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Got Green is a program of the White Center CDA.
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The White Center CDA is the proud new home of the FEEST (Food education empowerment and sustainability team).
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‘Environment’ CategoryFebruary 25th, 2011 in Community, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Partners, People, Politics, Video | No Comments
Via Got Green: The “Women in the Green Economy” project aims to learn from women and their families in SE Seattle about what they need and want from the green movement. The project will survey low-income women and women of color around four issues: green jobs; green home; access to healthy and fresh foods; and public transportation. Read more about the project here! Post a commentFebruary 8th, 2011 in Business, Community, Environment, Partners, People | No Comments  Kathi George Wheeler of NoiseWithoutSound.com displays the graphic designs she created for the effort to promote fresh produce in White Center. The designs build on the Growing a Global Community theme and graphic look she created for the recently installed Welcome to White Center signs. Photo and article by Patrick Robinson. Marketing White Center was on the agenda (and a lot more) at the White Center Business District Mixer on Monday evening, Feb 7. Led by Nhan H. Nguyen, Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager from the White Center Community Development Association, the meeting was crowded at Young Restaurant at 9413 16th s.w. Nguyen spoke about upcoming revitalizing projects for the White Center business district sponsored by the CDA, Chamber of Commerce and other community partners: including façade improvement grants, street banners, a business resource guide, a shopper incentive card, a buy local campaign, seeking social media marketing training, brand promotion, and more. At the last mixer, topics were listed and prioritized, which set not only the agenda for this meeting but for where people felt their energies would be best spent. These included: Full article here. Post a commentFebruary 7th, 2011 in Community, Education, Environment, Housing, News, Partners, People | No Comments More great news related to White Center continues in this article from The Seattle Times. Here is an excerpt: ROGER TUCKER is in a booth at a White Center community summit, looking for votes. Not for himself, but for what color scheme people would like to see on an apartment complex going up nearby. With a small dot, he records each person’s preference and asks them all why they chose what they did. He’s especially impressed with the woman who likes the version where big sections of the buildings are dominated by different colors. If she lived there, she says, that would help her direct friends to her apartment. That’s a good thought, Tucker says, that no one else raised. Most architects wouldn’t spend three hours on a Saturday talking paint with the public, but for Environmental Works, where Tucker is executive director, it’s part of the mission. Read the rest of the article here, and make sure to check out the photos, the 5th one featuring our previous White Center CDA parent ambassadors, Patricia and Elisa! January 25th, 2011 in Community, Environment | No Comments
The suspension bridge was constructed across a small pond in September 2009 as part of a series of improvements to the park. To protect the public, King County Parks closed access to the footbridge in June 2010 after the bridge was discovered to have lost several of the many bolts that hold the complex structure together. The County’s bridge engineers examined the damaged bridge and analyzed its design. They identified design flaws, and proposed solutions to safely return the bridge to service. Last week, an outside peer review of the County’s engineering study concluded that the proposed solutions would fix the identified flaws. The County proposes to retrofit the bridge by beefing up the arch and portions of the deck with additional steel to stiffen the structure, and installing several “dampers” or suspended weights to help the bridge absorb vibrations and reduce its range of motion. The bridge was designed and built by Sahale LLC in a partnership with King County, the Cascade Land Conservancy and the White Center Community Development Association. Funding was provided by the Washington State Community Trade and Economic Development Grant Program. Post a commentJanuary 11th, 2011 in Community, Environment, Housing, News | No Comments Subject: Powerful Neighborhoods Program Expanding to Southern Suburbs Participants Get Free Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Installed SEATTLE - Seattle City Light will expand its Powerful Neighborhoods program to install free compact fluorescent light bulbs in the areas of Burien, White Center, North Highlands, SeaTac Tukwila and Skyway served by Seattle City Light starting Jan. 3. Powerful Neighborhoods started in South Seattle in April as a pilot program designed to reach out door-to-door to seniors, non-English speaking households, low-income residents and other customers who might not have participated in energy conservation programs. “We want to remove any barriers that have kept