Sen. Patty Murray visits SHA for roundtable on digital equity

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray visited SHA in September to share details of her proposed Digital Equity Act and to hear from local digital education and inclusion leaders about work they are doing to expand digital access.

Youth at NewHolly brew a new business 

A group of NewHolly teens participated in a summer youth program that helped them open their own coffee business. 

Pictured left to right: Hermella, Khadra and Muna. (Not pictured: Derrick, Merriam and Osman)

Dream Big! Scholarship winners honored 

Congratulations to this year’s six Dream Big! Scholarship winners: Derrick, Hermela, Khadra, Mariam, Muna and Osman. The students range from high school seniors to college juniors with interests in healthcare, neuroscience, medicine, molecular biology, international business and community service. All are attending college full time in the 2019-2020 school year. Read about the program and each recipient's interests and plans.

Seattle Sounders select NewHolly as site for next RAVE Field 

Seattle Sounders, with support from new team co-owners Ciara and Russell Wilson, announced that the club and its charitable arm, RAVE Foundation, have selected SHA's NewHolly community as the site for the next RAVE Field. RAVE Foundation builds spaces for kids to play -- and interact with professional players, using soccer as a vehicle to inspire youth and strengthen communities. 

Video: Slow down and enjoy Rainier Vista's new traffic circle mural

Rainier Vista youth, with guidance from local artists, painted a traffic circle mural at the intersection of 31st Ave S and S. Genesee. The artwork serves as a visual cue to slow down. 

Seattle/King County Clinic seeks volunteers

The mission of the Seattle Housing Authority is to enhance the Seattle community by creating and sustaining decent, safe and affordable living environments that foster stability and self-sufficiency for people with low incomes. SHA provides long-term, low-income rental housing and rental assistance to 35,000 people in Seattle. SHA owns and operates approximately 8,000 units at nearly 400 sites throughout the city. SHA also administers more than 10,000 Housing Choice Vouchers, enabling low-income residents to receive rental assistance throughout the Seattle housing market. SHA, an independent public corporation established in 1939, is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, two of whom are SHA residents. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. More information is available at seattlehousing.org.