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A Night of Fun, Community, and Impact at Destination Delridge Casino Night 2024
This past Saturday, October 5th, we gathered for an evening of celebration at our annual fundraiser, Destination Delridge! The event at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center brought together our vibrant community for a night filled with excitement, games, and generosity. Check out our amazing photo gallery, graciously photographed by one of our most dedicated…
DNDA and Greenbelt History at Log House Museum
West Seattle’s historic Log House Museum recently launched a new exhibit that focuses on the West Duwamish Greenbelt and includes a healthy dose of DNDA history. The West Duwamish Greenbelt, Seattle’s largest contiguous forest, covers over 500 acres and spans more than four miles along the Duwamish peninsula. Its ridges, creeks, and river formed over…
DNDA Wraps Up Another Amazing Summer of Free Youth Programs in West and South Seattle!
DNDA is celebrating another incredible year of enriching summer programming with our communities throughout West and South Seattle! Since 2016, DNDA has partnered with organizations such as Seattle Housing Authority (SHA), Neighborhood House, Seattle Parks & Recreation, Seattle Public Library, the Office of Arts and Culture, and 4Culture to provide youth with high-quality summer programming…
2024 Environmental Justice Program Wrap Up
Another summer, another successful environmental justice program! DNDA’s Environmental Justice Summer Youth Program would like to celebrate the season and our 10 teen interns, along with all the wonderful partner organizations who helped make this program a success! In 2024, DNDA hosted a five-week internship that stretched from mid-July to mid-August with 10…
Reflecting on Building Community through Art at Roxhill Park
As summer comes to a close, we reflect on the quality time spent integrating arts, nature, and neighborhood in the Delridge area. It’s crucial for a community to have free, accessible, and welcoming spaces where people can come together and co-create, contributing to a healthier neighborhood. One way DNDA engaged with this was through a…
A Wetland Isn’t Always Wet: Summer Irrigation at Delridge Wetland Park
Along with hosting community events and our annual Summer Youth Program, Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) is also spending this summer watering native plants at Delridge Wetland Park. Most plants at the wetland are less than a year old, and without developed root systems they likely would survive the summer without being irrigated. That’s where DNDA’s…
Celebrating the Renovations to the Thelma DeWitty Theater at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
Nestled in the heart of West Seattle, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center has long been a symbol of community, culture, and creativity. With its recent renovations in partnership with ORA, this historic building owned by Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) is poised to offer even more to the residents of Delridge and beyond. The story of…
Delridge Community Gathers to Celebrate Summer at Roxhill Park
On June 15, residents from Delridge and surrounding neighborhoods gathered at Roxhill Park for Summer Solstice Fest to celebrate the beginning of the season and learn about community resources and upcoming infrastructure projects in the area. Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) welcomed over 100 community members to the park as part of a series of…
Little Heroes Planting Big Dreams: Kids Lead Forest Revival
Along with all the cedars and ferns, one of our favorite things we grew this year was our relationship with Roxhill Elementary School students and teachers! In 2023, Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) began doing forest restoration work at EC Hughes Playground Park in the Longfellow Creek Watershed. EC Hughes is an approximately 6-acre landscaped…