Salina and Imro from WCCDA's Play and Learn
Before joining the program, her daughter struggled with letter recognition and had difficulty sharing. Play and Learn supported her early literacy development, especially recognizing letters, while also helping her build important social skills such as taking turns.
What We Do
Economic
Development
We work to diligently toward fostering a vibrant and equitable economy in White Center, focusing on uplifting BIPOC voices and supporting small businesses, residents, and youth. Efforts are channeled into resisting displacement, amplifying community engagement, and addressing various economic aspects.
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Community E$$$ence Internship
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Youth Workshops
Family
Development
We support White Center’s early learners, young adults, and families by providing resources, leadership opportunities, and community-building programs like Play and Learn and The Back to School (formerly Promise) Celebration. Our Play and Learn Families will have opportunities to network with each other, go on the occasional field trip, and be celebrated quarterly.
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Play and Learn Sessions
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Senior Tea Time
Place
Development
We are stewards of WCCDA’s physical assets to ensure they are built, operated, and activated in service of community. The team oversees real estate and facilities management, construction and capital projects, condo and housing coordination, and HUB space and event operations—supporting the long-term sustainability, safety, and impact of our places.
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White Center HUB and Savusa Hall
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Canopy Apartments (White Center)
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Taproot White Center
Special Projects
The Rooted in White Center docuseries is part of our White Center Innovation Project, created to resist the displacement of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) immigrant and refugee-owned business owners in our unincorporated King County neighborhood of White Center which continues to experience the pressures of displacement.
Rooted in White Center
Project 76 is dedicated to developing a comprehensive 50-year strategy that truly reflects the needs and aspirations of our White Center community. This year, participants will engage in community information circles to collaboratively shape the future.
Project 2076
Executive Director Aaron Garcia
We’ve grown from what this community nurtured in us. Our organization exists to serve, uplift, and protect it. We believe the solutions to our biggest challenges ahead of us already live here.
