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LATEST NEWS
Second Creative Equity Fund Cohort Announced
Creative Equity Fund was launched to advance racial justice through arts and culture. Following intentional conversations with funders and feedback from the inaugural cohort, this round of funding would focus wholly on supporting Black and Indigenous-led organizations in King County. Learn more about the grant recipients and their efforts to center equity in this blog.
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Neighbor to Neighbor 30th Anniversary Video Series
Neighbor 2 Neighbor (N2N) was founded in support of two key Seattle Foundation initiatives—equity and opportunity. Building capacity for grassroots organizations empowers its leaders and creates more pathways to nurturing a thriving region for all. For 30 years, Neighbor 2 Neighbor has served as a conduit between garnering funding and palpable change. This YouTube Video Series celebrates organizations that have used N2N grants to be better stewards of their communities over the last three decades.
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Spotlighting Perigee Fund: The importance of infant and maternal mental health
Seattle Foundation hosted a conversation with its partner, Perigee Fund, to educate audiences about the positive and negative circumstances and factors influencing infant and maternal health. Engaging in this topic is always relevant but is especially timely now as we navigate a global pandemic and endure compounded mental health challenges. This story written by Perigee Fund provides more insight into its mission and how you can support caregivers in Washington state.
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Mixed-income housing project breaks ground in Renton Highlands neighborhood
The first Evergreen Impact Housing Fund (EIHF) project is officially under construction. Thanks to a combined gift of $11.1 million to EIHF from five area credit unions, and a $61.5 million contribution from The Washington State Housing Finance Commission through its bond-cap program, Solera will provide 277 affordable housing units to families in Renton, WA. Read more about the building scheduled to open by 2024.
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UPCOMING EVENTS & REMINDERS
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Working Together on Solutions to Homelessness | Wednesday, October 27
This salon-style conversation will focus on the ways public sector leaders, people with lived experience, providers, and philanthropists are coming together for this unique and bold new comprehensive cross-system approach to the region's homelessness and affordable housing crisis. If you would like to attend, please email [email protected].
Seattle Foundation Office Closure | Week of Nov 22-26, 2021
As you all know well, the past 18+ months have been challenging and intense in a myriad of ways. With that, our Leadership Team would like to thank our staff for the level of commitment and energy they have invested in serving the community by giving them a chance to unplug and rejuvenate intentionally. This decision continues our commitment to providing a high service level for our partners, philanthropists, and community while ensuring our staff has a healthy and vibrant working environment. As such, we will be closing our office the entire week of November 22-26, 2021.
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