Capacity building and learning, toolkits, & more from our Learning Community
Free employment and career training resources to further your career
Highlights from the work of our funded and aligned partners, and other news
Capacity building and learning, toolkits, & more from our Learning Community
Free employment and career training resources to further your career
Highlights from the work of our funded and aligned partners, and other news
Through community-driven partnerships, we are creating greater racial, economic, and health equity that enables all people in King County to thrive and prosper.
ABOUT US
Communities of Opportunity is a network of residents, communities, decision-makers, and funders who believe every community can be a healthy, thriving community—and that equity and racial justice are both necessary and achievable. We are dedicated to eliminating racial, health, and economic disparities and to transforming how we create health and well-being for all people. Together, we’re advancing community-based priorities, tapping into existing community expertise and leadership, and shaping policies to promote equity.
Starting in 2014 as a partnership between King County and the Seattle Foundation, the initiative has grown to more than 150 organizations partnering together, with the voices of hundreds of community members guiding the way.
When community members have voice and power in the decisions that impact their communities, and express it through civic engagement and leadership, it leads to broader community and policy changes that assure racial, health, and economic equity. Therefore, three reinforcing elements are at the heart of Communities of Opportunity.
Place-Based & Cultural Community Partnerships
Systems & Policy Change
Learning Community
“This new process of empowering local communities to identify their priorities, which exist at the intersection of health, housing and economic opportunity, will bring positive changes to places throughout King County that have struggled for much too long.”
The event will feature the annual PNTH Job Fair running alongside a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, creating a unique environment where local youth can pursue career opportunities and community recreation simultaneously.
A community care peer support space for disabled and chronically ill people. There is a particular reality around what it means to be disabled and engaged in movement and social justice work. This will be a co-created peer-supported space grounded in restoration and action.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to: • Orient themselves to the major phases of a capital project and where their organization currently stands • Identify the key consulting roles involved in a capital project and when to engage each • Recognize the most common risks and causes of delay - and how early preparation reduces or prevents them • Understand the primary compliance responsibilities associated with publicly funded capital projects • Leave with a concrete, prioritized action plan for their organization's next step
LISC Build: Housing & Community Development Learning Series is a structured learning platform designed to support organizations across Washington state at every stage of engagement with affordable housing and community development.
LISC Build: Housing & Community Development Learning Series is a structured learning platform designed to support organizations across Washington state at every stage of engagement with affordable housing and community development.
Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) is now accepting applications for its 2026 Building Decarbonization Grants through August 10.
The Department of Commerce is soliciting applications for Multifamily Rental affordable housing projects seeking capital funding from the state Rapid Capital Housing Acquisition (RCHA) program. Apply by noon Monday, June 15.
Seed Money Grants support the creation of new community agriculture projects and help sustain existing projects.
The Washington State Department of Commerce has launched the first of five planned small business loan and investment programs aimed at increasing access to capital for small businesses in Washington state, particularly those that have been historically underserved or underbanked.
Neighbor to Neighbor supports grassroots efforts that increase engagement, power and influence of community members affected by poverty and racial disparities.
Rapid Response are small project specific grants of $3,000 to help grassroots organizations respond quickly to the changing political climate with actions and/or strategies that could not have been anticipated.
Seed Grants are small general operating grants of $5,000 to support new and emerging groups that are developing their community organizing work but might not yet meet all the qualifications for SJF’s Giving Project grants.
This five-session series will dive deep into essential topics for nonprofit leaders and staff responsible for financial decision-making. Moderated by an experienced nonprofit CFO and coach, this Learning Circle approach creates a space where participants can bring their collective experiences & questions to engage, learn, and grow with other nonprofit finance professionals.
Eight participants leading teams and organizations building new and early stage circular economy programs or businesses joined this year’s inaugural 6-week capacity building pilot program to support projects focused on repair, reuse, composting, and keeping materials in use.
St. Joseph Fund (SJF) and Communities of Opportunity recently welcomed the two new funded partners selected for our new pilot. This pilot, announced last summer, will support specific capacity-building strategies for these two established anti-displacement coalitions in King County.
The WA Starter Home Plan Townhouse Design Competition is an ideas competition, but its purpose is to generate usable floor plans that will expedite and increase the production of affordable starter homes. Design the future of affordable homeownership in Washington.
News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for April 2026.
The Learning Community invites you to participate in a two-month hybrid learning circle series (in-person and virtual gatherings) designed to help community leaders, staff, and board members shift from extractive models of governance to liberatory, community-rooted practices. Register by May 11!
This interactive workshop with Slalom Consulting will introduce participants to a risk management framework, how to adopt the framework for your organization, and reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk. Participants will receive templates and tools to continue this work on their own as well as an opportunity for a post-training coaching call to support the implementation of learnings and tools.
News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for February/March 2026.
En estos tiempos de creciente incertidumbre, le invitamos a acompañarnos a una capacitación de facilitación dividida en dos partes. Esta capacitación está diseñada para ofrecer herramientas que faciliten espacios adaptables, conectivos y creativos. Facilitación Creativa ofrece herramientas y marcos de facilitación significativos, que nos ayudan a alcanzar nuestros objetivos y generan un espacio para honrar nuestra humanidad.
News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for January 2026.