Neighborhood Blog
Family and Community Connections at High Point
Written by Yeggy Michael. On August 14, 2021, DNDA’s Family Connections program hosted a community gathering at High Point Commons Park that attracted almost 90 participants. After over 14 months of zoom workshop and meetings, this was the first in-person gathering for the families, including four cohorts supporting Somali, Oromo, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Vietnamese families.…
DNDA Residents Revitalize Community Garden
In the midst of the pandemic with outdoor activities limited, gardening has offered a safe outlet for those seeking to spend their time and energy on a seasonal project. Fostering this opportunity, DNDA’s Neighborhood Team revived a community garden at McLean Commons, one of DNDA’s 7 affordable housing sites and home to 19 families. The…
A message about Residential Schools
Dear Community: As DNDA progresses into our summer programming, we recognize the importance of taking a pause to acknowledge and bring to the forefront some ongoing news in order to grieve, question, and act together. This news is particularly relevant to us at DNDA as we have Indigenous and Coast Salish staff members, artists, and…
Stop AAPI Hate
Dear Community, We are still grieving with our Asian and Pacific Islander neighbors, reflecting on the March 16th act of domestic terrorism that killed 8 people in Georgia, 6 of whom Asian women, amidst a spike in anti-Asian racism and hate crimes in the US and around the world. We at DNDA stand behind this statement from the…
DNDA Youth Tutoring Program Updates
In our last blog titled “Same Values, New Beginnings,” we shared the wonderful news that we had begun developing a virtual youth tutoring program to help increase High Point youths’ access to after-school, virtual learning spaces. We also discussed that this endeavor to build a neighborhood tutoring program is thanks to a King County Best…
Launching Family & Tutoring Programming in Delridge
Same Values, New Beginnings: DNDA Launches Family and Tutoring (Virtual) Programming in Delridge Communities We are proud to announce that DNDA is partnering with King County’s Best Starts for Kids initiative to develop intergenerational, needs-based programming in the High Point neighborhood and DNDA affordable housing properties. DNDA’s new Delridge Family Connections Program allows youth and families…