Seattle Department of Neighborhoods announces the Neighborhood Matching Fund opportunities for 2012. All three funding programs of the Neighborhood Matching Fund – Small Sparks, Small and Simple Projects Fund, and the Large Projects Fund – will continue in 2012 with deadlines for applications occurring over the year. The biggest change… [ Keep reading ]
The downtown office of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods will be closed on December 26 and January 2 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The Neighborhood Service Centers will also be closed the following dates: December 24, 2011 (Saturday) December 26, 2011 (Monday – reopening Tuesday December… [ Keep reading ]
Joyce Moty, President of the P-Patch Trust Board of Directors, recently announced the naming of its new Executive Director. Read the announcement below. The board of directors of the P-Patch Trust is delighted to announce that Veronica Sherman-King, Director of Planning and Community Building for the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, will become… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn today called on Seattle residents to donate food, money and volunteer time to local food banks, which are facing increasing numbers of clients and declining food donations. Speaking at the North Helpline Food Bank in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood, the Mayor said, “As families and individuals struggle… [ Keep reading ]
The 2011 Trees for Neighborhoods program was a great success! The program provided 1,000 trees to Seattle residents for planting in their yards and planting strips. Altogether, 75 fruit trees, 400 small trees, and 525 medium to large trees were given out (see map graphic below for distribution). 135 of… [ Keep reading ]
Throughout the 2011 gardening season, Spanish language middle school students tended a plot at the Queen Anne P-Patch. Students were participating in a Global Workshop, created by The Language Link, a program that engages Seattle children in world languages. The Queen Anne middle schoolers documented their work in Spanish and… [ Keep reading ]
On November 29, the Department of Parks and Recreation held a ceremony to recognize recipients of the Denny Award, given to projects demonstrating outstanding volunteer stewardship. Two Neighborhood Matching Fund supported projects, Skate Like a Girl, and Vision Greenwood Park, received this honor. Click here to read the press release.
The Seattle Foundation recently announced new neighbor to neighbor funding for South Seattle, White Center and Kent communities. To qualify for the N2N Small Grants Program, an applicant must: be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, or be fiscally sponsored by one; have a small budget (generally under $100,000); have a… [ Keep reading ]
The December 5 edition of the Rolling Stone featured a piece on the Jimi Hendrix Park, funded in part through the Neighborhood Matching Fund. Click here to read.
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