Neighborhood Blog

Summer Kickoff!

By DNDA Admin | June 16, 2016

Last Friday marked the second event of the Cultural Events Series, Totem Star’s 3rd Annual Summer Kickoff! It was truly a moving and inspirational night, with delicious food catered by Food & Sh*t and Sam Choy’s Poke to the Max, and a lineup of brilliant young performers. Totem Stars directors Daniel Pak and Thaddeus Turner…

Wetlands and Stewardship Project Update!

By DNDA Admin | June 8, 2016

Here’s what’s new with the Wetlands and Stewardship Project at 23rd Ave SW and SW Findlay: Classrooms of students from the K-8 STEM School at Louisa Boren and Arbor Heights Elementary are scheduled to be on site on June 13th and June 15th doing field work. The young students will be mapping the site, identifying…

Environmental Education Station – 6/18!

By DNDA Admin | June 1, 2016

Join us for the third event of 2016’s Cultural Series, the Environmental Education Station! Saturday, June 18th, from 1-4pm at Camp Long!

Summer Kickoff Youth Arts Showcase – 6/10!

By DNDA Admin | May 17, 2016

Join us for the second event of 2016’s Cultural Series, Totem Star’s Summer Kickoff Youth Arts Showcase! Friday, June 10th, from 6-9pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center!

DNDA SEEKING AMERICORPS VISTA

By DNDA Admin | May 16, 2016

In partnership with United Way of King County, we are recruiting an AmeriCorps VISTA member! VISTAs commit to serve full-time for one year starting mid-July 2016. We are seeking candidates who are committed to community-based social justice work and who want to join our hard-working staff to continue implementing DNDA’s mission, which is to activate growth…

BREAKING NEWS: Nature Consortium becomes an affiliate of DNDA

By DNDA Admin | May 9, 2016

We are thrilled to announce that Nature Consortium is now becoming an affiliate of DNDA! Nature Consortium, a longtime tenant at DNDA’s Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, has the mission of connecting people to arts and nature. Their programs focus on environmental restoration, arts, and education, all through a social justice lens, so could not be…