• Improving the lives of more than 25,000 people each year
• Combining affordable housing with critical human services
• Forging strong partnerships among 20 nonprofit organizations
• Maximizing resources by sharing development and fundraising costs
• Modeling quality, dignity, practicality and sustainability
• Helping youth-at-risk become healthier, happier and more stable
• Celebrating diversity and fostering community
• Engaging and uniting all of West Seattle

"This is not just a West Seattle Food Bank or a DNDA project, but rather an enhancement of our entire West Seattle community. A joint campaign is far more efficient than multiple individual ones. These joint projects will enable us to bridge our identity as an emergency food service to an agency that can make needed connections to family services, housing, jobs and the arts."
- Christi Sifri-Steele, President, West Seattle Food Bank Board of Directors

This ambitious capital campaign requires extraordinary gifts from all who share our vision of stronger families and a stronger community. Your generous investment will leverage more than $22 million in additional funding.

Total project Cost: $27 million
Private Fund-Raising Goal: $5 million
Campaign Timeline: 2003-2005
Sponsors: Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association and West Seattle Food Bank

"With a vision of transforming a blighted lot, restoring a landmark building and integrating people with nature, our goal is to improve the quality of life for our entire West Seattle community. We are taking this bold step because we believe that only by working together as partner agencies and as neighbors can we provide comprehensive solutions to improve our community's future."
- Steve Daschle, President, Delridge Neighborhoods Develoment Association Board of Directors