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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…
2020 Successes for Delridge Wetland Park
The Delridge Wetland Park is a community project spearheaded by DNDA to restore a former Seattle City Light substation and preserve the natural wetland habitat to improve water quality in Longfellow Creek, decrease local flooding and provide an outdoor classroom for youth environmental science lessons. In partnership with Louisa Boren K-8 STEM school, students and…
Youth Create Community Mural From Home
In November 2020, DNDA’s EcoArts team set out on a project that would allow youth to be a part of a collaborative art piece from the safety of their homes. Through our mural project, youth in NewHolly, High Point, and Delridge can now all be a part of a bigger picture. Youth received kits that…
New Year, New Frontier(s)
Welcome to 2021, everybody! On the long list of things we’re excited about in the new year is the opportunity to start working in some new parks around Delridge and West Seattle. We update the list of sites where we work each year, periodically adding and dropping locations. Sometimes there are logistics or administrative reasons…
Park Profile: Longfellow Creek 01
Life is a lot quieter this year as Seattle works and shelters at home. One notable exception is public parks and other outdoor spaces, which have for many become a valuable escape from the indoors. This has led public health officials to warn about large parks becoming overcrowded, and in some cases being closed during…
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…
2020 Summer Youth Program is A Wrap
As fall weather comes in and students go back to school, our Summer Youth Program (SYP) has come to an end. SYP is always an exciting program full of outdoor barbecues, art, swimming, and family campouts, but with Covid-19, our program went digital. Despite the many challenges, we were able to bring a successful Summer…
Thank You for An Amazing Brunch!!
THANK YOU to those who joined us on Sunday Oct 11th for Cabin Fever Brunch Bash, our first-ever DNDA virtual party and fundraiser! For those who missed it, here’s what happened at our event: A tour of the Delridge Wetland Park Remarks by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Music by Daniel Pak Music by Clinton Fearon Poetry…
Park Profile: Brandon Street Natural Area
Life is a lot quieter this spring as Seattle works and shelters at home. One notable exception is public parks and other outdoor spaces, which have for many become a valuable escape from the indoors. This has led public health officials to warn about large parks becoming overcrowded, and in some cases being closed during…