people from taking steps to increase the energy efficiency of their homes so they can reduce their energy consumption and save money,” Interim Energy Conservation Director Glenn Atwood said. Response from customers has been overwhelmingly positive with more than 96 percent of those who completed a satisfaction survey saying that they would definitely recommend the program to their neighbors and friends. According to one recent participant, “The representatives were courteous, considerate and very time efficient.” In 2010, installers worked with more than 7,000 families to install nearly 140,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs. The energy savings adds up to more than 24 million kilowatt-hours and will save customers roughly $2.2 million over the lifetime of the bulbs. That’s about $60 a year for the average household. Seattle City Light is working with Ecos Consulting , Cascadia Consulting, the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle (ECOSS), and Working Green to hire and train installers, schedule home visits, and deliver and install the products. All installers have undergone background checks and drug-screening. Installers fluent in Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Amharic, Cantonese and other languages will be available to visit homes where those languages are primarily spoken. All staff will carry Seattle City Light identification. Installers canvass neighborhoods door-to-door. If an interested resident is home, they install the energy efficient light bulbs and provide low-flow shower heads and faucet aerators or schedule a more convenient time to visit. If the resident is not home, installers leave a notice regarding how to contact the program to arrange a visit. To qualify, a resident must live in a single-family home or 2-to-4-unit apartment or condo. To make an appointment, call 206-449-1132 or send an email to SCL_install@seattle.gov. Seattle City Light is the 10th largest public electric utility in the United States. It has some of the lowest cost customer rates of any urban utility, providing reliable, renewable and environmentally responsible power to nearly 1 million Seattle area residents. City Light has been greenhouse gas neutral since 2005, the first electric utility in the nation to achieve that distinction. POWERFUL NEIGHBORHOODS (click on link for more information) Post a commentJanuary 6th, 2011 in Arts, Business, Community, Environment | No Comments
The White Center CDA is proud of the community effort that enabled the creation of multiple street banners, currently on display in White Center’s business district (north of Roxbury). There are 25 banners total with 5 different designs. The banners incorporate “Growing a Global Village” brand and logo of White Center and the 9 most common languages in White Center. This project contributes to the marketing and promotion work as a part of the White Center Commercial District Revitalization Plan, spearheaded by the White Center CDA. The designs were vetted through community meetings: WC Business District Mixers, WC Chamber of Commerce meetings, a White Center/South Delridge Safety Coalition meeting, and others. The banners were made possible with a grant from the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development; the graphic designer is Kathi Wheeler of Noise without Sound, and the manufacturer is SuperGraphics, Inc. Additional information about the designs: the rat design shows our pride in the pioneer history of White Center, the 16th/Roxbury designs refers to our main intersection, the building design is the façade of the Skate Rink - a WC icon, the fish/chili talks about our destination for delicious global food, the blue sky statues/multi-colored rings refers to our diversity and progress, and the building/circles design refer to the vibrancy and multiculturalism of our business district. Next step, the White Center CDA has secured funding to install more banners to the south of Roxbury and the rest of the White Center business district. For question regarding this project or volunteer opportunities, please contact the White Center CDA at nhan@wccda.org. Post a commentJanuary 6th, 2011 in Arts, Community, Environment | No Comments Strength of Place Village Public Art, White Center Neighborhood, Seattle, WA (Dated January 5, 2011)
Project Budget: $14,250.00 (Budget is inclusive of artist fee, design, fabrication, installation, travel, project contingency & WA State sales tax) Artist Selection Process: Artists residing within King County are eligible to apply. Artists residing in the greater White Center and West Seattle neighborhoods are highly desired. Deadline: February 28, 2011, 5:00pm Artwork Opportunity The Strength of Place Village Public Art Steering Committee seeks an artist to provide an outdoor, stand alone public art piece for the project. The qualified applicant will have experience working on public art installations within a community context. The selected artist will be asked to realize a vision for artwork that is compatible with the White Center neighborhood and respectful of its location within a culturally and economically diverse community. This building is located in the White Center neighborhood three blocks east of White Center’s business district main street (16th Avenue SW), on the corner of SW 100th Street and 13th Avenue SW. It is a new construction of 30 quality, affordable rental housing units in three buildings with one central courtyard space. The project is owned by Strength of Place Village Limited Liability Company, of which three non-profit community development organizations belong: White Center Community Development Association, Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association & Capitol Hill Housing. Background Facts
