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One Vibe Africa

During the month of February, Kijiji Night 2020 will mark One Vibe Africa's 6th year partnering with the Seattle Art Museum to produce a free-to-the-public evening dedicated to celebrating the African Diaspora. On February 6, 2020, the spirit of an African village will be brought to life at SAM, 1300 1st Avenue from 5:00-9:00pm, through live hip-hop and traditional African musical performances, storytelling, poetry, and fresh food provided by Cafe Avole.

King County Department of Community and Human Services

King County's Best Starts for Kids levy funds grants to nonprofits providing early childhood development, youth services, family strengthening, and behavioral health services across the Seattle metropolitan area.

Friends of King Donut

A community mural will be installed at King Donuts, featuring four 6.5’ x 6’ wooden fence panels designed by a local artist. Each panel will be painted by Rainier Beach youth and community members using a color-by-number system, creating an inclusive and collaborative art piece. The mural’s design will be informed by a community event where local youth and residents contribute ideas and concept art. These events include art stations, food, and entertainment to support broad community participation and creative input. The anticipated project completion date is November 30, 2025.

Friends of Kirke Park

On September 17, 2022,3:00-7:00 pm, we will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Kirke Park, located at 7028 9th Ave NW Seattle, WA. Barbara Hainley led efforts to transform the derelict property into an award-winning park. The playground, large yard, beautiful quadrant flower gardens and adjoining P-Patch are now a favorite destination for the Whittier Heights neighborhood. We will honor Ms. Hainley via a plaque near a tree which was planted in her memory, install a new picnic table, and present a bouquet to our steadfast Seattle Parks caretaker. Games, face painting, music, hot dogs and ice cream are planned.

Asian Americans for Arts Activism - A4A

Asian Americans for Arts Activism - A4A will host a free three-day celebration of Asian Pacific Islander American heritage month. The first event will be on May 26, 2018 from 11am - 1pm at Wing Luke Museum located at 719 S King St. The second will be on May 27, 2018 from 11am - 1pm at Seattle Public Library located at 1000 4th Ave. The final event will be on May 28, 2018 from 11am - 1pm at Royal Esquire Club located at 5016 Rainier Ave S. The events will feature workshops, film, art, and food.

SouthEast Effective Development

KVRU 105.7 FM is a Southeast Seattle local community radio station founded to broadcast the diverse voices of the community. Our Pilot Mentorship Program will support Southeast Seattle youth to learn media skills and gain job readiness. After completing twelve hours of workshops over two months, they will specialize in one of three tracks: podcasting, radio broadcasting, or storytelling, and will work with a mentor to script, produce, and record content for broadcast on the station.

Lafayette PTA

The Lafayette PTA will create a free, non-denominational Winter Light Festival on the Lafayette School playground for the entire West Seattle community to enjoy December 5th and 6th from 5-7 pm at 2645 California Avenue SW. The displays will be wheelchair and stroller accessible. Free cookies, hot cocoa, and non -religious music will be provided. We want our student's light designs and art to be celebrated by our entire community. This project will be completed by January 31, 2020.

Friends of the Lake City Fred Meyer Garden Project

In Phase II, Friends of the Lake City Fred Meyer Garden Project will develop schematic design and construction drawings based on the conceptual design derived from the community outreach in Phase I. A lease agreement with Fred Meyer will be developed. Friends of the Lake City Fred Meyer Garden Project will also continue work on fundraising, business outreach, artist engagement, materials donation, and a robust public engagement process during Phase II.

Lake City Living Memorial Triangle

The Lake City Memorial Triangle will create a memorial with a beautification project to commemorate the fatal events of March 27, 2019. The memorial will be located at Sand Point Way NE and Bartlett Ave NE. In this phase of the project the group will plant 3 evergreens along Sand Point Way, 4 flowering trees along Bartlett, and low shrubs. The goal is to help heal the wounds of traumatized citizens, and remind visitors about the perils of gun violence. The triangle will have signage and talks to educate people about the unfortunate past event and to help create awareness and a safer community. This phase of the project will be completed by June 30, 2020.

Lake City Pioneer Days Parade Association

The Lake City Summer Parade is a free and family-friendly annual event that takes place in the Lake City neighborhood on August 2nd, 2025. The Lake City neighborhood is one of the most diverse and underserved neighborhoods in Seattle. The Parade is our community's biggest day of the year, attracting up to 10,000 neighbors. Since its founding in 1947, the parade is one of the few free inclusive opportunities for people to come together and celebrate our diverse community. The parade features marching bands, drill teams, community groups, governmental agencies, and local businesses. We feature colorful floats, live music, dance performances, and other festive displays representing the diverse cultures of the Seattle area. This project will be completed by October 31, 2025.

Lake City Emergency Communication Hub

The Lake City Emergency Communication Hub's Stop the Bleed (STB) project will engage the Lake City community in emergency preparation by offering the successful STB program. The STB program was developed by the American College of Surgeons to train people with little or no medical education in effective methods of preventing death from hemorrhage. These methods, the application of tourniquets, wound packing and pressure, have been proven and tested by the military in Afghanistan and Iraq. The program is very similar to the citizen CPR program. It is a free 2-hour class that includes a video, lecture, time for questions, and hands-on practice. The skills learned are applicable for mass casualty incidents such as bombings, shootings, earthquakes, traffic or train accidents and as well as individual traumas. This project will be completed by September 28, 2018.

