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Saturday Studio

A community led team of artists and architects will design and build a parklet for the Hillman City Collaboratory. The parklet will be a community space that tells and helps form the ongoing story of Hillman City.

Hillman City Neighborhood Association

The Hillman City Neighborhood Association, an outgrowth of Vision Hillman City, will host its first meeting on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 7-9pm, at the Rainier Avenue Church (5900 Rainier Ave. S.). The Association will publicize the meeting through a neighborhood-wide mailing, posters, flyers, and other existing community meetings and events. They will also do personal outreach to businesses and community group leaders, including developing relationships with leaders from the neighborhood's immigrant communities. The goal is to find pathways to effective communication with all segments of the neighborhood.

Hillman City P-Patch

The Hillman City P-Patch garden community plans to reclaim the accessible gravel paths and develop an accessible gardening area at the site. The project also includes an update to their 2010 visioning plan and the initiation of a monthly serieis of events designed to engage the gardeners, neighbors and partner organizations.

Multimedia Resources and Training Institute (MMRTI)

Multimedia Resources Training Institute will create a 1 hour documentary, 30 photo portraits, and other multimedia projects produced by youth interns.  They will focus on Seattle's Central Area, a Historic Arts and Cultural District. The project will empower youth to act as community advocates through photography and video.

HistoryLink

Fifteen years ago, HistoryLink produced self-guided tours of historical Seattle neighborhoods. HistoryLink will now update the tours. These tours will reside on HistoryLink.org and will be available to other websites at no cost. The walking tours in the Central District, Belltown, and Pike Place Market will begin and end near transit stations linking the tours by public transit. This project will be completed by August 31, 2020.

Haller Lake Community Club

The exterior siding of the Haller Lake Community Club located at 12579 Densmore Ave N needs to be replaced as it has been badly damaged by flickers' nests for several years. We will re-side the building with hardy board siding that will be impervious to further destruction by birds. While the siding is removed, we will upgrade the exterior lighting and add exterior electrical outlets. Both will improve the security of our parking lot that has experienced some recent vandalism. They will also make it easier for us to host more outdoor events. This project will be completed by May 31, 2022.

Crown Hill Village Association

The Crown Hill Neighborhood Village would like to activate the stretch of 90th between 14th and Mary Ave located at 9250 14th Avenue NW. To test its potential as a 'heart' for the neighborhood, that pulls it away from the fast-moving traffic of the 15th Ave and Holman Rd. There will be a series of community events in the Summer of 2019 to test if the block has the potential to become pedestrian-friendly. All events are free and open to the public.

Department of Veterans Affairs

Employment-focused grants for reintegrating homeless veterans into the workforce through job training, placement, and supportive services.

Black Child Development Institute

To honor Black Childcare providers and offer them resources that support their own care and their status as essential care givers, educators and business owners. This event is free and will include self-care advocates, nutrition support, dialogue with mental health professionals, business and finance consultants, and local funders. The event will be held from 10am until 3pm on October 22, 2022 at Rainier Beach Community Center.

Gifts Of Hope

Our Hope for Christmas Community Event, set to take place on December 15th, 2024, at the Smilow Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club, is a collaborative endeavor aimed at celebrating African American culture and fostering unity among individuals of diverse backgrounds. This inclusive and free event welcomes all members of the public, providing a platform for the South Seattle community to come together, plan, and execute a meaningful gathering that promotes inclusivity and neighborly connections. By engaging 500+ residents of different nationalities and faiths, the event seeks to create a sense of togetherness and shared celebration during the holiday season. Through proactive outreach efforts, we will ensure broad community involvement and participation in this enriching and unifying Hope for Christmas Community Event.

GROW

This Eagle scout candidate project will bring a beautiful, decorative bulletin board to the Horiuchi P-Patch, to help increase communication between the gardeners at Horiuchi P-Patch and between the Horiuchi P-Patch gardeners and the community. This project will also improve the gravel walkway in the P-Patch. It is a partnership between a youth volunteer and a very diverse, mainly elderly group of gardeners in the Yesler neighborhood of Seattle.

Howell Collective Garden

The Howell Collective Garden community group wants to construct a fence around the Howell Collective P-Patch which is located at 1514 E Howell St. The fence will provide clearly define boundaries for gardeners. The fence will also define the intentionality of the garden to the community and reduce the littering in the P-Patch. The project is open to community participation. The project will be completed in Spring 2023.

