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By Makayla Miles   In honor of women’s history month, I want to recognize and highlight some of the women of RBAC and let the community know a little bit more about what they do. Abby Endalew is Farm Stand and Food...

By Tyree Abella Black Women in South Seattle are at the forefront of food justice work in the area, working to ensure that their communities have access to healthy and fresh food options. One particular area of focus for these...

By Makayla Miles   Many of the staff at RBAC are Black Young adults and they are making legacies of their own.   The Clean Crew which is led by and predominantly a group of young Black men are making their history in...

By Mariam Bayo   Numerous revolutionaries who fought for Black people’s equality were incredibly inventive in changing the course of culture. Martin Luther King Jr. was an advocate for Black liberation and for the...

As I reflect on the past few months and this fundraising season, I can’t help but to feel like my heart is full. I can certainly say that I was gifted with a family and that my “work place” isn’t work, but my home…and I know...

By Jerrell Davis   This 4th installment of the Disaster Gentrification Series takes on a different approach. This time, I want to pose some questions/prompts that the community can take with and discuss. I also give...

After 18 weeks of produce distribution, we can gratefully say we have completed yet another successful farm stand season! From patrons lining up hours before we open, to volunteers sliding into our DMs wanting to know more about...

In the past month, we have…   Hired 8 young people from Rainier Beach and deployed them in the neighborhood as Corner Greeters; Expanded the leadership team to include a Onsite Specialist, Performance Specialist,...

From Kanwal Yousuf   On October 20th I drove home smiling and prayed the last prayer of the day after RBAC’s YATTA Rising Town Hall. I reflected on the whole day that entailed a lot of love and humor. I thanked the Creator...

What a year of Circles it has been! We’ve been going strong, doing weekly Circles since July. Throughout the summer our topics varied but for the month of September we decided to focus on exploring “gun violence.” Being...

We’ve got to give a big kudos to Eddie Grinnell for reaching his yearly Priority Hire Outreach goals with 3 months in the year left! Here’s a note from him: “We set a goal of 85 Assessments, 50 Referrals & 25 Placements....