ALERT: Our energy assistance programs are now open to help households with low incomes pay energy bills, refill oil tanks, and repair or replace furnaces to keep warm throughout the winter.
We’re back in our firehouse home at 722 18th Ave, and are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We hope you’ll visit us soon! You can also reach us at 206-812-4940 or email info@byrdbarr.place.
OUR SERVICES
We offer essential services — food, shelter, warmth, water and financial tools — for neighbors in Seattle to build stability and self-sufficiency.
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Advocating for Equity Statewide
We bring people together through anti-poverty and anti-racist actions to create an equitable future. Our groundbreaking reports spur public dialogue and drive solutions.
Tyre Nichols
Though justice is being sought, it will never be enough.
Outrage. Terror. Heartbreak. Numbness. Love.
We are feeling all of these emotions and more as we’ve heard and seen how one of our dear brothers, Mr. Tyre Nichols, has been brutalized at the hands of law enforcement.
News & Events
Black birth is sacred
Ushering Black life into this world is a beautiful responsibility, one that both relies upon and strengthens community. As the old African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child,” and healthy mothers and children are our pride and joy
Meet Jada Stevenson
In speaking with the newest Energy Assistance Program Client Advocate Jada Stevenson, we dig into her background, her family history, and the role she believes Black women play in creating an equitable future for Black Washingtonians
2023 Financial Education Virtual Series
We are excited to announce that we will be partnering again with College Money Habits Founder Obioha Okereke! Starting in April, we will be offering one virtual workshop & our first ever financial education cohort program.
Building pathways to self-sufficiency
