“Having folks unemployed while infrastructure is being built makes people feel that they are being ignored, that they are not considered a part of any community,” said Andra Kranzler, of Columbia Legal Services. Southeast Seattle environmental and racial justice group Got Green banded together with more than a dozen other agencies and organizations serving communities…
Our Women in Green Food Access Team ended 2012 on a high note. During this eventful year, I saw each team-member grow in our skills and leadership, myself included. One of the goals of the Food Access Team, stated in our Women in the Green Economy: Voices from Southeast Seattle report, was that we wanted…
Got Green is excited that many Seattle residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP)/Food Stamps will be getting a healthy boost to help offset the costs of eating more nutritious produce this summer! The City of Seattle has introduced its first ever Fresh Bucks pilot program which will run from August 1-September 30 2012…
In 2011 Ramata Diébaté, a 2007 graduate of the University of Washington, discovered Got Green’s Women in Green Economy Project and quickly became involved: “I was breastfeeding my 18 month old and I was very aware of what types of nutrients I was putting into my body, but with two small children, financing a healthier…
