Our Mission

The Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition builds community capacity to successfully address critical issues and enhance quality of life.

Betty Patu and schools MARCH Against Violence in Rainier Beach

In response to the recent violence in our community, BETTY PATU a long time community leader and advocate for youth in SE Seattle (30+yrs) is calling our community to action! Betty Patu and eleven (11) of her schools from District #7 (SE Seattle Public Schools) are MARCHing AGAINST VIOLENCE in our community and you [...]

United Way Free Tax Prep

United Way of King County’s Free Tax Preparation Program helps people keep more of their hard earned money.

 

Every year United Way of King County, with the help of hundreds of volunteers, help people file their tax returns and secure all of the refunds and credits that they’re eligible for, including [...]

[MAYORMCGINN] The Reader – State of the City

State of the City This week Mayor McGinn delivered his 2012 State of the City address, focusing on economic development, education, transportation and public safety.

 

Highlights of the speech include: •Regulatory reforms to help local businesses •Expanding broadband service •Investments in our neighborhood business districts •Advancing rail planning to connect our neighborhoods [...]

Youth Engaged In Transit Justice – They need your help surveying the Rainier Beach neighborhood

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Dear Community Leaders:

The youth (ages 13 – 18 years old) that are a part of the Transit Justice Youth Leadership Project are awesome. For many this is the first time doing any kind of community organizing, and we want it to be the best experience for them. That is why we are [...]

Rainier Beach Community Center Construction Underway but…..

On January 11, 2012 the Rainier Beach Community Center Advisory Council met to discuss programming and other issues regarding the Rainier Beach Community Center. Advisory Council member Vic Roberson and Justina Guyott were in attendance along with Seattle Parks and Recreation staff, four SE Seattle FreedomNet Citizen Journalist reporters.

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Rainier Beach 2011 Unsung Heroes Honored

On Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the RB Coalition’s recognition event for its SE SeattleFreedomNet project, two Rainier Beach Unsung Heroes were awarded – Tammy Nguyen and the Rainier Beach Community Center Advisory Council.

This year’s awardees and nominees were selected by the SE SeattleFreedomNet Citizen Journalist staff (www.seseattlefreedomnet.org ). The [...]

Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update – Be There!

Where’s the Beach? What’s the Beach?

These are just some of the questions our neighborhood discussed during the first two Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update workshops this year.  We said that Rainier Beach should be a:

Strong community, with organizations, events and programs that bring people together and serve our kids. [...]

RB Community Center Advisory Council puts Mayor McGinn on Notice

Hello Mayor,     My name is James Luster a member of the Rainier Beach Advisory Council. We would like to say thank you for the new Inclusion Plan that will give Women and Minorities contractors a chance to participate in the bidding for building the Community Center. We will want some follow up to [...]

RB LATE NIGHT ISSUE RESOLVED for now!

Hello Friends of SE Network (Help spread the word)!

I want to send out a HUGE Thank you to all the community advocates for your time and labor on the issue of Rainier Beach Community and Late Night being dislocated from RBHS.

Recently (early last week) Mariana Quarnstrom (SE Network Action Team Members [...]

Neighborhood Plan Update Workshop #2, June 28

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The second of a series of workshops related to the Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update will take place on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at South Shore K-8 School.

Come and bring your neighbors!

DETAILS:

Event: Neighborhood Plan Update Workshop #2 Date: Tuesday, June [...]