Coalition breaks ground on Mount Baker Redevelopment and Rainier Rising Early Learning Campus, an innovative multi-use space including affordable housing, early childhood-learning hub
A coalition of housing developers, community organizations, childcare providers and educators today broke ground on the Mount Baker Redevelopment and Rainier Rising Early Learning Campus. The 3.8-acre project is expected to create 400 affordable apartments, provide high-quality childcare and be home to a first-of-its-kind early childhood learning center. By bringing affordable housing, early learning and…
Create joyful spaces for people with dementia
Ever hear of a memory caf茅? It鈥檚 an informal community meetup for people who have dementia and whose cognitive struggles might tilt them toward withdrawing socially. The semi-organized caf茅 gatherings offer sanctuary from judgment and raised eyebrows, and provide group interactions that can engage attendees and bring joy to their lives. An attendee enjoys a…
How HCDE students helped Rainier Valley Food Bank see its community in new ways
When Seattle's Rainier Valley Food Bank (RVFB) opened its new community hub in the Rainier Beach neighborhood in 2025, staff began asking new questions about how people experienced the organization's services, from learning about available resources to navigating the food bank for the first time. The Rainier Valley Food Bank in Rainier Beach, Seattle…
Where curiosity meets community
At UW Tacoma, undergraduate students have ample opportunities to engage in research that tackles complex questions and creates tangible community solutions. When you imagine scientific research, what do you see? Chances are, you鈥檙e picturing sprawling laboratories filled with highly specialized equipment and researchers working late into the night. Depending on the project, you鈥檙e not too…
A Roadmap to Assessing Community Engagement at UW
As a part of tri-campus efforts for increasing capacity for community engagement, partners across the 黑料老司机 sought a way to improve the documentation and assessment of community engagement. They approached the eScience Data Science & AI Accelerator program seeking tools for this purpose and found unexpected insights in the process. During this collaboration,聽eScience…