Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Parks & Recreation, Community School – West Seattle, and community partners held a press event on Sept. 2 to launch volunteer recruitment for Show Up, Seattle!, Day of Service, the annual event which takes place on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. With events… [ Keep reading ]
On August 18, community members and City officials, past and present, filled the Seattle City Council Chambers to celebrate the official proclamation of Allynn Ruth Day, honoring her 51 years of public service at the City of Seattle. Allynn grew up in Yesler Terrace and is a proud graduate of… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle, in partnership with Washington Bus and the Seattle Youth Commission, invites individuals 14-19 years old to City Hall Sunday, September 20 for Youth Power in Action: Seattle’s Day of Civic Engagement for Tomorrow’s Leaders. The event gives local youth opportunities to meet City Officials, demystify the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods invites residents of Seattle to save the date for Show Up, Seattle!, Seattle’s annual citywide day of service, taking place on Saturday, September 26, 2026. As the Department of Neighborhoods celebrates 35 years of partnering with communities across Seattle, we’re especially grateful for the organizations, neighborhood groups,… [ Keep reading ]
Have you ever been curious how our community will respond if a major disaster occurs? Or wondered what you could do to help in an emergency situation? Volunteer workers of the Seattle Emergency Hubs will test their crisis-response skills in activation drills at four Emergency Hubs across the city this… [ Keep reading ]
Indigenous Advisory Council, the Department of Neighborhoods, and Seattle Urban Native Non-Profits invite community to Seattle City Hall on Friday, September 18, 2026, for the inaugural Indigenous Civic Engagement Day. The event will be a full day of interactive workshops, panels, networking, activities, and discussion all with the goal of building and strengthening reciprocal relationships… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s neighborhoods come alive in the summer! As we all relish warmer weather and longer days, the Department of Neighborhoods (DON) wants to help you enjoy the vibrancy of our city – block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood. This summer is extra special as we welcome visitors from around the globe for the… [ Keep reading ]
On Saturday, March 21, people of Seattle gathered in South Park for the first Best Day Ever event, a day of service, storytelling, shared meals, and community connection co-created by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and the Seattle Chamber of Connection and local partner Cultivate South Park. Best Day Ever is a community-powered celebration designed to strengthen civic belonging while spotlighting the people,… [ Keep reading ]
In 1994, then Mayor Norm Rice was out on one of his regular neighborhood tours, this time in Phinney Ridge. On that tour, he met a passionate neighbor who handed him a letter. Her name is Judith Wood. In her letter, she implored the Mayor to create a day to… [ Keep reading ]
On Saturday, April 25, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ P-Patch Community Gardening Team hosted its annual Earth Day Resource Fair for community. Community members and fellow gardeners from across Seattle gathered at the Northwest African American Museum for gardening related workshops, seed swaps, sharing resources like organic fertilizer and rodent mitigation,… [ Keep reading ]
