Neighborhood Blog
Destination Delridge 2023 Recap
Our biggest fundraiser party of the year, Destination Delridge, happened June 2nd, at the beautiful Youngstown Cultural Arts Center! Over 200 neighbors and friends gathered under a theme of Connect the Dots, for an exciting time of reflective celebration and looking ahead. If you didn’t make it to DD23, or if you just want to…
Paid Summer Internship for High Point Youth
Update 6.14.2023: This recruitment is now closed. Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to integrating Art, Nature, and Neighborhood to build and sustain a dynamic Delridge. Our High Point Summer Youth Program provides High Point youth fun and engaging summertime activities at no cost to families. We are seeking…
Welcoming Our New Co-Executive Director!
We are excited to announce that DNDA’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved hiring Mesha Florentino as our new Co-Executive Director of Housing and Finance. Mesha has multiple years of housing and leadership experience and most recently was the Property Development Director at Chief Seattle Club. Mesha, who is a West Seattleite, joined the DNDA…
Seattle Historical Theatre Presents: Friends Across the Wires
The Seattle Historical Theatre Project is pleased to present their theatre production of Friends Across the Wires, an original play exploring the impact of the WWII Japanese American Incarceration on young people in Seattle. The play will be presented at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, April 20th, at 7.30pm. This West Seattle performance is…
Transition News at DNDA
The Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA), is seeking an Interim Executive Director to lead the next stage of the organization’s growth. DNDA is a celebrated and trusted institution in West Seattle, with a 26-year history of innovative programming in affordable housing, youth arts education, and environmental stewardship. Based at their own Youngstown Cultural Arts Center,…
Spreading Holiday Cheer at Youngstown
On Saturday, December 17th, DNDA hosted the fun-filled youth & family event, Winter Splendor, at our beautiful Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. The holiday-inspired event was held in partnership with Westside HEY Coalition, Southwest Seattle Youth Alliance, Seattle Public Schools, the YMCA Social Impact Hub, the Seattle Police Department, and Target. This event was the second…