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Category: Advocacy and Insights

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Thriving Together: Advancing Black Wealth and Homeownership

July 24, 2023 (July 27, 2023) by Stephanie Velasco
Advocacy and Insights

In the United States, homeownership has been touted as one of the best ways to build generational wealth. Beyond the financial benefits, homeownership has social and emotional benefits, allowing people to feel safe, have privacy and be rooted in their community…. Read Full Article >

Byrd Barr Place New CEO Dr. Angela Griffin

Byrd Barr Place names Dr. Angela Griffin as CEO

June 28, 2023 (June 29, 2023) by Stephanie Velasco
Advocacy and Insights

The board of directors of Byrd Barr Place—a Black organization in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood that empowers people through essential services and advocacy—today announced they have selected Dr. Angela Griffin to serve as their next CEO…. Read Full Article >

A Farewell Letter from Andrea

June 8, 2023 (June 9, 2023) by Holly Ajala
Advocacy and Insights

As my tenure at Byrd Barr Place is coming to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the past two decades. I’m incredibly grateful and humbled to have been part of this beautiful community and to know and have worked with all of you to further Byrd Barr Place’s mission. … Read Full Article >

Self-care as Warfare

May 24, 2023 by Holly Ajala
Advocacy and Insights

To be whole, healed and in community is central to Black liberation. White supremacy and capitalism exist in direct opposition to our well-being, and in our struggle for freedom and brighter futures, Audre Lorde reminds us that our fiercest battles are often silent, invisible and deeply internal…. Read Full Article >

Black birth is sacred

March 29, 2023 (April 27, 2023) by Holly Ajala
Advocacy and Insights

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…. Read Full Article >

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A letter from Byrd Barr Place Board of Directors

February 16, 2023 (February 16, 2023) by Kate
Advocacy and Insights

We are writing to share bittersweet news. After a 20-year tenure with Byrd Barr Place, Andrea Caupain Sanderson will be stepping down as our CEO at the end of June 2023…. Read Full Article >

A Call to Mourn and to Love — For Tyre Nichols

January 27, 2023 (January 27, 2023) by Byrd Barr Place
Advocacy and Insights, Announcements

Though justice is being sought, it will never be enough. For now, we say Tyre Nichols’ name as we mourn and collect ourselves for the continued work of creating a world where systems that oppress and harm us are replaced by systems that heal…. Read Full Article >

Manifesting Black Well-being: A new report by the Black Future Co-op Fund

December 6, 2022 (January 19, 2023) by Kate
Advocacy and Insights

Black Well-being: Moving Toward Solutions Together elevates community identified approaches to tackling the structural barriers prohibiting Black well-being and highlights the changes needed to create the world Black people envision…. Read Full Article >

Universal Basic Income: The future of social assistance

October 17, 2022 (October 17, 2022) by Kate
Advocacy and Insights

The weight of the evidence suggests that basic income measurably and meaningfully improves the social and economic well-being of recipients. The stabilizing effects of direct cash assistance are also observed with recipients spending the majority of resources on basic needs…. Read Full Article >

Supreme Court Abortion Decision

June 29, 2022 (June 29, 2022) by Jill Becker
Advocacy and Insights

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, takes reproductive rights back over 50 years. Millions have been thrust into a reality in which where they live now determines their access life-saving and deeply personal healthcare services…. Read Full Article >

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We’re back in our firehouse home at 722 18th Ave in the Central District, and are open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The hours of our new food bank, “The Market," are Tuesday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday 12 to 4 p.m, and Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Seattle, WA 98122
206-812-4940

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Box 158
Seattle, WA 98122

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