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Here’s hoping you’re hungry: Community Roots Housing’s beloved annual Omnivorous event is returning October 14, 2021! Foodies and friends of affordable housing alike are invited to join us for a delicious evening of Seattle’s finest food and drink in support of the belief that everyone has the right to a quality, affordable home. For the

This list of resources was curated by the City of Seattle. View their archive for more blog posts with severe weather resources. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for Seattle due to forecasted high temperatures above 90 degrees. The warming trend will begin Wednesday and continue through Saturday. The City of

The Community Roots Housing Annual Meeting will take place Tuesday, September 28 at 8:30 a.m.. This annual event is an opportunity to hear directly from Community Roots Housing leadership about the current state of the organization as well as what’s on the horizon, followed by time for dialogue.  Register

Community Roots Housing has signed onto the Puget Sound Pledge, a movement led by Salmon Safe to protect water quality and wildlife habitat in tributaries across Puget Sound. Salmon Safe is a Portland-based nonprofit whose mission is to influence land management practices in watersheds across the West Coast so they might better support the health of salmon and

Above: Community Roots Housing site manager Deer Kim is shown in LeLeita’s photo collection of local essential workers.  The Capitol Hill Arts District, in partnership with SeaLevel Properties and Sensebellum, have launched a new public art installation (read the press release here). The installation, UNION, projects a 60 feet high art show onto the Woodworth

Read the latest letter to residents here.  The letter contains information about rental assistance, reopening community rooms, repair requests, and more. 

Did you know? Not only is Station House home to art that’s part of the AIDS Memorial Pathway, it’s also our most environmentally friendly building yet! These 110 apartments were designed to support the health of residents living inside the building while also remaining conscientious of the health of the outside environment. Live at Station

We can’t wait to celebrate Pride Month by joining Seattle Pride’s all-weekend online celebration! Rumor has it that GenPride has some exciting news to share during the program on Saturday, June 26 at 11 a.m. Community Roots Housing is thrilled to collaborate with GenPride on Pride Place, Seattle’s first affordable housing project designed to be

  Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) and Community Roots Housing have closed on the construction financing for Yesler Family Housing, a new home designed for families at the intersection of 13th Avenue and E. Yesler Way. Financing for the project, a mixed‐use building with 156 units of affordable apartments and childcare,

Help sustain our local businesses. Check out the list below of businesses in Community Roots buildings across Seattle. Businesses have been listed alphabetically. Check businesses’ websites and/or social media to stay updated with the latest. Arcaro Boxing Building & address: The Jefferson, 1208 East Jefferson Street Arcaro Boxing Black Box Operations Building & address: 12th