Please meet Mr. Michael Garrison – the most recent member of the AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) to come on board. Byrd Barr Place has long since partnered with… Read Full Article >
Category: Advocacy and Insights

We are Transitioning to a Four-Day Work Week!
As an organization grounded in racial and social justice work, we put our community first – which also includes our staff. That’s why we’re moving to a four-day work week, creating time and space for us to reset and put our best selves forward when serving our community…. Read Full Article >

Money Matters | Online Workshop
Budgeting. Savings. Credit. If these sound like topics you want to learn more about, join us for an online workshop “Money Matters” on Saturday, June 11 at 10 a.m. … Read Full Article >

Byrd Barr Place – Who We Are
Watch our new video to learn about Byrd Barr Place, who we are and how we have been serving the community for the last 57 years. … Read Full Article >

Byrd Barr Place 2019 – 2020 Annual Report is now live!
Read more about what we’ve done over the past years in our digital report…. Read Full Article >

Unrestricted Funding from Amazon Is Helping Power Our Building Renovation
We have something to celebrate! Amazon has donated $100,000 of unrestricted funding to Byrd Barr Place in a major show of support for the Central District and broader Seattle community…. Read Full Article >

Realizing the promise of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on our nation’s history and acknowledge the profound impact of slavery…. Read Full Article >

Investing in Black-led Organizations
The Case for Investing in King County’s Black-led Organizations report is a call to do better – philanthropy has a role to play in these moments of crisis, using its funding, influence and networks to support community-led solutions, address structural and systemic issues and fill the gaps left by an unresponsive government…. Read Full Article >

Environmental Justice
Communities of color bear the brunt of environmental damage of an extractive economy that disregards our wellbeing because we have not historically been at the tables to set environmental policy. By centering the experiences of those most impacted, we can reverse these effects and build a resilient economy…. Read Full Article >

Essay by Civil Rights Leader John Lewis
Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral…. Read Full Article >