Our Stories
Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association
As part of our One Seattle Plan - the City’s policy plan for how to invest in communities over the next 20 years - we have partnered with five community-based organizations to engage with the BIPOC communities they serve. One of these groups is the Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association (DVSA). As part of their engagement plan, DVSA youth leaders have chosen to pilot a new engagement technology, the Urban Belonging app, to document and analyze the conditions in their community as a way to provide feedback for what their community wants to see addressed in the One Seattle Plan.
Black-Owned Businesses in the Central District
We are proud to share our video story about these three Black-owned businesses, located in the Central District of Seattle. This is the fourth in the series of four videos that focused on our Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) partners and Black-owned businesses in the Central District. For more information about the businesses in this video, please visit our Youtube page.
Lanier's Fine Candies
The City of Seattle's Industrial & Maritime Strategy seeks to support and grow new economic opportunities in industrial areas. Lanier's Fine Candies is a black-owned and operated candy manufacturer located in Rainier Beach. This is the fourth in a series of videos that highlight some of the diverse business owners, entrepreneurs and living-wage employees in Seattle's industrial areas and showcases some of the unique opportunities supported by this strategy.
Custom Crating
The City of Seattle's Industrial & Maritime Strategy seeks to support and grow new economic opportunities in industrial areas. Custom Crating is a family owned and operated crate and case manufacturer located in South Park. This is the third in a series of videos that highlight some of the diverse business owners, entrepreneurs and living-wage employees in Seattle's industrial areas and showcases some of the unique opportunities supported by this strategy.
Peddler Brewing Company
The City of Seattle's Industrial & Maritime Strategy seeks to support and grow new economic opportunities in industrial areas. Peddler Brewing Company is a family-owned micro-brewery in the Ballard, which boasts a taproom and large outdoor beer garden. This is their story of their work in the Ballard area and beyond. This is the second in a series of videos that highlight some of the diverse business owners, entrepreneurs and living-wage employees in Seattle's industrial areas and showcases some of the unique opportunities supported by this strategy.
Food Lifeline
The City of Seattle's Industrial & Maritime Strategy seeks to support and grow new economic opportunities in industrial areas. Food Lifeline provides nutritious food to hundreds of thousands of people facing hunger every year by sourcing nutritious food from a variety of food industry partners; and advocates to shape policies by partnering with organizations that are addressing other causes of poverty, and through community engagement and mobilization efforts. We are proud to highlight some of the diverse business owners, entrepreneurs and living-wage employees in Seattle's industrial areas and showcases some of the unique opportunities supported by this strategy.
Byrd Barr Place
Formerly known as Centerstone of Seattle, Byrd Barr Place nurtures an equitable Seattle by providing programs that enable people to live healthier, prosperous lives. They offer support for home heating assistance, housing assistance, healthy food access, and personal finance education to break the cycles of poverty. Byrd Barr Place also supports community engagement and partnerships to better understand the root causes of poverty and displacement in Seattle. The organization is named after Roberta Byrd Barr, a staunch advocate in Seattle Civil Rights movement who fought against school segregation.
Cham Refugees Community of Seattle
The Cham Refugees Community of Seattle is a nonprofit organization that provides Islamic educational, social, and cultural relevant services to Cham and other ethnic minorities in South Seattle and South King County for over 30 years. The organization plans to upgrade their existing location in South Seattle into a 12,000 square foot community center. The Development will be sharia-compliant and will expand programming for youth, the elderly, and disabled members of the community. Cham Refugees Community is one of our Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) partners. Their videos were made for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, in partnership with AAPI youth filmmakers.
Friends of Little Saigon
Friends of Little Saigon was formed in 2011 to promote, plan, and advocate for their neighborhood, located in the Chinatown-International District. The Little Saigon Landmark Project seeks to address displacement amongst local businesses and development pressures due to rising rents. The facility will be a gathering place that will bring together the district's cultural, shopping, and culinary aspects in a distinctive physical anchor. The mixed-use project will include a cultural center, Southeast Asian grocery, Emerald Night Market, and restaurant. Each component of the development will reflect Vietnamese Americans' rich culture, history, and future. Friends of Little Saigon is one of our EDI partners. Their videos were made for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, in partnership with AAPI youth filmmakers.