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 ]
Mayor Ed Murray recently announced the six neighborhoods where he will host his annual Find It, Fix It Community Walks. Now in its fourth year, these walks bring City officials, business owners, and community members together to address each neighborhood’s needs. Mayor Murray will lead the Find It, Fix It… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is seeking individuals to do part-time outreach work to underrepresented communities in Seattle’s neighborhoods. Known as Public Outreach and Engagement Liaisons (POELs), these contractors must be connected to their respective cultures, fluent in the languages, and bi-cultural and bi-lingual. The main tasks of a POEL are… [ Keep reading ]
Growing Organic Communities is hosting an event during the Lake City Farmer’s Market on Thursday, September 13 to reach out and engage community members and share information on what is happening in the area, as well as find out more about what the community is interested in. The focus is to… [ Keep reading ]
Residents of Seattle Housing Authority’s Lake City House and Lake City Court learned to prepare for an emergency during the Safety Saturday event in Lake City. The event was funded through a Neighborhood Matching Fund Small Sparks award. Click here to read the article featured in Neighborhood House’s “The Voice”.
This letter was sent to the Jackson Park P-Patch Community Garden P-Patchers thanking them for embracing and engaging with fellow gardeners with intellectual disabilities. It’s a great example of how community gardens are about neighbors connecting and engaging with each other to build community. A thank-you to all of the… [ Keep reading ]
On July 14, Lake City residents hosted an amazingly successful “Safety Saturday Festival” for the diverse population of residents and businesses on 33rd Avenue NE, 125th to 127th. Several city departments were on hand to help with the preparedness effort, including Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Office of Emergency Management, Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Here is a list of Neighborhood Service Centers that serve as Payment and Information Service sites and today’s hours of operation due to weather conditions: Lake City: Open – 9:00-5:00 Closed for lunch 1:00 – 2:00 pm Ballard: Open – 9:00-5:00 Open for lunch University: Closed Central: Open – 9:00-5:00 Closed… [ Keep reading ]
Below are the Neighborhood Service Centers’ hours of operation for today, Monday, Nov. 22. All centers are open, however, most NSCs will be closing for lunch with the exception of two locations. Lake City: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Closed for lunch 1:00-2:00 Ballard: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Closed… [ Keep reading ]
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.
