Find Posts By Topic

Posts categorized under June 2013 - Front Porch

Archives for June 2013

Register by July 1 to apply for Small Sparks for your Night Out event!

 If your neighborhood plans to participate in the annual Night Out event on August 6, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Small Sparks Fund is available to support your activities. The deadline to apply is Monday, July 8, but applicants must register to apply by July 1. The Small Sparks Fund provides… [ Keep reading ]

23rd Avenue Joint Community Open House and Workshop on June 29

The City of Seattle will be hosting a community open house and workshop on Saturday, June 29 at the Garfield Community Center (2323 E. Cherry Street) from 9:00am to 12:00pm. This will be a joint community engagement effort for two projects: the 23rd Avenue Corridor Improvement Project and the 23rd… [ Keep reading ]

Fill the Hunger gap this Summer

On Friday, June 21st, Mayor McGinn kicked off Seattle’s Summer Food Service Program, which offers FREE breakfasts, lunches and snacks to kids age 1 to 18 at approximately 100 community sites. During the school year, thousands of children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through Seattle Public Schools. When… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Theatre Group’s Nights at the Neptune: A People’s Theatre Joint begins this week

Seattle Theatre Group (STG), the non-profit arts organization programmers and managers of three historic Seattle theatres (Paramount, Moore and Neptune), is launching Nights at the Neptune: A People’s Theatre Joint, in June. The program, supported by a Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund award of $75,000, opens at The… [ Keep reading ]

Neighborhood Matching Fund Supported Trans*Pride Parade June 28

Join us for this event on June 28.  Click here for more details.

Funds available to help neighborhoods celebrate Night Out on August 6

On August 6, Seattle neighborhoods will celebrate the annual Night Out event. If your neighborhood plans to participate, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has a fund available to support your Night Out event and activities. The Small Sparks Fund provides matching dollars for neighborhood-initiated projects that promote community engagement. Community groups can… [ Keep reading ]

Real Change reports on NMF Supported “Music is my Life” project

The Music is my Life project explores the role music plays in the lives of homeless youth.  The project received an award of $12, 463 from the Neighborhood Matching Fund Small and Simple Projects Fund.  Click here to read the article.

Neighborhood News – Hot off the Presses!

June edition of Neighborhood News is out. Read it here: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/news/newsletter2013jun.htm

Seattle Times Highlights New Holly Market Garden

Read all about it here:  http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021135876_sarahcolumnxml.html To learn more about P-Patch CSAs, go to: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/marketgardens/

PACE Seminar Teaches Persuasive Communication

by Jake Hellenkamp When the PACE (People’s Academy for Community Engagement) Program ended last year, our staff wanted to keep the graduates involved, but also open up opportunities for the public to learn more about community engagement. So the PACE seminar program was born. Since most every graduate felt they… [ Keep reading ]