Community Real Estate Stewardship Team (CREST) Community Report Out

Deepening our understanding of community stewardship of land

More than 60 community members came together on January 9th to learn more about the Community Real Estate Stewardship Team (CREST)'s development projects and what it means to own and control land as a community. 

Among the CREST members who presented were: Multicultural Community Coalition (MCC) who is building a center for marginalized communities and youth, where they can turn to for an internship, a first job, or for a career-building employment pathway; Washington State Coalition of African Community Leaders (WSCACL) is developing community hubs in each county where there are huge populations of African immigrants; Rainier Beach Action Coalition (RBAC) is building a Food Innovation Center with plans to expand the Rainier Beach Station into a Food Innovation District; and Africatown told the story of bringing community into action to acquire Fire Station 6 and transform it into the William Grose Center for Cultural Innovation. 

Check out the bios of the cohort members to learn more about the CREST cohort!

A recording of the event is located here. The slides from the event are located here.

Interested in learning more about the CREST? Check out their curriculum and contact Puget Sound Sage here and the CREST website here!