South Park Flooding
1/12/23 Flooding Update
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MEDIA COVERAGE - Click HERE
SPANISH Updates on Flooding
Support Families Impacted by Flooding
We are bringing Community organization to continue providing support for our families and who have the cultural and background expertise to continue.
Please donate directly to them to the following links:
Donate to Villa Comunitaria for general support ifor families impacted by the flooding. Please specify “flood relief” in notes before donating.
Donate to Khmer Community of Seattle King County KCSKC to support our impacted Khmer Families .
Donate to Cultivate South Park to provide Food Justice for Impacted Families
Waste Management
After the flood many families lost all there belongings. As hard as it was to go through so many items there was little to no saves of so many memories and items.
A community is built by its people. As always we appreciate all the support. We have been working hard with Seattle Public Utilities to provide hazardous waste expertise clean up in a safe way for our community. Our priority is for our community to be SAFE and HEALTHY. Thank You!
We would like to hear from you
(This is a Space for impacted neighbors for questions/concerns )
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Meeting people’s needs
Since for flooding happened, we have been door knocking every day to hear directly from our impacted neighbors and to make sure their needs are met. Here are we have been able to accomplish following their lead and in collaboration with the City of Seattle and partners.
Open and onsite office and resource center where impacted neighbors can come share concerns or just ask for what is needed ( including PPE equipment, water.
Secure safe warm showers for families who lost hot water heaters and/ or no electrivity
Bring PODS for storaging their loved belongings while City contracts with experts to cleanup their homes
Secure a mobile laundry service that will allow families to have washers and dryers close by and FREE of cost
We provided daily lunches to more than 40 homes
Secure a mobile clinic in collaboration with SeaMar
Provided electrician and contractor assesors to help community identify dangerous situation
Worked with Port of Seattle to open the Duwamimsh River Community Hub for families to have a place to rest while waiting for laundry and also for dropping donations where impacted families were able to shop.
DRCC through donations was able to provide all impacted families with a $599 as emergency funding
Bring City departments together including Department of Housing to discuss long term solutions for relocation beyond the hotel to make sure our families are not displaced
Assure our children have transportation to get from and to school while they are relocated
Most importantly be there for community!