2014 Bridge Conference High Flier Award
InterIm CDA received a High Flier Award at the 2014 Bridge Conference for achieving a high bar of quality in our Wilderness Inner-City Leadership Development: WILD youth program! We are grateful to the Raikes Foundation and the School's Out Washington program for providing leadership training through the YPQI program.
Congratulations to Jamie Stroble and Glen Jermyn Andag.
Please see ypqiwa.org for more on the Youth Program Quality Initiative.
InterIm CDA Welcomes New Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Click here for our official annoucement: 2014 InterIm CDA Pradeepta Upadhyay Announcement
Danny Woo Cookery Opening
Invitation: Danny Woo Community Garden Cookery Opening
Thursday, June 12th 4-8 pm.
Join us in celebrating the new Danny Woo Community Garden Neighborhood Cookery!
Tour of the garden: 4 pm.
Cookery Dedication Ceremony: 5:45 pm.
Location: 620 S Main St. Seattle, WA 98104
This is project is funded by the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods. Design and construction provided by the University of Washington’s Neighborhood Design Build Studio and Professor Steve Badanes. The first phase of the project (architectural elements being installed now) will be followed by water/electrical work later this summer.
Mindy Au Named to Immigrant and Refugee Commission
Mindy Au, InterIm CDA’s Asset Building Program Manager, was recently appointed by the Seattle City Council to serve on the City of Seattle's Immigrant and Refugee Commission for a two-year term. Ms. Au is one of 15 members appointed by the Mayor and City Council to advise the city on ways to enhance and improve access to city services and resources for immigrants and refugees. The Commission is also charged with strengthening opportunities for immigrants and refugees to participate in civic life and encouraging understanding between and among various immigrant and refugee communities in the city. Ms. Au brings experience in working with immigrant and refugee communities not only in Seattle, but in places in the U.S. and internationally.