Neighborhood Blog
Recap: Let’s Talk Race Series: 13th and U.S. Policies
This past Saturday community members gathered in the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center Theater for the 13th and U.S. Policies workshop as part of DNDA’s Let’s Talk Race Series 2018. The workshop analyzed the history of institutionalized racism in the United States through a walkthrough timeline activity and Ava DuVernay’s documentary “13th.” To start the event, participants were led…
Delridge Business Safety Meeting
What steps can you take to protect your customers, employees, and the greater community at large? Join DNDA Thursday, October 4, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center – Room 111: Jake Hellenkamp of Seattle Neighborhood Group will walk business owners and community members through proven strategies that deter crimes and…
SYP Year 2 – Bigger & Better!
From early July to late August DNDA hosted the annual Summer Youth Program at High Point and NewHolly. SYP is a DNDA neighborhood-based project that provide underserved youth access to various summer activities inaccessible to families residing in underserved communities. Designed by Yeggy Michael, DNDA’s Arts Program Director, the program provides youth access to over 15…
Race Series: Nurturing the Environment and Food Access RECAP
On Saturday, June 16, about 60 community members gathered at West Seattle’s beautiful Camp Long for DNDA’s 5th event of the Let’s Talk Race Series: Nurturing the Environment and Food Access. The day began as guests walked through a timeline path that demonstrated how colonialism, slavery, the Doctrine of Discovery, and other historic events have…
Recap: Let’s Talk Race Series: American Housing and Economics
This past Saturday, May 12th marked the fourth event in DNDA’s Let’s Talk Race Series: American Housing and Economics. The workshop began as guests followed a timeline of United States history around the room and were then led through a brief account of American history and how racial hierarchy has impacted our economic system. Participants…
Thank You for Giving BIG!
The grand finale of GiveBIG has come and gone! This past Wednesday, May 9, the greater Seattle community participated in the last year of GiveBIG–an online day of giving held by the Seattle Foundation. GiveBIG was especially big this year thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor–every dollar donated to DNDA was matched, up…