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Mayor Murray releases groundbreaking Seattle Equity & Environment Agenda

…& community leadership “The four goal areas in the Agenda are long-standing priorities for communities of color in Seattle,” said Jill Mangaliman, Co-Chair of the Community Partners Steering Committee and…

City of Seattle’s Environmental Justice Fund Awards $1 Million in Grants for 17 Community-Led Projects, Largest Amount Ever Granted 

…Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and Refugees – $40,000 The CHW Coalition serves the needs of refugees, people seeking asylum, and farmworkers. Funding will help develop Latinx-youth’s leadership for…

Remembering Abdullahi Jama

…he helped create and define.” For more information about Abdullahi’s work with the Environmental Justice Committee, please see this 2019 interview: https://greenspace.seattlemulti.wpengine.com//2019/12/environmental-justice-leadership-spotlight-abdullahi-jama/#sthash.M5fh93wv.dpbs Statement from the Office of Immigrant and Refugee…

KCD-Seattle Community Partnership Program Awards $413,000 to 7 Organizations in 2023

…Program Awardees $69,000 Basilica Bio Gardening Under the Microscope (GUM), Meals In Need Today (MINT), and the Bridge to Youth Leadership Program $69,000 Black Farmers Collective Building Urban Forest at Yes…

Mayor Durkan Announces More Than Eight Million in Investments To Support The Duwamish Valley In 2022 Budget Proposal

…proposed budget investments Investments will center around expanding youth leadership and capacity building in the Duwamish Valley, funding essential improvements to community gathering spaces, improving mobility and access to greenspace…

City of Seattle’s Environmental Justice Fund Awards $750,000 in Grants for 14 Projects Led by and Benefiting Those Most Impacted by Climate Change

…range of climate and environmental justice topics including food justice, workforce development, environmental education, renewable energy, and youth leadership. “These 14 grantees represent the breadth of creative efforts that advance…

Welcome Lylianna Allala, Program Manager for the Equity & Environment Initiative

…careers within the environmental movement. She helped to create and launch the RAY Conservation Diversity Fellowship; a national leadership program with the goal to increase and facilitate conservation-related career pathways…

New Pilot Unlocks Deep Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Program builds on 100 years of leadership at Seattle City Light SEATTLE — For the first time, an electric utility is testing a 20-year model to purchase metered energy efficiency…

Overcoming Challenges & Building Opportunities Together

…challenging. But, due to the incredible grit, perseverance, and community leadership, we have overcome many challenges and built opportunities — together. In this update we describe some the Duwamish Valley Program’s…

Seattle Adopts Progressive Energy Legislation

Leadership The building community looks to the City to take a leadership role. An accompanying City-owned Building Tune-Ups resolution directs the City to conduct tune-ups on City-owned buildings one year…