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As 2024 winds down, we want to send one last email out to the People's Academy for Community Engagement (PACE) email list. We will try to send out semi-regular updates on PACE opportunities to this list in 2025. These emails will also include information on other civic engagement, learning opportunities, and ways to get involved. These opportunities are open to the public so feel free to share!
Items in today's email include:
Please email PACE@seattle.gov if you have suggestions in the future for learning and involvement opportunities you'd like us to potentially share out. Best wishes in 2025!
Mayor Bruce Harrell is looking for qualified candidates to fill 21 upcoming openings on the City of Seattle’s Design Review Boards. Board members evaluate the design of new buildings based on citywide and neighborhood-specific design guidelines. The boards review large mixed-use developments, multifamily housing, and commercial projects. The volunteer positions will start on April 4, 2025.
See a list of open board positions and apply by Dec. 31: https://buildingconnections.seattle.gov/2024/12/05/members-sought-for-seattles-design-review-boards-2/
Are you a local business owner or creative entrepreneur seeking a retail space and advice on the leasing process? Join us for Commercial Leasing Speed Coaching on Thursday, January 9th!
This free, unique event will feature 17 commercial leasing experts, including brokers, funders, permitting specialists, designers, contractors, architects, and more. Connect with these experts during 10-minute one-on-one speed coaching sessions to discuss your ideas, tackle roadblocks, and get answers to your pressing questions. Plus, enjoy opportunities to network with other attendees between sessions.
When: Thursday, January 9th, 9:30am-12pm
Where: Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103
Cost: Free
*We will email registered attendees the week of January 6th with session details for specific coaches and time slots. We anticipate attendees will be able to consult with up to 4 coaches during this event.
Visit our registration page to meet the speed coaches and learn more: Select tickets – Commercial Leasing Speed Coaching – Fremont Abbey Arts Center
This event is hosted by Seattle Good Business Network with funding from Seattle Restored. Seattle Restored is brought to you by the Seattle Office of Economic Development, Seattle Good Business Network, and Shunpike.
The application process is now open for a P Patch Community Garden Coordinator position: P-Patch Community Garden Coordinator | Job Details tab | Career Pages
We are looking for community organizers with significant people, project, and property management skills who value the ecological environment and want to contribute to and grow the P-Patch Gardening Program and its impact on Seattle Communities particularly, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), Immigrant, Refugee, and Homeless people. We do this work with a focus on racial, environmental, and food justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The application closes January 14, 2025 at 4pm Pacific Time.
Launching Seattle Office for Civil Rights
Youth Civic Engagement Program Applications due Jan 16
High school students: Are you ready to make your voice heard and become an advocate for your community? Take the first step and apply for the Seattle Office for Civil Rights’ Youth Civic Engagement Program (YCEP)! In this program, you will learn about the legislative process, write an advocacy letter about an issue you care about, and receive support and mentorship along the way. You will also:
- Develop critical advocacy skills alongside peers
- Learn about local government
- Gain new leadership experience
- Boost your resume
- Meet with elected representatives
- Have fun!
YCEP will meet once a month on Saturday mornings from February through early summer 2025.
Space is limited, and applications are due January 16. To learn more and apply, visit: https://seattle.gov/civilrights/public-participation/ycep
Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board is now accepting applications for five positions! The application will be open through January 17.
The Board is filling positions in:
- Food access (two openings)
- Public health and nutrition (two openings)
- Early learning (birth-to-five) (one opening)
Qualified applicants must live or work in Seattle and be connected to local organizations, coalitions, or groups that work on food justice, health equity, or early childhood development. Candidates should have a desire to build trust in the government through community collaboration and have a strong commitment to racial and social justice.
All roles are voluntary and serve without pay. Members must be able to dedicate 2-4 hours per month to Board work, including attending monthly meetings.
Interested? Submit an application, letter of interest, and resume to the online form. Applications will be accepted until the end of the day on Friday, January 17, 2025. See the full recruitment posting on City of Seattle’s website.
For more information or help with the application process, contact Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment’s Food Policy Advisor, Bridget Igoe, at bridget.igoe@seattle.gov or (206) 256-5334.
The Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) is currently seeking 7-9 dedicated individuals to join our Community Review Panel for the 2025 grant cycle. As a community reviewer, you will play a crucial role in making funding recommendations that directly impact community-led initiatives in Seattle.
The Community Review Panel assists in the selection process for NMF’s Community Partnership Fund, which provides to $50,000 for grassroots projects that build stronger communities, with an emphasis on projects led by or impacting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities.
Details and Application Process
- As a Community Reviewer, you are responsible for thoroughly reviewing grant applications using specific criteria, sharing your evaluation in writing, and participating in collaborative decision-making meetings.
- The application deadline is February 14th, 2025. We encourage you to review the timeline, expectations, and application form available here.
- Each Community Reviewer will receive a $1,000 stipend for the full completion of their responsibilities.
Download an application to become a community reviewer. Submit Community Reviewer applications via email to NMFund@seattle.gov. Call us at 206-233-0093 or email NMFund@seattle.gov if you have any questions.
Washington is launching a program to support access to Federal Funds grant writing assistance for communities across the State.
The FFGWAP is designed for Washington community-based organizations, local government agencies, ports, housing authorities, tribes, businesses, and others eligible to receive Federal funds to prepare and submit grant applications, and to help Washington meet its clean electricity and greenhouse gas reduction goals using approaches that enhance equity, innovation, economic growth, and job creation.
Hagerty Consulting and the Washington Department of Commerce are excited to offer the following support for grant applications. Support offerings include, but are not limited to:
Federal grant writing services
- Proposal writing and development
- Aligning federal opportunities to organizational and community projects
- Navigating federal rules and regulations
- Proposal design and project management
- Grant application reviewing and editing
- Partnership coordination
- Community engagement
Asylum is an essential promise of providing safety to people fleeing violence and persecution that is protected under international and domestic U.S. law. However, the asylum process can be complicated and difficult, especially for people who have suffered trauma and faced perilous journeys to seek refuge.
With these challenges in mind, the Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) partnered with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) to release a series of informational videos for asylum seekers living in Seattle and Washington state to help them navigate the immigration and asylum process.
These videos were funded by OIRA, created by NWIRP, and translated by the OIRA City of Seattle community translator group and cover topics such as updating an address with federal agencies, checking-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), applying for asylum and employment authorization, understanding and preparing for court dates, and more.
These videos are available on our website in the four languages listed below and also on NWIRP's website along with PDF's of the PowerPoint slide presentations:
These languages were prioritized given that we have seen an increase in asylum seekers in our region who have migrated from Angola, Venezuela, and Congo. Please help us promote these helpful and timely resources.
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