The Coalition will build capacity to educate and organize BIPOC and immigrant/refugee communities in cities near SeaTac Airport (STA), communities under STA flight paths, and other under-served airport communities to address environmental, health and climate impacts of aircraft air and noise emissions.
Partners: Equity in Education Coalition, Beacon Hill Council and El Centro De La Raza, KC Int’l Airport Community Coalition, Quiet Skies Puget Sound and 350 Aviation
Read MoreUsing a community-centered and culturally informed framework, Together We Heal will grow their capacity to build an alternative to the carceral system and disrupt cycles of incarceration by deepening capacity to provide intensive restorative justice training and skill building, and provide healing spaces for the healers within organizations, while providing material resources including housing for communities impacted by violence and incarceration.
Partners: Freedom Project and Collective Justice
Read MoreThe Burien Collective will strengthen partnerships between Burien based agencies, leveraging the strength of community connections to mobilize and grow the collective towards a cohesive service network to create a permanent collective space for agencies while filling the gaps that currently exist in the social service net and provide a model for a community-care centered ecosystem.
Partnership members: Southwest Youth and Family Services, Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, YES! Foundation, Alimentando Al Pueblo and BLKBRY
Read MoreThe Coalition will continue to grow and operate the shared Referral & Navigation program to improve access to key resources in the Snoqualmie Valley and to address the systemic inequities that hinder the effectiveness of a coordinated nonprofit ecosystem, and to support more residents in accessing the services they need and help shift the culture of participating organizations to increase equity and reduce staff burnout.
Partnership members: A Supportive Community for All, Acres of Diamonds, Empower Youth Network, Encompass NW, Holy Innocents Food Pantry, Helping Hands, Hopelink, Huntington Learning Center, Mt Si Senior Center, Mamma’s Hands, Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank, Snoqualmie Valley Shelter Services, Sno-Valley Senior Center and Tolt Congregational UCC Community Connections Program
Read MoreThe R.I.C.H collective will address the mental health access disparities in the Cham, Somali, and Oromo communities in the Rainier Valley and South King County through community engagement, culturally appropriate mental health support, and engaging youth to address the root causes of disparities.
Partnership members: Cham Refugees Community, Omar Bin Al-Khattab Islamic Center, and Somali Cultural Center
Read MoreThe Collaborative will build a sustainable network of LGBTQ+ led organizations that uses an equity-centered, collective impact framework to advance systems and policy changes toward housing, health, economic, and racial equity for LGBTQ+ communities in South King County.
Partnership members: Queer Power Alliance (formerly LGBTQ Allyship), Entre Hermanos, and POCAAN
Read MoreThe Initiative will address the healthcare disparities faced by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities in Kent through education reform, stakeholder/community mobilization, and advocacy.
Partnership members: Kent Community Development Collaborative (KCDC), Community Network Council, Communities of Rooted Brilliance, Mother Africa, Communities In Schools of Kent and Being Empowered Through Supportive Transitions (BEST)
Read MoreThe Center project will establish a physical space that serves as a hub for organizing, mutual aid, resource access, cultural and wellness events, political education, and the incubation of public safety alternatives to policing.
Partnership members: Massage Parlor Outreach Project, Chinatown International District Coalition
Read MoreThe Council will create community-based collaborative committees to design the B2L Legacy and Wellness Center hub in partnership with community, health, and wellness partners.
Partnership members: Build 2 Lead, Momentum Belonging Group, King County Public Health Department, Livia Behavioral Health Services, UW Medicine Physicians Clinic, Morehouse School and Medicine, Leadership Tomorrow and Federal Way Public Schools
Read MoreKent Community Development Collaborative is a partnership of community-based organizations working to ensure everyone can participate and benefit from decisions that shape their neighborhood and greater community. The partnership will convene community forums focused on creating affordable, safe housing for Kent residents, as well as opportunities for living-wage jobs and access to healthy, affordable foods.
Read MoreIn White Center, a key priority driven by residents and grassroots organizations is anchoring multi-cultural businesses and partnerships in the community to prevent displacement. Paramount to this work is increasing community leadership, with an emphasis on engaging young people.
Read MoreSnoqualmie Valley Supportive Community for All will strengthen community connections by building an inclusive coalition of service providers and key community stakeholders around a shared vision of coordinating human services across the Snoqualmie Valley.
Read MoreCommunidad Latina de Vashon Organizamos is working to dramatically enhance community connections and mobilize LatinX residents on Vashon Island to activate their leadership in community decisions and advance greater health and well-being. Partners in this effort include Latino-based organizations in Seattle that will share their expertise in civic engagement with the Vashon Latino community.
Read MorePartners in SeaTac/Tukwila have taken a bold approach to expanding economic opportunities and promoting health. The Community Coalition partners are working to keep communities in place by ensuring refugees and immigrants are empowered to be part of decision-making processes, and by creating a space for refugee and immigrant women to build successful businesses. Read more…
Read MoreSince the launch of the initiative, Rainier Valley has made progress in planning for an urban village near light rail stops in the Valley. Community partners and coalitions are focusing on shared ownership models to prevent displacement of historic cultural communities and to increase economic security.
Read MoreThe Transgender Economic Empowerment Coalition will address the economic barriers transgender and gender-nonconforming communities and LGBTQ people of color experience as a result of transphobia, homophobia and racism. The Coalition will build leadership development programs and engage area employers to develop model employment policies.
Read MoreAfricatown: Replanting Roots, Rebuilding Community is bringing organizations together in the heart of Seattle’s historic African American community to strengthen the community’s sense of place in the face of displacement due to historic practices and current gentrification.
Read MoreSUNN is a roundtable that aims to unite the efforts of Native-led organizations to advocate for policies and positive changes that will improve health and well-being. The partners include the Potlatch Fund, Seattle Indian Health Board, Na’ah Illahee Fund, Chief Seattle Club, and NAWDIM, who all have a long history of engaging in the needs of urban Native families and relatives through a unique cultural lens.
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