Neighborhood Blog
World Dance Party!
This past Friday, DNDA celebrated the kickoff of 2016’s Cultural Events Series at the Delridge Community Center with a WORLD DANCE PARTY! Members of the community gathered to enjoy each other’s company, share a meal, and learn moves from talented and enthusiastic dance instructors, in the styles of West African dance, Eritrean traditional dance, Hula,…
World Dance Party – 4/29!
Join us for the first event of 2016’s Cultural Series, the World Dance Party! Friday, April 29th, from 6-9pm at the Delridge Community Center!
Give Groundbreakingly BIG
Hello, friends! It’s time for GiveBIG, and DNDA is breaking BIG ground. This past Saturday, DNDA merged with Duwamish Alive festivities for the groundbreaking of DNDA’s Wetlands and Stewardship Project! We partnered with Arbor Heights and K-8 STEM at Louisa Boren Elementary Schools, along with other community organizations, for a day of teaching and teamwork in nature conservation. The event…
Announcing the Delridge Neighborhoods Cultural Events Series 2016!!
DNDA is proud to present 2016’s Cultural Events Series, a new project that allows us to partner with various community organizations to produce a series of cultural events throughout the year. These events will be held at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center and other venues in the Delridge Corridor, and will showcase the rich cultural…
Duwamish Alive!
Exciting Wetlands Project announcement from DNDA Housing & Properties Director Willard Brown! Join us for the Duwamish Alive! Celebration and groundbreaking of The Delridge Wetlands and Stewardship Project Saturday, April 16, 11:00am-1:00pm, 23rd SW and SW Findlay Howdy friends and neighbors, Join us at Duwamish Alive! on April 16th to kick off our 2016 activities with students from Arbor…
Get to Know: Nafasi Ferrell, DNDA Cultural Event Series Project Coordinator
Nafasi Ferrell Snapshot Life-long Learner Food Lover World Traveler Background Nafasi is deeply committed to transforming youth education through the arts and creating intergenerational spaces of dialogue highlighting the importance of history in our continuous struggle for racial equity. As a teaching artist Nafasi has facilitated poetry sessions with homeless youth and led…