Building intercommunity coalitions. How to be in solidarity with those communities under most threat, even when not your own. Starting and maintaining alliances during COVID-19. Workshop featuring guest speaker Colleen Echohawk-Hayashi.
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The Department of Community and Human Services and the Department of Local Services are partnering on a study of concrete actions that King County can take to develop and retain affordable housing in Skyway-West Hill and North Highline. Read on for report details and how to provide feedback.
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Miigwetch, thank you, for sharing time with us and the guest speakers who joined during the workshops held in March to help build the communications capacities of our Learning Community. The workshop series will continue in April with resources, networks, and stories continuing to be shared. Check out April’s workshop topics and reach out with any questions or specific resources or issues of interest!
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What does a thriving community look like? COO partners are among those leading the region towards a more just and person-centered economic system that supports inclusive and thriving communities. Learn more about the work, and opportunities to learn and connect on new models for equity and economic thriving.
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Knowing where to get the financing for your worker cooperative can be tricky. The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives recorded this webinar help. Find out your options and learn about the finance institutions that have experience with worker-owned businesses. Understand how to prepare your business for loans and grants.
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Community Partner News, Accolades, Awards and Acknowledgements in March 2021
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Communities of Opportunity, in collaboration with the BIPOC Executive Director (ED) Coalition of Washington State brings you the opportunity to study and practice with Norma Wong in a cohort series of five sessions this Spring. The sessions will be for BIPOC-identifying Executive Directors only and we ask that participants commit to attending all the sessions. Register here!
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Communities of Opportunity is excited to announce several upcoming trainings, workshops, and events. See the list for an overview of upcoming events and RSVP today!
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How can you create opportunities for employment for people with disabilities in your community or your organization? Learn more with this resource and self-guided learning tool from Children’s PlayGarden
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Recent awards, announcements and other news featuring the work and impact of COO partners.
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More than 60 community members came together on January 9th to learn more about the Community Real Estate Stewardship Team (CREST)'s development projects and what it means to own and control land as a community. Watch the recorded presentation here.
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The evaluation report provides an overview of progress for Communities of Opportunity (COO) from January 2019 through June 2020. Read more for details…
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King County Executive Dow Constantine has announced his plan for the six-year Best Starts for Kids levy renewal to continue building toward our long-term vision for King County’s children, youth, and families. Hear what our community has to say about Best Starts for Kids and Communities of Opportunity:
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Learn about PLN’s path to now and how Para Los Niños is meeting community needs and strengthening community connections in this new video.
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New works by seven local artists and community creatives offer fresh ways of understanding the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic with race, bias and culture.
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“Listen and be ready to shift”. These were the words of now Communities of Opportunity (COO) Governance Group member and Executive Director of the White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA) at the nascent stages of the formation of COO. Read more about the beginnings of COO and how community partners pushed the initiative to do things differently.
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Who tells your story? Who maps your community? Who owns the data? What knowledge is valid?
This 3-Part introductory series on Participatory Action Research hosted by the Highlander Research and Education Center, Southwest Folklife Alliance and the Othering & Belonging Institute focuses on how Participatory Action Research can be used by artists and organizers to advance racial justice.
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Through the Seattle Urban Native Nonprofits Collaborative (SUNN), 14 organizations are working in partnership to improve the health and well-being of the urban Native community across King County. Read more about the work and vision of the Collaborative…
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The White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA) has deep roots in the community, embodied in their ability to organize and implement community vision.
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