We are overwhelmed with gratitude as we close this chapter of our Four Branches, Four Colors: An RBAC Series. Thanks to you, our incredible neighborhood and neighborhood friends, we reached our $20,000 year-end fundraising goal and more than doubled it, raising over $50,000!
Thanks to you and Microsoft.
Rainier Beach Action Coalition (RBAC) is honored to be selected as one of the #OneFutureOneSound 50 for 50 grantees through Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary campaign. We are truly grateful to have been selected and even more excited to share that our phenomenal Director of Food Justice and Innovation, Kerry White, was selected as one of Microsoft’s local changemakers.
Kerry said, “Working for a Black-led neighborhood organization as the director of one of four action areas, informed by the youth in our program, has helped me make braver and bolder choices and actively work towards a more just and sovereign food system.”
Visit this link to learn more about Microsoft’s local change makers.
The funds we have raised will be allocated across our four branches:
- A Place for Everyone (APE): This branch focuses on driving the economic growth of Rainier Beach through grassroots efforts.
- Lifelong Learning (LLL): This branch focuses on Rainier Beach’s academic and administrative efforts.
- Healthy Food for a Healthy Industry (HFHI): This branch focuses on creating neighborhood food access.
- A Beautiful Safe Place (ABSP): Focuses on neighborhood safety in Rainier Beach through a myriad of neighborhood-centric efforts, including circle keeping, creative spaces, pearl activations, and CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design).
This success fuels our momentum, but we know there is still more to do. As we step into the new year, we’re keeping this campaign going to sustain and expand our impact. If you didn’t get a chance to give, it’s not too late—every dollar moves us closer to a more just, thriving, and beautiful neighborhood.
Thank you for standing with us, believing in this mission, and being part of the movement. We can’t wait to build even more together in the year ahead!
Best,
Jarquita Brown
Development Manager