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Seattle to Provide Additional Flexibility to Faith Communities Seeking to Build Affordable Housing

December 2, 2020

State mandate championed by religious organizations requires cities to allow more income-restricted homes Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today that the City of Seattle is partnering with the faith community to support the development of more affordable homes throughout the city. For decades, religious organizations have been leaders in building income-restricted housing in Seattle. To… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan announces $1.77 million to 36 organizations from Equitable Development Initiative Fund for COVID Response

November 17, 2020

Just days after announcing $5.65 million in awards through the Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) to community organizations for projects and programs that respond to displacement pressures, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today awarded an additional $1.77 million to groups that are supporting communities of color and small businesses responding to the devastating economic dislocation… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan Announces $5.65 Million to Community Organizations Through the Equitable Development Initiative

November 10, 2020

EDI organizations have secured more than $105 million in City-funded dollars since 2017 – Mayor signs property transfer to community ownership for Central Area Senior Center, 99-year lease for Fire Station 6 Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced nearly $6 million in awards through the Equitable Development Initiative (EDI), part of the City’s effort to support Seattle’s existing… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan Applauds City Council’s Vote to Transfer the Central Area Senior Center and Fire Station 6 to Black-led Community Organizations

November 2, 2020

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan applauded the City Council’s unanimous passage of her proposed legislation to permanently transfer the Central Area Senior Center (CASC) to community ownership and establish a 99-year lease with Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT) for Fire Station 6, two Black-led community organizations in the Central District. These property transfers build on the September transfer to Byrd Barr Place, another Black-led advocacy organization, and the first organization… [ Keep reading ]

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Ahead of $100 million Investment in 2021 Budget for BIPOC Communities, Mayor Durkan Transmits Legislation to Transfer Fire Station 6 and Central Area Senior Center to Community

September 23, 2020

Displacement risk monitoring data will guide future community wealth building efforts Mayor Jenny A. Durkan transmitted legislation to the Seattle City Council to establish a 99-year lease with Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT) for Fire Station 6 and to permanently transfer the Central Area Senior Center (CASC) to community ownership. Earlier this week, the City Council approved the transfer of ownership of the former Fire Station 23 to Byrd Barr Place, a… [ Keep reading ]

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$5.8 Million Available from Equitable Development Initiative Fund

August 31, 2020

Community-based organizations working in Seattle on anti-displacement strategies and responding to the economic impacts of COVID-19 are encouraged to apply to the City of Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) fund by Sept. 23, 2020. For the 2020 EDI funding round, a total of $5.8 million will be available to organizations led by… [ Keep reading ]

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City of Seattle Provides $2.1 Million to Rainier Beach Action Coalition to Purchase Land for Food Innovation Center

July 10, 2020

This investment is the latest step in a broader City effort to invest in BIPOC Communities Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced that the City will provide $2.1 million to buy land for the future home of the Food Innovation Center in Rainier Beach, a project of the not-for-profit community organization Rainier Beach… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan Announces $5 million to Community Organizations Through the Equitable Development Initiative

September 13, 2019

Mayor’s “Housing Seattle Now” Establishes New $15 million EDI Revolving Loan Program Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced $5 million in awards through the Equitable Development Initiative (EDI), part of the City’s effort to support Seattle’s existing residents and businesses in high displacement risk neighborhoods. Mayor Durkan announced the awards in… [ Keep reading ]

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Housing Choices Initiative Aimed at Expanding Options

August 8, 2019

Seattle aspires to be a welcoming city where people of all backgrounds feel they belong and can build a stable and fulfilling life. Our current housing affordability crisis represents a major challenge to this vision. The City of Seattle and its partners have a long history of addressing housing affordability… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Jenny Durkan Announces Plan for Transformational Investments in Housing, Jobs, Public Spaces, and Transportation Projects through Agreement to Sell Underutilized City-Owned Properties on Mercer Street

August 7, 2019

Nearly $300 Million in Public Benefits from Agreement with Buyer Would Include 175 Affordable Homes on Site, Family-Wage Jobs on Site, New 30,000 Square-Foot Community Center on Site Standing with community members in the heart of South Lake Union, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced her plan for transformational… [ Keep reading ]

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