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Newsletter - May 2, 2022

Long-time Seattle resident Clyde Robinson was one of the last World War II-era Buffalo Soldiers. Serving in the U.S. Army 92nd Infantry, he passed away last week at age 101. 

Originally, the Buffalo Soldiers were members of the U.S. Army 10th Calvary Regiment but the name became synonymous with all African American regiments. The 92nd Infantry was the last segregated unit in the U.S. armed forces and was the only African American infantry division to see combat in Europe during World War II - fighting in the Italian Campaign.

Born in 1920 in Arkansas, Robinson was one of 10 children. The family farmed rice.

Robinson was drafted into the Ninth Calvary in 1942, although the cavalry consisted of mostly volunteers. During his time in the Army, Robinson traveled to North Africa, Italy, the South Pacific and Panama serving in a machine-gun troop. After discharge, he worked in Tacoma but eventually settled in Seattle's Skyway neighborhood when he hired at the Boeing company. Over the years, Robinson would often educate people about the Buffalo Soldiers through reenactments and events at the Buffalo Soldiers Museum in Tacoma, Washington. 

Sources: BuffaloSoldiersTacoma.org; RentonReporter.com; SeattleTimes.com; U.S. Army.mil; Wikipedia.org

Rental Assistance / Utility Assistance Information

Seattle City Light (SCL) and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) offer payment plans for all customers; residential, business, renters, and property owners - regardless of income. By allowing customers to break up past due balances into smaller payments, customers can pay it down over time and maintain service. 

Don’t have an online account profile? Set up an account today online at https://seattle.gov/utility-bill-help. If you need help setting up a payment plan, call our customer service representatives at 206-684-3000 from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Interpretation services are available. 

The Pierce County Rental Assistance Portal is now open. Please go to https://www.piercecountywa.gov/7142/Rental-Assistance for detailed information about the application process and utility payment help.

The City of Spokane's Rental Assistance program is currently active. LiveStories, The Carl Maxey Center and Family Promise of Spokane are the non-profit organizations contracted to process applications. Please use this website, https://my.spokanecity.org/covid19/resident-assistance/ to learn how to apply. This website is for those residing both inside and outside of the City of Spokane. Find Emergency Broadband information at https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit 

Pierce County Affordable Housing RFP

Pierce County welcomes applicants for its affordable housing solicitation. Funding allocated through RFP 22-002-Housing-AHP can be utilized to acquire, newly construct and/or rehabilitate affordable rental or homeownership housing (Capital Projects); or to provide operating and maintenance support for new/existing affordable rental housing. Visit https://www.piercecountywa.gov/2779/Solicitations-and-Competitive-Bids for details. An informational workshop is scheduled for May 10, 2022

CAREER INFORMATION

Featured here are a few of the organizations seeking applicants. Other job opportunities are listed at www.careers.wa.gov or www.caa.wa.gov/employmentopportunities

• The Washington State Historical Society is hiring for a Senior Graphic Designer.  

• The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington invites applications for Human Resources Director.

• First Federal has three open positions:
  • Entry-Level Customer Service Rep - Forks, WA
  • Director of Commercial Banking - Whatcom Region
  • Commercial Underwriter - Remote position within Washington state.
• Washington State Attorney General's Office recruitments: Opportunities state-wide. View at https://www.atg.wa.gov
• Pierce County Library System (PCLS) is hiring! Visit their website to apply - http://jobs.pcls.us
•  King County Housing Authority seeks:
  • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager
  • Property Specialist
  • Landscaper Cleaner (multiple locations)
  • Maintenance Mechanic (multiple locations)  
• The Washington State Department of Ecology looking to fill positions in Shoreline, Union Gap and Spokane, WA for an Environmental Planner for its Affordable Housing Clean Up Grant Program. Would you like to contribute to reducing the displacement and gentrification that often follow the cleanup of contaminated sites? Then lead the expansion of its new Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program! The ideal candidate will have a passion for reducing environmental and health disparities, a creative mindset, demonstrate experience building relationships and managing workgroups or stakeholder processes, and the ability to conduct research and policy analysis to support program development and enhancement.
• Broadcast1Source recruiting for a Regional Promotion/Event Manager for the northwest region.  Apply online at https://careers-audacy.icims.com/jobs/4310/regional-promotion-event-manager-northwest-region/job View other openings at www.audacyinc.com