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May Day march brings community & action to the streets
The first day of May is one when we feel relief knowing that our harsh winter weather is over and we eagerly await beautiful blooms in spring and (hopefully) bountiful harvests in summer. Traditionally...
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Cooking Matters’ diabetes classes meet an increasing need
Everyone lives with diabetes these days. Of course, the 25.8 million Americans who are currently diagnosed with it experience the brunt of the disease. But everyone lives with it. Whether you’re...
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Dusty Strings SING!: Sing-alongs to benefit Solid Ground
Kate Power & Steve Einhorn When was the last time you participated in a sing-along? Around a campfire? At a service? With your child? With friends? With strangers? Was it an uplifting, collective...
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Hamm Creek Restoration: Would you believe this is Seattle?
The rushing waters of Hamm Creek Harmony. Lots can come to mind when you really think about it. But I’m talking environmental harmony. I visited, photographed, chatted at and volunteered on the Marra...
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Power in pennies: A tribute to Penny Harvest
Unfortunately, Solid Ground is ending its sponsorship of the Penny Harvest program on June 30th, 2014. Penny Harvest advocates are still looking for a new home for the program. Environmental stewards....
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Throwback Thursday: Emerson celebrates a year of successful composting!
This post by Apple Corps member Lisa Woo originally appeared on the Apple Corps blog. As our AmeriCorps terms come to an end (July 15th is the last day for a handful of our team members), it is hard...
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‘It’s a broken system that’s not working': Proposed new youth jail will...
In 2012, King County, WA voters passed a levy initiative to fund the construction of a new Children and Family Justice Center. Given the fact that 100% of taxpayer money will be used for the...
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Special enrollment & the Affordable Care Act
For a large segment of the US general public, open enrollment for health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014 was October 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. Most who missed that...
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Upower: Combining physical fitness & confidence for youth
Growing up, there was never any question about whether or not I would be able to play softball for my high school. I played co-ed tee ball when I was 8, then graduated to slow-pitch for a community...
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Financial Empowerment: Together We Thrive
This blog post was written by Emily Kuo, a Duke Engage intern who has been working with multiple departments at Solid Ground this summer, but with a focus in Supportive Services. The post originally...
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“Junk” vs. “real” food vs. farmers markets: What’s practical?
There’s a large misconception about how severely limited access is to healthy, nutritious food for many people living on low incomes. In his article “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?,” Mark Bittman...
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Seattle Community Farm: classroom-style
Click to view slideshow. The Seattle Community Farm (SCF) is really something else. Most of my young adolescent life was spent going to school not too far away in Columbia City, but the neighborhood...
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MLK VISTA program closure means one fewer ‘space for our community leaders to...
2013/14 MLK VISTA leaders (l to r) Julz Ignacio & Nicole Dufva As of August 31, 2014, Solid Ground’s MLK VISTA program closed its doors due to funding challenges, ending an important chapter in...
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Kids learn how to get healthy & have fun in the kitchen
This school year, Solid Ground’s Apple Corps program will begin using the Cooking Matters for Kids curricula for students attending Concord and Emerson Elementary Schools. This nutrition education will...
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Northwest Children’s Fund & Solid Ground aim to help children in need
Next year, Northwest Children’s Fund (NWCF) celebrates three decades of helping at-risk youth, healing abused children, and strengthening fragile families. In 1985, the organization started with two...
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Food Justice: What does it mean to learn it, grow it, live it?
For some, Chefs Night Out has been a longstanding tradition of food, fun and fundraising. Local food and wine enthusiasts gather for a cocktail hour, auction, and a much anticipated dinner prepared...
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