Join us on Saturday, October 10th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM to learn more about new affordable housing, both rental and ownership, coming to the Duwamish Valley! This free, family-friendly event takes place across multiple sites at 14th & Cloverdale in South Park. Come for one event or stay for the whole day to learn how you can engage with the upcoming housing opportunities in your community!
Enjoy free food from local businesses! Attend one of the events below to receive your free food voucher that you can exchange for food at your choice of partnering South Park restaurants.
Event line-up:
Habitat for Humanity Community Build
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
📍Habitat for Humanity’s Riverbend Comunidad Site | 1219 S Cloverdale St, Seattle
Come swing a hammer and get an inside view of affordable housing construction! No experience necessary. Sign up required in advance.
Affordable Housing Resource Fair
9:00 AM-3:00 PM
📍El Barrio Parking Lot | 1239 S Cloverdale St, Seattle
Learn about all of the affordable housing projects (ownership & rental) in the Duwamish Valley and what opportunities are available to you. See resource tabling partners below!
First-time Homebuyer Information Sessions
See schedule below
📍Duwamish River Community Hub | 8600 14th Ave S
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Reimagining Infrastructure: Can Transportation Investments Prevent Displacement? (by Reconnect South Park)
What if major infrastructure projects could help people stay in their homes instead of pushing them out? Join Reconnect South Park to explore how transformational infrastructure investments could create new housing opportunities, strengthen neighborhood connections, and support anti-displacement efforts.
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Radical Homeownership: Rethinking How We Own Our Homes (by DVAHC + Frolic Community)
Explore community land trusts, cooperative ownership, co-housing, and other models that make homeownership more accessible, affordable, and rooted in community. This workshop will introduce alternative approaches to building and keeping wealth in the hands of residents.
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Could Social Housing Work Here? Rethinking Housing Affordability (by House Our Neighbors)
Explore how social housing models are being used and reimagined in Europe and across the United States, and what they could mean for creating a more affordable and stable housing market in our communities.
“Rooted in White Center” Docuseries Viewing
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍The Middle Space | 8605 14th Ave S, Seattle
Stop by to watch “one episode” of a five part docuseries by the White Center Community Development Association that is part of an ongoing effort to resist the displacement of BIPOC, immigrant and refugee community members in White Center.
Event Map
Event & resource tabling partners:
