About Us | Community Minded Enterprises

We know community because we are community.

Many of the people who operate our classrooms, recovery programs, and family services have lived experience in the work they do.

We are parents, educators, people in recovery, neighbors, and advocates who understand the realities of this region because we live them too. That perspective shapes how services are delivered, how we build trust, and how we support you.

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We know community because we are community.

Many of the people who operate our classrooms, recovery programs, and family services have lived experience in the work they do.

We are parents, educators, people in recovery, neighbors, and advocates who understand the realities of this region because we live them too. That perspective shapes how services are delivered, how we build trust, and how we support you.

Learn More About Us

Our Mission | Guiding Values | Our Story | Department & Organizational Leads | Board of Directors

Our Mission

Community-Minded Enterprises transforms communities in Washington State while advancing diversity and inclusion of marginalized populations so that all people have an opportunity for equitable health, education, and safety.

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Compassion

Driven by compassion, we understand the importance of creating communities where everyone can heal, grow, and thrive.

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Advocate

We actively advocate for understanding and addressing the obstacles that hinder social and economic fairness in our communities.

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Action

We believe in the power of action to drive meaningful change.

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Our Story

Community-Minded Enterprises began in the 1990s as Spokane County’s Health Improvement Partnership

Health Improvement Partnership, or HIP, was a community-led effort built on the idea that improving health and well-being could not happen through one organization alone. From the beginning, HIP focused on bringing people, nonprofits, health care providers, public agencies, businesses, and neighbors together to identify local needs and create practical solutions that strengthened the community. Early materials described HIP as a movement where “there is a role for everyone,” with projects focused on areas such as access to care, mental health, safety, economic well-being, and support for families.

In 2004, HIP became Community-Minded Enterprises, a name that reflected both the organization’s growth and its broader purpose. CME was no longer only convening conversations about community health. It was becoming an organization that could help build, manage, and sustain the services communities needed.

Since then, CME has continued to grow in response to real needs across Central and Eastern Washington. Over the years, CME expanded early learning services to Pasco and the Tri-Cities, added Recovery Support Services in Spokane, and later extended its Recovery Café model to Newport and Pasco. Today, CME’s work reaches children preparing for school, families searching for child care, people navigating recovery, individuals working toward stability, and communities looking for stronger systems of support.

What connects all of this work is not a single program area. It is a way of seeing community needs and responding with care, creativity, and collaboration. CME works where systems overlap, where services are hard to navigate, and where people need more than a referral. We build partnerships, remove barriers, and create pathways that help people and families move toward stability, connection, and opportunity.