Research the Project and the Building More information on the Strength of Place Village project can be found here: http://www.wccda.org/home/category/housing Project Partners White Center Community Development Association, local sponsor of project, www.wccda.org Capitol Hill Housing, project developer, www.capitolhillhousing.org/ Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association, construction manager, www.dnda.org Project Location Corner of SW 100th Street and 13th Avenue SW Artwork Project Schedule Conceptual Ideas & Design Presentation - by March 31, 2011 Final Design - April 29, 2011 Installation - by September 15, 2011 Artist Selection Process A selection panel of art and community members will review artist application materials upon submission. Based on the selection criteria below, three finalists will be selected for an interview & design presentation. Each finalist will be given an honorarium of $250.00 to produce a sample of their proposed design concept for this interview & design presentation. The selection panel will then reconvene to select one artist for the installation. Selection Criteria The artist will be selected on the following criteria:
Eligibility Artists residing within King County are eligible to apply. Artists residing in the greater White Center and West Seattle neighborhoods are highly desired. Application Materials Artists applying for this project MUST submit the following materials: One-page letter of interest - This explains why the artist is interested in the project, provides an opportunity for the artist to describe current or past experiences and/or connection to the White Center neighborhood, how the artist’s work is appropriate for this project, and relevant past experience. Samples of work - Up to twenty (20) Digital Images on a CD-R (in required format). Please label the CD-R with the applicant’s name, contact information and number of images. Do not embed images into PowerPoint or submit moving image or audio files. Artists are encouraged to submit images of past work that best illustrate their qualifications for the project. Large transparencies and prints will not be considered. No bulky materials or original works of art should be submitted.
Example: Smith_A_01; Smith_A_02. If using Mac OS 8 or 9 include a “.jpg” extension at the end of each image title. Example: 01_Smith.jpg
Annotated Image List - a printed sheet of information with artist’s name and telephone number, title of artwork, medium, date of artwork, size and the corresponding slide number. Artists are encouraged to include a brief description of integrated artwork, design team collaborative work or installations. Two-page Artist’s Resume - Written application materials will be photocopied for the panelists. Please do not staple or bind application materials. Please submit written materials on plain white 8½” X 11″ paper. To help process your application, please write Strength of Place Village Project on the outside of your application envelope. The Steering Committee will make every effort to protect submitted materials; however, it will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
DEADLINE: REQUIRED MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2011. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE, NO POSTMARKS.
NOTICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOP AVAILABLE 4Culture, the cultural services agency for King County, Washington providing programs, financial support and services in the arts, public art, heritage and historic preservation for all residents and visitors in King County (www.4culture.org), will be conducting a free technical assistance workshop for the Strength of Place Village Public Art Project to all interested artists on Thursday, January 27, 5:30-7:30pm at the YWCA at Greenbridge at 9720 8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106. 4Culture will be providing technical assistance on the application materials for this project due February 28, 2011.
MAIL APPLICATIONS TO: Strength of Place Village Public Art Project c/o White Center Community Development Association Attn: Patricia Julio 1615 SW Cambridge Street Seattle, WA 98106 QUESTIONS? Please contact: Patricia Julio, White Center Community Development Association 206-694-1082 ext. 162
November 22nd, 2010 in Environment, People | No Comments
CDA Resident Fellow Peter Chum and Neighborhood Revitalization director Patty Julio wish you a safe commute and fun times in the snow! Post a commentNovember 8th, 2010 in Community, Education, Employment, Environment, Events, Health, Housing, Immigration, News, Partners, People, Uncategorized, Youth | No Comments All are welcome to this free event! Click the link below this flyer to view the flyer in SIX different languages!
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