White Center 9th Annual Spring Clean – Saturday, May 19, 2012
“Clean streets, parks, schools, and public spaces means a safer White Center”
(White Center, WA) – Spring Clean 2012 – and opportunity for youth and elders, business owners and entrepreneurs, long-time residents and recent homeowners and everyone in between to improve White Center’s image by cleaning up the physical environment - is only 3 weeks away. The registration deadline is extended until May 4. Register before the deadline to receive a free “I heart White Center” t-shirt.
To volunteer, please register at www.whitecenterspringclean.tumblr.com. 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 at 1615 SW Cambridge St.If you are under 18, please fill out a youth-waiver form, found online at the link above.
We are thankful to our sponsors that make this event a success: King County Housing Authority, Boeing Employers Credit Union, McLendon’s Hardware, White Center Chamber of Commerce, Impact Capital, the City of Seattle Office of Economic Development, and Habitat for Humanity Seattle/South King County.
Volunteers are needed!To sign up as a volunteer, please visit whitecenterspringclean.tumblr.com or contact Mikel Davila, Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager at (206) 694-1082 x166 or at whitecentercda@gmail.com. Volunteers will receive a complimentary t-shirt, light breakfast, refreshments, and lunch. For more information, please visit: www.whitecenterspringclean.tumblr.com.
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.
White Center 9th Annual Spring Clean – Saturday, May 19, 2012
“Clean streets, parks, schools, and public spaces means a safer White Center”
(White Center, WA) – Spring Clean 2012 is right around the corner and The White Center community will once again work together to do some Spring Cleaning in the neighborhood.Youth and elders, business owners and entrepreneurs, long-time residents and recent homeowners and everyone in between are all welcome to join the volunteer effort that started 10 years ago as an opportunity to improve White Center’s image by cleaning up the physical environment.
“As a resident of White Center for over 15 years, I have always been excited about this signature event for our community,” said Sili Savusa, White Center CDA Executive Director. “Spring Clean is a time for our neighborhoods to show their support of local schools, parks, businesses and public space that we all use and cherish. It is also a reason for people outside of White Center to explore and be a part of this great community.”
In 2011, over 600 volunteers turned out for the Spring Clean event. Some of our projects were mural painting, graffiti removal, litter collections, gardening, and parks clean-up. Volunteers covered 70 neighborhood blocks and completed over 20 individual beautification projects developed by local residents and groups.
Matt Tilton of Tilton Fine Metalsmithing is on a team working to produce this year’s signature project. “Applying my trade in ways that can benefit the community make my job rewarding and this year’s wayfinding sign will be a great addition to the clean-up and beautification work already being done.”
The White Center CDA thanks our sponsors for their contributions to this year’s event: King County Housing Authority, Boeing Employers Credit Union, McClendon’s Hardware, White Center Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Public Utilities, Impact Capital, and the City of Seattle Office of Economic Development.
Volunteers are needed!To sign up as a volunteer, please visit whitecenterspringclean.tumblr.com or contact Mikel Davila, Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager at (206) 694-1082 x166 or at whitecentercda@gmail.com. Volunteers will receive a complimentary t-shirt, light breakfast, refreshments, and lunch.
The Board of Directors of the White Center Community Development Association (White Center CDA) proudly announces the hiring of its new executive director, Sili Savusa, a long time community advocate and White Center resident. The current CDA Executive Director, Aileen Balahadia, plans to leave her position the end of March, after serving in her leadership role since 2004.
White Center Holds Community Summit on Saturday, December 3 Multicultural Forum Includes Free Workshops on Housing, Jobs, Health, and Education
White Center - On Saturday, December 3, the White Center Community Development Association (CDA) is proud to host the 10th Annual Community Summit - an event that celebrates the White Center neighborhood and the many efforts of residents, organizations, and community partners to connect to resources and one another. This year’s theme - “Building Neighborhood Equity” - is driven by the concerns that local residents have raised about housing, healthcare, employment, and education in 2011. The Summit will feature workshops in each of these areas.
EVENT DETAILS
What:Building Neighborhood Equity
When: Saturday, December 3, 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Where: White Center Heights Elementary
10015 6th Avenue SW; Seattle, WA 98106
The Community Summit is a catalyst for local change led by the community. It aims to help residents find solutions to improve their lives in 2012 and beyond.
