May 14th, 2013 will offer two opportunities for community members to participate in the 2013 White Center Business Mixer. This will be a new collaboration with the White Center Chamber of Commerce. Attend when and where it makes sense to you!

Organization: The White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to develop authentic leadership, leverage resources and build economic and social equity to create a strong, connected and vibrant community.

Basic Function: WCCDA is seeking a full time, exempt Business District Manager responsible for successful program implementation and management of neighborhood revitalization in the White Center business district. Strategies including marketing and promotion, organizational development, appearance and pedestrian environment, community building, resident leadership development, clean and safe and business and retail development. Please see full job description below for more information.

Job Description - Business District Manager (PDF)

Community Summit 2012

If you have not seen it on TV yet check out our commercial for the community summit coming up on Dec.8th. Please registered at the following link “Register Now”.

Need help finding a job or just getting your materials together to apply to jobs? Well the YWCA has some great resources to help you get ready and to explore the opportunities that are there. Check out the up and coming job fair or just drop by for some help on stuff related to jobs.

White Center-Promise Summer Celebration-Friday, August 31st, 2012

“Success from cradle to college and career”

(White Center, WA)-Promise Summer Celebration 2012-Come celebrate the implementation phase of the White Center Promise Initiative. Get information about what implementation will look like, enjoy the company of your neighbors and enjoy a great time with free local food and performers.

To register and find out more information please click the following link: Promise Registration. Registration deadline is August 25th, 2012. Register before the deadline to recieve a “Special” parent gift and a book bag for your child.

To volunteer, please register at the following link: Volunteer Registration. You can register online or print out a registration form. Please fax registration forms to 206.658.8344 or drop it off at the CDA office located at 1615 Cambridge St. If you are under 18 please fill out a youth waiver form found at the above link.

Volunteers are needed!! To sign-up as a volunteer, please visit the following link: Volunteer Registration or contact Julie Hubbs, AmeriCorp VISTA Volunteer Manager and Fund Developer at 206.694.1082 x175 or at whitecentercda@gmail.com. Volunteers will recieve a complimentary T-shirt, refreshments and food at the event.

Organization: The White Center Community Development Association (CDA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote a vibrant neighborhood and high quality of life for White Center residents and stakeholders through the development of authentic leadership opportunities and community-led, neighborhood initiatives. We accomplish this through our 3 lines of business: neighborhood revitalization, family development, and community building.

Basic Function: The White Center CDA is seeking a full time, exempt Community Builder responsible for successful program implementation and management of community building strategies including base building, social networking, resident leadership development and resident mobilization. S/he is also responsible for ensuring the integration of a community building approach into the design and strategy implementation with the other CDA Lines of Business, Family Development and Neighborhood Revitalization.

Read more (PDF)

We’d like to announce this opportunity to apply for our Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager position.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION (.PDF file)

Interested parties should mail or e-mail a resume and cover letter to info@wccda.org. 1615 SW Cambridge Street, Seattle, WA 98106. If you have questions or would like to see the full Job Description, please call the White Center CDA at 206-694-1082.

You have a say on the qualities and characteristics you want Highline’s next superintendent to possess.  What qualities and characteristics should our next leader have?

Voice your opinion at Next Tuesday’s Community Meeting.

Where: White Center Heights Elementary
Address: 10015 - 6th Avenue SW
Seattle, Wa 98146
Date: September 27, 2011
Time: 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

For more information refer to the Highline Public School’s website.

From our partner organization Got Green:

Women in Southeast Seattle release survey findings and recommendations on what the green economy means to them

SEATTLE - On September 24th 2011, Got Green’s Women in the Green Economy Project will release their survey findings and recommendations to the public at a community event at South Lake High School in Rainier Valley. The new green economy should mean that all communities have access to good paying green jobs, money to buy healthy foods, healthy homes that are energy efficient and free of toxins, and affordable public transportation. Yet, the voices of low-income women of color in Southeast Seattle are not heard in the green economy. When women’s voices are not heard, families’ health suffers. 35% of the surveys were conducted in a language other than English - including Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.

“We started the Women in the Green Economy Project to create a place for women like me — low- income women, women of color, and women from immigrant backgrounds — to raise our voices, front and center, so that we could be a part of this new green economy. If we’re not on the front end of this green movement, it will be another opportunity that leaves us behind,” says Tammy Nguyen, a New Holly resident and founder of the project.

Survey findings conducted by Women in the Green Economy Project and volunteers earlier this year showed that SE Seattle low-income women of color regard good nutrition as THE number one priority for their and their family’s health in a 2:1 margin, followed by green homes. When asked “what is your main barrier to a healthy diet for you and your family?” 78% had a simple answer: COST. The University of Washington released a study in August 2011 determining that it will cost a family thousands of dollars a year to follow the federal guidelines of a healthy diet; grocery bills dropped significantly if they buy foods high in saturated fats and sugars. It is not out of lack of concern for their family’s health; the real issue is that families with a tight budget during an economic downturn simply cannot afford to buy healthy foods.

Ramata, a low-income single mom joined the Women in Green Project because, “I want to help with getting healthy food - because I know it’s a priority for me and my family - into our communities.” She feels strongly about the food issue as she’s currently breast feeding and wants to control what goes into her body.

The women’s Food Access Organizing Committee is planning their next steps to put more healthy food dollars into the pockets of families in the community. Got Green is also working on the second identified priority -green homes– to ensure that low-income families have healthy and green homes through energy building upgrades and city programs. Survey findings, community discussions, and testimonials are compiled in a report to amplify the voices of real women from the most racially diverse and lowest income neighborhood in our city, laying the groundwork for community organizing efforts to include women’s and their families’ priorities in the green economy.

WHAT: “Green Women, Healthy Voices” Community Event Women in Green Economy Report release
WHEN: Saturday, September 24, 2011 12 - 2pm
WHERE: South Lake High School, 8601 Rainier Ave S, Seattle

Child care provided and Interpretation in Spanish, Somali, and Vietnamese

Got Green is a grassroots group in the Seattle area led by young adults of color and low-income people that works to make sure the benefits of the green economy - including green jobs, access to healthy food, energy efficient homes, and good public transit - become widely available to low income and communities of color