing to Help Homeless

Bellingham Herald/ Whatcom Magazine – June 2015: After 26 years of helping homeless families in Whatcom County, Lydia Place needs more elbow room. So the nonprofit agency in Bellingham is readying plans to add a second story above its offices to provide more space for staff, meetings and classes. The expansion could cost $400,000. Read […]

Behind the Scenes of Handbags for Housing by Lydia Place

Bellingham Explorer – May 2015: Handbags for Housing; the annual Lydia Place fashion-oriented fundraiser looms large in the “passion for fashion” of hundreds of women following their hearts to make a difference and using the beautiful world of colors, textures and glamour to create a better reality for the families helped by Lydia Place.

Lydia Place Construction Open for Bids

The Lydia Place Re-Hab Project is now open for bidding! Applications will be accepted April 7 – April 28, 2015 at 1:30 PM. To: RMC Architects, 1223 Railroad Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225 Please click the link below to access our Advertisement To Bid Notice. Thank you for your interest and happy bidding!

A Place To Rest

Klipsun Magazine – March 15, 2015: After a year of planning, Lydia Place started a new program at the end of January 2015 called the Family Intervention Initiative. They’ve hired two people — a child therapist and a family intervention specialist/parenting educator — to provide flexible in-home support, therapy and resources for parents and children. […]