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A Year of Service
Last week, we said goodbye to Matthew Wilkinson, DNDA’s Environmental Outreach Specialist with the Washington Service Corps. Matthew joined us in October 2020, in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic when our volunteer work parties had been cancelled for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, Matthew was able to partake in a wide variety of activities. He…
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…
Youth Community Mural on Display
Last winter, DNDA staff implemented a program allowing youth to be part of a beautification project from the safety of their homes. This mural was designed by local artist Amanda Jorgenson and was painted by 45 youth from NewHolly, High Point, and Delridge. This mural is made up of 63 individual 11”-by-14” canvases. Each youth…
Park Profile: Delridge & Myrtle
We began our series of park profiles in mid-2020, as Seattle was working and sheltering at home. Our goal was to educate folks about smaller, uncrowded neighborhood parks that could offer a valuable escape from the indoors. As Seattle begins to return to normalcy, the time feels right to finish off our park profile series.…
Now Hiring: Forest Restoration Interns
Urban Forest Restoration Program Internship 15 hours a week 2 positions available Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association is a registered 501c(3) Seattle-based not for profit organization. Organization Description: The Nature Consortium Forest Restoration Program is part of the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association, which promotes growth in the Delridge corridor by providing vital resources for all…
Art and Nature At Home in Virtual Spring Camp
DNDA’s Spring Nature Camp aims to get youth into nature over the week of spring break. Normally this program happens at Camp Long, and youth are given the chance to explore the intersection between art and nature. Due to Covid-19, we adapted this program to meet the needs of our community by combining virtual programming…
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…