Life-long Learning
YATTA-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...
Read MoreUpdate 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...
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 MoreDisaster Gentrification Pt. 3- a communal invitation
This third installation of the Disaster Gentrification Series will be an invitation. Check out these two photos of me taken in 2019 (by Zion Thomas) in the CD (Central District). The familiarity of seeing cranes in the...
Read MoreYATTA Rising
On April 15th, YATTA Rising gave a presentation at the engagement pipeline event held by the Seattle Foundation, which funds the YATTA Rising program. A few other programs that received funding gave presentations as...
Read MoreHani Ahmed Credential Specialist
My name is Hani Ahmed, I am the Credential Specialist for RBAC. I do a lot of support for Corner Greeters and their events. I am a former youth engagement worker (another name for corner greeters) and spent two years as a Corner...
Read MoreCrosswalking
When I think about YATTA Rising, I think about our concept of ‘crosswalking’. Let’s explore what it means to crosswalk and why it’s important. In the early start of YATTA Rising, our beginnings were made with the intention to...
Read MoreGuaranteed Basic Income
In January 2021 RBAC was approached by Councilmember Girmay Zahilay to implement the pilot project Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Program. The GBI Program is also known as a citizen’s income, guaranteed minimum income, or...
Read MoreBlack History is made in Rainier Beach
In Black History we’ve had great leaders who walked a path for these amazing future steppers of Rainier Beach Action Coalition. Let’s get into it!! Jessicka Rambus, Operations Director- Authority MBA with a prime focus on...
Read MoreRestorative Resolutions
RBAC as an organization has been active in the Rainier Beach neighborhood in it’s present form since 2015, and the people who make up RBAC have been active in RB for many years beyond that. Needless to say, we’ve all seen...
Read MoreBeach Fives by the Numbers
Circle keeping – planning, facilitation and training Corner Greeting – planning, event...
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