Welcome to the new Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Newsletter! We recently launched a new email service for our regular newsletter to help you stay informed about city news, events, and projects. If you were previously subscribed to our newsletter, your email address was transferred to this system based on your… [ Keep reading ]
Message from Andrés Mantilla, Director of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Dear Community Members: This afternoon, Mayor Durkan presented her 2019-20 Proposed Budget to the Seattle City Council. The Mayor’s proposed budget is focused on building a city of the future that is affordable, inclusive, and innovative, while also creating… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle City Council confirmed Andrés Mantilla as the director of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Andrés has been serving as interim director of our department since May. Now that it’s all official, we thought this would be a good time to tell you a bit more about him. 🙂… [ Keep reading ]
SARAH MORNINGSTAR Department Deputy Director for Community Investments AT-A-GLANCE Where did you grow up: Right here in Seattle! What neighborhood do you call home: Currently, Eastlake is home, but South Seattle was home for 37 years. What makes your neighborhood special: I love the variety of housing and architectural styles… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is a bustling and quickly growing city, and sometimes finding the resources and services you need can feel overwhelming. That’s why we created the Community Resource Hub, our online one-stop-shop for City resources and information. But, we also know that online isn’t for everyone and sometimes we all just… [ Keep reading ]
Here at Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, we are constantly striving to make it easier for you to get the information and resources you need to navigate city government and connect with your community. Whether you’re a newcomer or a longtime Seattleite, your voice and your contribution to the city are… [ Keep reading ]
At a roundtable with community leaders, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan highlighted several new investments in South Park. The investments include expanded youth programming, extensive facility renovations, as well as physical and safety improvements. More than $3.2 million will be spent for projects that have already started and will continue over… [ Keep reading ]
Imagine if all power and normal communications were down – what would you do? Come see what your community is doing to be prepared. Join the Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs and the Seattle Auxiliary Communication Service in a simulated full city power outage field exercise on April 28, 2018 from 9:00 am to noon…. [ Keep reading ]
In case you haven’t noticed, it is HOT!!! And getting hotter by the minute! The Pacific Northwest is in the middle of an intense heat wave causing the National Weather Service to issue an Excessive Heat Warning for Seattle and surrounding areas through Friday night. We want you to stay… [ Keep reading ]
Another Youth Voice, Youth Choice project is on its way! As you may have read in our recent update, we are ready to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for our Job Readiness Workshops for Homeless Youth Project. This project, specified as ‘a term-limited expansion of existing services for youth… [ Keep reading ]