Emergency Communication Hubs - Seattle

Emergency Communication Hubs are popping up throughout Seattle as citizens everywhere step up to help their communities prepare for a large disaster. Each Hub has a dedicated team of individuals reaching out to the community to engage and involve neighbors. To support their efforts, we want to pass along tools we have developed (forms, job descriptions, educational materials, etc.) so they don't have to reinvent the wheel. We will host a Hub 101 class at 7:00p.m. on October 24, 2019 at the Cascade Bicycle Club in Magnuson Park, 7787 62nd Avenue NE. This project will be completed by January 31, 2020.

I-M PasifikAZN Committee

The I-M PasifikAZN committee (IMPAC) will coordinate and host 5 fun and informative public events in November to honor Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA), especially the Chinese Congressional Medal recipients on Veteran's Day during the year of 140th anniversary of Washington state. These public events will be held at different venues in Seattle, and will help to increase public awareness and participation in APIA communities. The first public event will be held at Klondike Museum - 319 2nd Ave S. Seattle, WA 98104.

Africatown-Central District Preservation & Development Association

The Imagine Africatown Fall and Winter Activation project will create a temporary art based neighborhood destination at Midtown located at 2301 East Union Street. The project will celebrate the African American/African Diaspora legacy and culture in the Central District with art, pop up events, and other programming. This project will be completed by March 28, 2019.

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Competitive grants for projects that address challenges faced by the museum and library fields and have the potential for broad impact.

Imminent Mode

Vermillion is organizing a one-day art show event called: IMMINENT MODE: FAST FORWARD. The event will take place on August 8, 2019, it will be located at 1508 11th Ave. It will take place during the Capitol Hill Artwalk. The event will bring local artists together and is free and open to all.

Meadowbrook Community Gardens and Orchards

Meadowbrook Community Gardens and Orchards, (MCGO), will improve our irrigation system, (currently irrigation is all done by hand by volunteers), replace old and worn tools, repair raised beds and add a few more, and buy bulk soil amendments and compost to improve soil quality. All of the ese improvements will allow us to better achieve our purpose of producing more food to meet the growing needs of our community.

Interim Community Development Association

This project will improve physical and public safety in the Danny Woo International District Community Garden (DWG) located at 620 S Main St through implementing priority items in the Danny Woo Garden Safety Improvement Plan. Specific elements include new lighting, new metal railings, replacing rotted wood handrails, and rebuilding the pig roast area. The DWG is the largest and most beloved open space in the Chinatown International District, the neighborhood with the lowest amount of open green space per person in Seattle and that bears the brunt of environmental and health disparities. Aging garden infrastructure increases the risks of falls and injuries for frail elder gardeners, and increased vandalism and crime threatens their peace of mind. The DWG contributes to the overall health and wellbeing of the CID's elder gardeners and provides a beautiful green multipurpose gathering space for the entire community. The project will be completed in the Summer of 2026.

Friends of OCA- Greater Seattle

The Friends of OCA-Greater Seattle will engage local artists, partner organizations, and community members in creating an hour-long docu-fiction film set in the World War II era that will highlight the contributions and sacrifices made by Chinese American military veterans. Filming will begin in January 2020 in Chinatown-International District.

Innovia Foundation

Innovia Foundation ($200M in assets) supports nonprofits in WA through grants focused on education, community development, health, arts. Awards range from $1,000 to $50,000.

Interbay P-Patch Community Gardeners

Over the next six months the Interbay neighborhood will organize and facilitate the replacement of the tool/kitchen shed roof at the Interbay P-Patch. The project includes a site clean up, scheduled work parties and a celebration.

Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington

The International Children's Friendship Festival (ICFF-https://childrensfest.tacawa.org/) fosters cultural understanding and empowers Seattle youth. Inspired by International Children's Day, ICFF celebrates diverse young voices through a vibrant 2-day festival and year-round arts programs. Youth collaborate in art, public speaking, and civic advocacy, attracting thousands and gaining recognition from the City of Seattle. Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2024, ICFF builds a more inclusive future through youth arts.

International Women’sDay - 2017

This event on March 11, 2017 from 9 am to 4 pm at The Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College will be held in celebration of International Women's Day. Through story-telling, facilitated conversations, collaborative art and dance, participants will know they are part of a caring and vibrant community of women. It is free and open to the public.