Pullman’s Planned Parenthood, the victim of a recent arson, is receiving some help from the west side of Washington state.

The Stranger, an alternative weekly newspaper in Seattle, has started a campaign to raise money for the reproductive health resource center.

Kathleen Richards, managing editor of The Stranger, said the news outlet began a fundraiser for Pullman’s Planned Parenthood last Friday. Since then, more than 130 donations of up to $250 have been made, totaling more than $6,000. The Stranger will accept donations until Friday, Sept. 25.

According to Richards, the Pullman Planned Parenthood clinic has set a personal fundraising goal of $250,000. This money will allow the clinic to continue offering resources to women. The Stranger has not set a fundraising goal of its own, but instead is pursuing a goal that will help Planned Parenthood reach its $250,000 mark.

Richards said she doesn’t believe these acts of arson and other forms of violence against Planned Parenthood in the past have been treated as a serious issue, when in fact these cases of arsons, bombings, and other forms of attacks prevent women from accessing emergency resources and healthcare they cannot get elsewhere.

Planned Parenthood spokesperson Tanya Riordan said in an email that more than $21,000 has been donated to the Pullman center and that these funds will be used for insurance deductible costs, a temporary location, security upgrades and repair of the Pullman Planned Parenthood.

One temporary location Planned Parenthood is considering is the Whitman County Health Department.

Anyone who has information or suspicions regarding the suspected arsonist should contact the Pullman Police Department at (509) 334-0802 or the arson tip line at (509) 334-2249. If necessary, tips can be left anonymously. An award of $10,000 is being offered to anyone who produces information that leads to an arrest.

Planned Parenthood remains hopeful that the reward will encourage individuals to alert the authorities with any information.

Reporting by Kayla Bonar