Our Mission

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

Broadway Bound Report to Family Life Action Team Meeting, April 15

If you missed the April 15 Action Team Meeting, here is the report from Broadway Bound.

Introduction to Broadway Bound

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Action Team Meeting: Family Life and Arts in Rainier Beach, April 15

The next RB Coalition meeting is April 15, 2010, 6:30 Rainier Beach Family Center – 8825 Rainier (parking available in South Shore School parking lot next door)

Topic – Family Life and Arts In RB…what does it look like?

At the meeting we will:

Hear and talk [...]

Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands workshop attracts more than 50

The Family Center at the Rainier Beach  Community Center was packed on Thursday evening, March 16, as attendees heard a report and participated in a workshop led by Friends of Atlantic City Nursery (FACN) on a proposed Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands project.

Ashley DeForest has [...]

This Week’s Action Team Meeting: RB Urban Farm & Wetlands Project and other projects

The Environmental movement in Rainier Beach can serve as a catalyst in the revitalization of our neighborhood if coordinated in an effective and effecient manner.

One of the projects at the center of movement is The Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands Project. It is a community led and community bred effort to establish [...]

Friends of Atlantic City Nursery headline next Action Team Meeting on the Environment

The next RB Coalition Action Team Meeting will focus on the environment (yes, this is a change from the original schedule). Friends of Atlantic City Nursery (see most recent announcement here) have generated so much momentum around the repurposing of the greenhouses and growing space at Atlantic City Nursery for urban agriculture that we [...]

Top Coalition Priorities for 2010

Here are the top priorities as identified by participants at the Rainier Beach Coalition Town Hall Meeting, January 28, 2010. Additional details and progress reports will be released through email newsletters and on this Web site.

Economic Development Support workforce housing in Rainier Beach and local contractor hiring

Family Life  (formally Youth/Family/Young Adults) Arts oriented [...]

First Round of RB Town Hall Meeting photos

In case you weren’t able to attend, here is just a sampling of what happened at last week’s RBCEC Town Hall Meeting. Full notes and better quality photos are on the way–so stay tuned. Note the great turnout and mix of generations.

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“Guide to Rainier Beach, vol 1″ to be released at RB Town Hall Mtg tonight!

Pick up yours at the RB Town Hall Meeting at South Lake High School, starting at 6 p.m.

And then stay and work with neighbors and colleagues celebrate the accomplishments of last year and set priorities for 2010.

See you tonight!

Rainier Beach Coalition Recognizes Unsung Heroes

The RB Award Winners announced at the Back2School Bash will receive formal acknowledgment on January 28th, 6:00 p.m., at the beginning of the Town Hall Meeting at South Lake High School.

2009 Winners are Secret Charles, Pam Berry, South Seattle Crime Prevention Council, Communities Uniting Rainier Beach.

Join us in acknowledging these these unsung [...]

Donate Books at the RB Coalition Town Hall Meeting

The RB Coalition is including a BOOK DRIVE to benefit Rainier Beach community students and families at the 2010 Rainier Beach Back2School Bash.

Help us kick-off the drive by bringing a new or gently used book to the Town Hall meeting on January 28. – Thank you!