Neighborhood Matching Fund supported ethnic media project gets underway
June 3, 2010
Sea Beez, a project to connect ethnic news media, held its launch recently. Click here to read more.
Neighborhood Matching Fund supported project hosts Youth Summit
May 27, 2010
SUMMIT UP is an annual conference planned and produced by youth organizers with the purpose of helping young people realize their own power and use it to better their communities. Participation in SUMMIT UP is FREE! The event will take place at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center & Delridge Community Center… [ Keep reading ]
West Seattle to launch community tool library with Neighborhood Matching Fund
May 25, 2010
For months, members of Sustainable West Seattle have been planning, organizing, and researching how to create a library of tools for the community to borrow instead of purchasing them. With an award of $20,000 from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Neighborhood Matching Fund, their dreams will come to life with… [ Keep reading ]
Refresh Southwest 2010 at Delridge Community Center June 5
May 19, 2010
This Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund supported event will feature two music stages, creative arts and environmentally-minded workshops, speakers, family activities, and over 100+ community organizations and resources for Southwest Seattle. The event takes place Saturday, June 5 at Delridge Community Center. For more information, contact Randy Engstrom at 206-935-2999… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Times features Neighborhood Matching Fund Supported Sacajawea Elementary School Playground
May 17, 2010
The Saturday, May 15 edition of the Seattle Times featured a story on the Sacajawea Elementary Playground opening. This project received $15,000 in funding from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund. Click here to read the article.
Seattle Channel features NMF-supported Hip Hop Conference
May 14, 2010
Click to view the Hip Hop Conference video.
Small and Simple Deadline Reminder
May 11, 2010
As a reminder for all who are considering applying for a Small and Simple Neighborhood Matching Fund, there is a deadline approaching on July 12, 2010. The Small and Simple Fund offers awards up to $20,000 for neighborhood and grassroots groups, in partnership with the City, to initiate, plan, and… [ Keep reading ]
NMF supported Greenwood Streetscapes to hold open house May 18
May 4, 2010
Greenwood Streetscapes will hold an open house at the Greenwood Library on May 18 from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Greenwood Streetscapes is a group of neighbors working with consultants on a web-based planning project that will help blocks of people who want sidewalks by providing them with the tools they… [ Keep reading ]
NMF supported Art4Justice presents Youth Art 4 Climate Action May 15
May 3, 2010
Art4Justice will hold a free event at Seattle Center on May 15 to raise environmental awareness. Click here to read the flyer.
Friends of McDonald School, Neighborhood Matching Fund award recipient group, to hold public workshops
April 20, 2010
Friends of McDonald School is a volunteer organization that raises money for community space improvements on the McDonald Elementary School grounds at 54th St. and Latona Avenue in north Wallingford. In 2008 the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) Program awarded the group $15,000, which, combined with $9000… [ Keep reading ]