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In the Kitchen with Christina: A Series Wrap
We recently said goodbye to Christina Bjarvin, our environmental outreach specialist for the last year, but she left us with a parting gift: one final episode of her YouTube series In the Kitchen with Christina. In the Kitchen began in March as the team at Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association went into lockdown along with the…
A Growing Project
Gardeners in the Puget Sound lowlands have begun to see the fruits of their early season labors as Seattle enters its beloved days of bluebird skies and balmy nights. While many of the things in our lives have changed during 2020, the ability to tend to a plot of soil, plant seeds, and grow food…
Park Profile: Soundway
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…
Sign Up for Moving Museum
About the American History Traveling Museum This August, Mr. Delbert Richardson will be joining the Summer Youth Program for TWO special nights of storytelling! Mr. Delbert has collected hundreds of artifacts, and will use them to bring to life the “unspoken” history of African Americans. These events will be on Zoom, and each event is…
Police Reform and Restorative Justice
Dear Community, Recently, social media has captured the murders of Black people at the hands of police and made visible to the world the terrors of police brutality, institutionalized anti-Blackness and grief and rage that are not new to Black communities. DNDA stands in solidarity with others across the nation who are yearning for more…
An Update on DNDA Partners Redwan Aman and Yusuf Beshir
We last wrote to you about the incarceration of DNDA partners Redwan Aman and his colleague Yusuf Beshir on July 16. Since then, we have learned that both men were located and visited by representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia. They were granted bail by the Ethiopian judicial system on June 28, currently staying with family in Ethiopia.…
Kicking off the 2020 Summer Youth Program
With school out and the sun high in the sky, July marked the beginning of our annual Summer Youth Program (SYP). Typically, SYP is a lively 8 weeks of summer programs that include swimming, painting community murals, soccer tournaments, Family CampOuts, and more. It is something that West and South Seattle youth, families, and DNDA…
URGENT: Help free U.S. Citizens Redwan and Yusuf from Incarceration in Ethiopia
It is with a great deal of sadness and urgency we write this blog to you today. One of our closest partners, Redwan Aman, and his colleague Yusuf Beshir, were apprehended by the Government of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, on June 30. Both American Citizens living in Seattle, Redwan and Yusuf were on assignment as…
An update on providing PPE and cash assistance to our residents
When COVID-19 forced us to leave life as we know it, and stay home for the safety of others, DNDA remained dedicated to supporting our community. In our first few weeks working off-site, DNDA reached out to our residents to understand the concerns and challenges they faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most…