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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…