Action Areas
Highlighting Black Female Farmers in South King County
This Black History Month, the farm stand would like to highlight one of our partners of almost 2 years now: Beatrice Shimirimana. Beatrice is a Burundian farmer who grows a variety of crops on Horseneck Farm in Kent, WA. From...
Read MoreSpotlight on Farmers
Over the course of the farm stand, we’ve built substantial partnerships with BIPOC farmers that come from a variety of backgrounds. These farmers are the backbone of our mission, allowing us to provide Rainier Beach with produce...
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PBIS Deep Dive (Sept. 21st, 2022)
Wanna meet some neighbors, hear about Rainier Beach’s community-led public safety programs, and...
Read MoreYATTA-Led Town Hall (Oct. 13th 2022)
There are very few opportunities and tools available in the job market for young people. Between the ages of 18 to 26, being a young adult might make you feel as though the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Uncertainty...
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Update on our work with the Youth Consortium
From Marisol Santos-Perez First and foremost, I’ve got to thank everyone who’s been out here...
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RBAC’s 2022 Back2School Bash Reflections
by Danielle Jackson In March we started meeting with the planning team, looking back at...
Read MoreEthical Child Labor (Opinion Piece)
By Fatima Kabba Imagine your factory got shut down, and you couldn’t make money anymore. What would you do? Your family is counting on you! This is reality for many children who are laborers. While some people...
Read MoreRestorative Resolutions Summer Circles
By Mariam Bayo The Rainier Beach neighborhood has had its own set of trauma and experiences. From gentrification to gun violence, the people in our community need space to talk about those experiences. We must acknowledge...
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Farm Stand Update
We are 8 weeks into the farm stand and are grateful to say that it’s been a large success! It’s...
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Development Town-Hall Recap
By: Samuel Woldemariam The Rainier Beach development town hall occurred on June 30th 2022....
Read MoreFarm Stand Fruit Frenzy!
Last Saturday marked the completion of our annual Fruit Frenzy! It was an amazing turnout from both patrons and team members, with substantial volunteer sign ups as well. We had featured fruits from Collins Family Orchards...
Read MoreRBAC Mid-Year Report
From Gregory Davis, Managing Strategist As there are so many concerns about crime in our society we want to offer a snapshot of our neighborhood safety work from this past half year January – June 2022. We secure resources...
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