Lake City Pioneer Days Parade Association

The Lake City Parade and Summer Festival is on Saturday August 6, 2022 from 10:30am to 6:30pm on Lake City Way NE between NE 145th and NE 125th. The festival is one of the oldest Seafair sanctioned community events, and one of the few free family-friendly events on a summer Saturday in North Seattle. It is counter-programming to the Hydro races that happen the same weekend. For those who don't enjoy, or can't afford the boat races, the Lake City Parade and Summer Festival is a perfect alternative. The festival includes music and entertainment from a spectrum of world cultures. The parade and festival have brought together and celebrated the diverse cultures in the neighborhood for decades. This year it will be an essential part of helping our community recover from the pandemic and will be the first time the community will have a chance to come together and celebrate our community since the beginning of the pandemic. This project will be completed by October 31, 2022.

Lake City Pioneer Days Parade Association

The Lake City Summer Parade is an annual event that brings together 10,000 neighbors to celebrate all the local flavor that makes Lake City and Seattle unique. This year the Lake City Pioneer Days Parade Association will host the The Grand Parade at 7 pm on Saturday August 3, 2019. There is also a Kid's Parade that starts at 6 pm on the same day. The parade will be located on Lake City Way NE from NE 135th to NE 123rd. This project will be completed by September 30, 2019.

Lake City Pioneer Days Parade Association

The Lake City Summer Parade is a free and family-friendly annual event that takes place in the Lake City neighborhood on August 5th, 2023. The Lake City neighborhood is one of the most diverse and underserved neighborhoods in Seattle. The Parade is our community's biggest day of the year and one of the few opportunities we all can come together to celebrate our diverse community. The parade features marching bands, drill teams, community groups, governmental agencies, and local businesses. Spectators can expect to see colorful floats, live music, dance performances, and other festive displays.

Lake City Pioneer Days Parade Association

The Lake City Summer Festival is an annual event that brings together 10,000 neighbors to celebrate all the local flavor that makes Lake City and Seattle unique. The Festival is on Saturday August 4, 2018 from 10:30am to 4:30pm on NE 125th between Lake City Way NE and 25th Ave NE. The Lake City Summer Festival is one of the oldest Seafair sanctioned community events, and one of the few free family-friendly events on a summer Saturday in North Seattle.

Friends of Lake City Youth at Coyote North

The Friends of Lake City Youth at Coyote North want to engage the Lake City community in activating a youth-centered creative space at 12325 Lake City Way NE. This year long project and will do outreach efforts throughout the year to bring together Lake City families from all races, cultures, and backgrounds through open houses, community dinners, exhibits, performances, and free youth arts programs, culminating in a youth-led community celebration.

Rainier Valley Greenways and Safe Streets

Rainier Valley Greenways and Safe Streets will implement planning and outreach efforts to demonstrate public support for the construction of traffic controlling swing gates at three locations on Lake Washington Blvd. : 1) South of Mt. Baker Beach, 2) North of 43rd Ave. South 3) East of Lakewood Ave. South on South Horton Street as it enters Lake Washington Blvd. These gates will replace inadequate temporary barricades while the boulevard is closed to motor vehicles during Bicycle Weekends and other Seattle Parks and Recreation programmed events. Rainier Valley Greenways and Safe Streets will also provide designs for gate signage to inform street users. This project will be completed by November 30, 2025.

Lakewood Sanctuary

The project is to create a website for the Lakewood Sanctuary for educational and community-building purposes. The Sanctuary was established through Seattle Parks in 2021-22 to protect a small section of Lake Washington Park shoreline and habitat after years of advocacy. The Sanctuary includes some native plants and woody debris, as well as a beaver lodge, birds, turtles, and possibly salmon fry. In 2023 Lakewood Sanctuary was identified by Green Seattle Partnership for restoration. The area has been fenced to keep people and dogs out and protect habitat. The website will help build public awareness and support for the habitat. Such educational efforts are especially important when a place has been put off limits by fencing (NOTE: There is still plenty of accessible park, and also people can visually enjoy the Sanctuary)

Lakewood Seward Park Neighborhood Association

The Lakewood Seward Park Neighborhood Association will plan and install a community emergency communications hub at the Lakewood Seward Park Community Club located at 4916 S Angeline St. The all-weather storage box will contain preparedness supplies available in the event of an emergency. The site will host a field exercise on June 1, 2019 time TBD and a fall emergency preparedness on a date TBD in October 2019.

Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office

Funding supports acquisition, development and renovation for public outdoor recreation and funds may be used for open space, forest, wildlife areas, beaches, and water access sites.

Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office

Funding supports acquisition, development and renovation for public outdoor recreation and funds may be used for open space, forest, wildlife areas, beaches, and water access sites.

Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office

Funding supports acquisition, development and renovation for public outdoor recreation and funds may be used for open space, forest, wildlife areas, beaches, and water access sites.

Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office

Funding supports acquisition, development and renovation for public outdoor recreation and funds may be used for open space, forest, wildlife areas, beaches, and water access sites.

Fauntleroy Watershed Council

The landscape design plan will provide concept drawings that the Fauntleroy Community Association can present in its funding requests to public & private donors. The community envisions the substation property as a small green space/pocket park.