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Every fall, Community Roots Housing hosts an annual fundraiser and tasting event, featuring small bites and sips from 20+ local, small food-based businesses. Tea Moss Shop has been a participating vendor at Omnivorous for the past three years. It’s a unique sea moss-based business founded by Takiyah, who spoke at Omnivorous in 2022. “I feel

In the midst of our region’s housing crisis, it’s a given that adding to affordable housing stock via new construction is critical. However, preserving existing affordable housing is just as important. One of our core values is that everyone has the right to a quality, affordable home. In some cases, those quality homes are produced

On October 5, we celebrated the grand opening of Africatown Plaza, a powerful new addition to Seattle’s Central District. In partnership with Africatown Community Land Trust, this development building is a demonstration of years of community-driven planning and collaboration. Rooted in history Seattle’s Central District has been the center of Black and African diaspora life

Join us on Saturday, October 5, 2024 for the grand opening of Africatown Plaza! Building on the success of the nearby Liberty Bank Building, Africatown Community Land Trust and Community Roots Housing have partnered again to address affordability, displacement, and cultural preservation in the Central District with Africatown Plaza. Seattle’s Central District has been the

The Resident Advisory Council offers residents the chance to actively participate in a process that amplifies their voices within Community Roots Housing and connects them with the broader resident community. Join the meetings to ask questions, share your ideas about what a CRH resident council can look like, and consider being part of the council.

Community Roots Housing and BRIDGE Housing are working on a new affordable housing development next to Northgate Station, one of the region’s busiest transit hubs. This project will bring 235 affordable apartments to Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood, located at NE 103rd Street and 3rd Avenue NE. Community engagement conducted in 2021 shaped the project and played

Community Roots Housing has scheduled a special PDA Board Meeting to be held electronically on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The meeting information is below.   Please join using this link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/241001789?pw=919c1a89f5a2adbed773da0b6dc34443 Meeting ID: 241001789 Password: ttDTV8FRik

In the midst of our region’s housing crisis, it’s a given that adding to affordable housing stock via new construction is critical. However, preserving existing affordable housing is just as important. That’s why Community Roots is currently in the midst of a full gut rehabilitation project at the Devonshire apartments. Originally built in 1925, the

Join us for a free community event: Adult Mental Health First Aid! June 29, 2024 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  1620 12th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 Register before June 21 to learn how to support the adults in your life. Adult Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of

Community Roots Housing has scheduled a special Executive Committee Meeting to be held electronically on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The meeting information is below. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81075377673?pwd=am43Q3I2TzllRVVxSEdJaFBieWVKUT09&from=addon Meeting ID: 810 7537 7673 Passcode: 109256 One tap mobile +12532158782,,81075377673#,,,,*109256# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,81075377673#,,,,*109256# US Dial by your location • +1