Lake City Collective

LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE IS A MINORITY-LED, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS CULTURES IN THE NORTH SEATTLE REGION. IT DOES THAT BY LIFTING THEIR VOICE AND PRESENCE, REMOVING BARRIERS FOR PARTICIPATION AND EXPRESSION, ELEVATING THEIR LANGUAGE AND HERITAGE, FOSTERING LEADERSHIP AND POWER-SHARING, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY THEIR SKILLS AND IDEAS, AND BY HELPING FAMILIES REMAIN IN THE PLACE THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE, WORK, OR DO BUSINESS, WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE, RESPECTED, SUCCESSFUL, INFORMED, CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE, AND SURROUNDED BY A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.

LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE (LCC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND THE SUPPORT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS AMAZON, NACTO, AND SEATTLE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS IN SUPPORTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS: BY ORGANIZING SEVERAL VACCINATION CLINICS AND CONTINUING SERVING AS A MUTUAL AID HUB.. LCC ALSO WORKED ON IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS TO WALK, WHILE HONORING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE WITH A STREET MURAL, AND WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT LCC CREATED A CLEAN AND SAFE OPEN SPACE FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, EXERCISE AND CULTURAL EVENTS. IN ADDITION, LCC ORGANIZED DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS FOR COMMUNITY VISIONING TO RE-DEVELOP OUR LOCAL PARK CURRENTLY POLLUTED WITH PET WASTE, AND STARTED A STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF FAMILIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OTHER IMPORTANT EFFORTS INCLUDED SUPPORTING ETHNIC BUSINESSES IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES, AND ORGANIZING A FORUM FOR CIVIC EDUCATION. ALL WHILE CONTINUING BUILDING OUR CAPACITY THANKS TO A COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP COHORT AND THROUGH EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.