SeaTac/Tukwila
Partners in SeaTac/Tukwila have taken a bold approach to expanding economic opportunities and promoting health. Through the Food Innovation Network (FIN), community members in SeaTac and Tukwila receive training and support to become “Community Food Advocates,” who lead activities such as community kitchen dinners and healthy activities for kids. The funds awarded will help Global to Local and partners advance FIN priorities, including the planning of the Food Innovation Center, a community kitchen and food business incubation center at the Matt Griffin YMCA in SeaTac. Coalition partners will also received funding to expand its Health and Housing work, deploying Community Health Workers to affordable housing sites to address issues like diabetes prevention, nutrition, and access to health care for the low-income residents living there.
Watch these videos to learn more about the SeaTac-Tukwila Coalition members and their work together:
SeaTac-Tukwila Coalition is: Global to Local, Congolese Integration Network, Food Innovation Network, Partner in Employment, Somali Health Board, and Somali Youth & Family Club.