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A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VISION FOR SEATTLEcommunities are a lifeline. That fact

suddenly place comes into focus. Cansafely, get the

care you need, land a job that paysaccess

to live that youafford, or enroll in a good school?neighborhood-based nonprofits that

serve parts of our communitysuch challenges threaten the health

vitality of great neighb orhood s- Capitolthe Central District, Delridge, the Rainier

White Center, and the Chinatown/and where careful

is needed to preserve and buildand economic potential of

and of our entire Puget Sound region.envision Seattle as a model city of

vitality and stability, whereno t determine winners and

all residents have access toand educational opportunities,

the economic

all.

Residents at a White center Annual Summit use .....translation headsets staffed bV interpreters toparticipate in discussion and share opinions aboutthe direction of their communitv.

..... Seniors warm up volunteers at Seattle'sChinatown/International District SpringClean, an annual event where over 400volunteers work together to clean up theneighborhood.

"Rowan was the turning point for US,"Melissa says.With a history of drug addiction and evictions fromhousing, Dann and Melissa found it impossible to rentan apartment. Before and after Rowan's birth, theywere forced to live in shelters.A social worker suggested that the family apply foraffordable housing through one of Seattle's eightCommunity Development organizations. With extensivedocumentation from family, friends, and agencies tosupport their claims that they were making a fresh startand would be good tenants, Melissa, Dan and Rowanwere offered an apartment in March 2007."Rowan was five months old when we finally movedin" Melissa recalls. "I cried. We were so grateful."Housing provided the stability they needed to holddown steady work. Both Dann and Melissa weresoon employed (he as a-lead sign installer, she asa registered nursel. With a stable home, their liveshave change dramatically. Little does Rowan know thetransformation that he inspired.Melissa and Dann say of themselves, and other familieslike them, "People do transcend poverty; it's possibleto succeed. We got that chance."

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Find out about how Community Development organizationsare benefitting your community and how you can get involved:

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CADA breathed new life into the Central Area of Seattle with Squire ParkPlaza , replacing a 30-year vacant lot with 59 affordable and market rate rentalapartments, and 11 ,000 square feet of commercial space to attract businesses,jobs and vital ity to this diverse Centra l Area neighborhood.

Capitol Hill Housing led the community to complete the BroadwayAction Agenda, which included the creation of the new Capitol HillChamber of Commerce.

DNDA secured land and designed the Delridge neighborhood's first branch ofThe Seattle Public LibrarylVivian Mc Lean Place - with 19 apartments fo r lowincome families atop the now popular library branch.

HomeSight strengthened the cultural fabric of three communities adjacentto downtown - Southeast Seattle, Central Area, and Chinatown/InternationalDistrict, completing the construction of the Wing Luke Asian Museum,organizing a three -day community leadership training fo r 35 resident activists inSoutheast Seattle, and breaking ground on the Pontedera Condominiums.

Inter*lm began building its Maynard Green Street project, a pedestrianfriendly, sustainable street model, the first "green street" in the Chinatown/International District.

SCIDpda built affordable housing fo r over 700 residents, including families andseniors, and built the neighborhood's first public community center and library.

SEED reclaimed 7 acres of contaminated land in the heart of Seattle's RainierValley to create Rainier Court, a nationally recognized housing and retailcenter serving low-income seniors and families adjacent to trans it and acommunity garden.

white Center CDA helped rebirth Mel Olson Baseball Stadium, locatedat the newly renamed Steve Co x Memorial Park, one of the most heavilyutilized stadiums in the region , just one block from the main neighborhoodbusiness district.