The Summit is also an opportunity to share, learn, and experience the culture of White Center. Attendees can explore a diverse selection of food, youth performances, interactive electronic polling, and neighborhood videos. This all-inclusive event is free and open to everyone who supports and wants to learn more about White Center. Translation and interpretation services will be available in multiple languages including: Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Somali, Khmer, and more. Free childcare will be also provided.
Free “I Heart White Center” t-shirts will be given away in limited quantities. The White Center Community Summit is co-sponsored by the City of Seattle, Amerigroup RealSolutions, King County Housing Authority, and Noise Without Sound.
Register for this event online here: http://goo.gl/60sdU. The preregistration deadline is Tuesday, November 15 to be guaranteed an event shirt.
Saturday November 12th, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. White Center Community Cultural Center (aka St. James Annex) 9421 Eighteenth Street SW, Seattle
Win - $500 in prizes like water cisterns, landscape design, car wash gift certificates, oil changes, bus passes, and more!
Sustainable West Seattle presents a 30 minute talk on the biggest threat to Puget Sound: Toxic Runoff. After the audience learns about solutions to toxic runoff, they will have the opportunity to win one of more than 10 pollution prevention prizes ($1,000 value).
For more information, please visit our website: www.tox-ick.org
Capitol Hill Housing Celebrates Grand Opening of Unity Village of White Center
November 2, 2011 (Seattle, WA) - The White Center community is delighted to announce the grand opening of Unity Village, a new construction project featuring 30 units of affordable apartments near the business district, close to public transit, shopping and services. During this challenging economic climate for affordable housing developers, the White Center Community Development Association, Capitol Hill Housing and Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association have combined resources through an innovative partnership to develop Unity Village, formerly known as Strength of Place Village.
The celebration will feature a tour of the project and remarks from King County Executive Dow Constantine, King County Council Member Joe McDermott and Burien Mayor Joan McGilton, along with other officials from the State of Washington, King County, White Center, Seattle and Burien.
Located on the corner of SW 100th Street and 13th Avenue SW, the $9.5 million project features 30 new apartments ranging from one-bedrooms to three-bedrooms for low-income families making less than about $55,000 per year. Unity Village boasts many green features, and is green built to the Washington State Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard.
This project is one of just a handful of projects in Washington State that received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tax Credit Assistance Program funding administered by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. In a time when low-income housing tax credits were scarce, the partnership’s combined strengths made it feasible for the project to secure tax credit equity and a federal award. Capitol Hill Housing is the lead housing developer of Unity Village, the White Center Community Development Association is the local sponsor and Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association secured the site in 2008 and provided construction management services for the project. The project is owned by a tax credit Limited Liability Company in which all three non-profit organizations have an ownership stake.
The name “Unity Village” was selected by the White Center community and the tenants of the project as they began meeting to sign leases. According to Aileen Balahadia, Executive Director of the White Center Community Development Association, “the project’s residents along with its owners collectively recognized unity as a goal of the community and a hallmark of the collaborative nature of the project’s development. This decision, guided authentically by resident voice, is seen a true testament to how this project developed from original vision to grand opening.”
Christopher Persons, Executive Director of Capitol Hill Housing said “it has been an honor and a privilege to work on this unique project in the heart of White Center. The development of Unity Village is a model for collaboration and the development of affordable housing in a community context.”
Funding for this project was provided by Impact Capital, King County, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tax Credit Assistance Program, the State of Washington, National Equity Fund, Bank of America, the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound and the Bill & Melinda Gates Sound Families Initiative in conjunction with the King County Housing Authority.
The event sponsors are Absher Construction and Bank of America.
Unity Village Groundbreaking
Wednesday, November 16th
3pm Tour of the project, including units and grounds
4pm Remarks & Reception
Intersection of 13th Avenue SW & 100th Street in White Center
Please RSVP to: patricia@wccda.org or (206) 694-1082 x162
We’re proud to unveil the White Center Merchant Profile, featuring the stories and history of nine produce markets. The Healthy Foods Here Program and King County Food and Fitness Initiative are sponsors in this project. It is written by Jade Blackwater and designed by Kathi Wheeler. Enjoy!
