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Smiles and Scores: Reflecting on fall soccer in NewHolly
When DNDA’s summer programs for youth started wrapping up earlier this year, our Art and Neighborhood teams were committed to keeping DNDA’s soccer program running for as long as the weather would allow. Our evening soccer program in NewHolly — part of DNDA’s Summer Youth Program (SYP) — was well-loved by the community, with strong…
Reflecting on Wine in the Woods 2023
A reflection dreamt and written by Mesha Florentino, DNDA’s Co-Executive Director of Housing & Finance. As the last echoes of laughter fade and the stars take their places in the night sky, we pause to reflect on an evening that we will forever hold close to our hearts — Wine in the Woods. The early…
Artist Spotlight: Self-Love Art Club with Danitra Hunter
DNDA works with talented artists from across Delridge and West Seattle, and we want to highlight them and their amazing work. So, welcome to a new series from DNDA – Artist Spotlight. We are honored to have one of DNDA’s newest teaching artists, Danitra Hunter, as our first spotlight. Danitra was one of our teaching…
An Exciting Update on Our Delridge Wetland Park Project
We are beyond excited to announce that DNDA has finished major construction on our long-awaited Delridge Wetland Park project! Our primary contractor on the project, Titan Earthwork, wrapped up their work last week, and the site now has proper sidewalks, walking trails, and functional green stormwater infrastructure. In the coming months, we’ll be continuing to…
DNDA’s Summer Youth Program
We at DNDA are celebrating another successful and enriching experience with our Summer Youth Program (SYP). SYP offered expansive art, recreational, and educational programming at no cost to families living in the Seattle Housing Authority housing sites in the High Point, NewHolly, and Rainier Vista neighborhoods. Longtime favorites such as cooking, soccer, EcoArts in the…
Reviewing Our Summer Environmental Justice Program
As summer is coming to a close we want to highlight DNDA’s Environmental Justice Summer Youth Program, celebrating the amazing teens who participated and all of the wonderful partner organizations who helped make this program a success! This summer DNDA was able to expand our EJ Summer Youth Program by hosting two sessions, one in…
Construction is Underway at Delridge Wetland Park
We were thrilled to welcome DNDA partners and donors to the Delridge Wetland Park on Sunday, July 16 to celebrate the kickoff of construction after years of planning and preparation. Delridge Wetland Park, located on 23rd Ave SW and SW Findlay St, is a project spearheaded by DNDA to protect, restore, preserve and expand the…
New Exhibit Highlights Longfellow Creek
We are partnering the Duwamish Alive Coalition and the Southwest Seattle Historical Society to present tʔáwi: Creek of Hope, an exploration of Longfellow Creek, featuring photographs from renowned photojournalist Tom Reese. From its 10,000 year-old headwaters at Roxhill Park, Longfellow Creek is the backbone of the Duwamish Peninsula. Its story reflects the complex changes of…
Destination Delridge 2023 Recap
Our biggest fundraiser party of the year, Destination Delridge, happened June 2nd, at the beautiful Youngstown Cultural Arts Center! Over 200 neighbors and friends gathered under a theme of Connect the Dots, for an exciting time of reflective celebration and looking ahead. If you didn’t make it to DD23, or if you just want to…