April 8
Seattle Sites of the Day:
Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help
"A Child Care Microloan program will provide comprehensive business and
child care training [to those] who wish to become child care providers [or]
who are looking to improve their existing child care operation. Begins
Thursday, April 13th, 2000.
"The Fremont Public Association [microloan] program is open to all low
income Seattle women. Starts Wednesday, April 26th, 2000."
"The Holly Park program is restricted to residents of Holly Park and other
SHA housing communities and South East Seattle residents (space permitting).
Starts Tuesday, April 11th, 2000.
Homestead Community Land Trust
"A Community Land Trust creates affordable housing by taking the cost of
land out of the purchase price of a home... The Beacon Hill CLT Project is
planning on launching its first home ownership development project during
this year, with housing units to be ready for purchase in 2001."
North American Syringe Exchange Network
"... a proven method of stopping the transmission of blood borne pathogens
in the injecting drug using community."
The NASEN Convention is April 26 - 29 in Portland.
NEON: Needle and Sex Education Outreach Network
"In Seattle-King County, almost half of gay/bisexual men who inject crystal
meth are HIV positive. This is the highest rate of HIV infection in
Washington State."
Jessamyn West
"... the pool at the high rise next door shines an interesting wavy light
into the next room when I am sleeping which is oddly calming despite looking
somewhat like flames licking at the window outside."
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April 2 - 8
Seattle Site of the Week:
Thornton Creek Alliance
"The creek is a historic home to at least 5 species of Pacific salmon and
trout. ... drainage has been impacted by development and ... frequent
flooding, sedimentation, pollutants, loss of biodiversity, decimated salmon
runs and other aquatic life. ...
"A few of our accomplishments:
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Tributary dechannelization for fish passage |
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Plantings of native vegetation... adjacent to the creek |
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... frog pond to help bring back Pacific chorus frogs |
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Construction to restore a tributary creeklet and wetland...
adjacent to the south fork |
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Restoration of Willow Creek, a tributary to the south fork |
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Streamkeeper program" |
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