A year ago, the northwest corner of South Bozeman and South Kenyon in Rainier Beach was an empty, overgrown field surrounded by a chain link fence and lots of trash. Now it’s a transitional housing complex for homeless and immigrant and refugee families who speak limited English.
Samaki Commons – InterIm CDA’s latest affordable housing project that brings together green, sustainable design features with culturally relevant housing services – celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 30 at it’s new home at 3925 S. Bozeman St.
“We are proud to be partnering with the International District Housing Alliance as well as the API Women and Family Safety Center, Asian Counseling & Referral Service (ACRS), Chinese Information Service Center (CISC), and the Refugee Women’s Alliance (REWA) to provide service-enriched housing to families transitioning from homelessness,” said Hyeok Kim, Executive Director of InterIm Community Development Associatio, in an email.
IDHA will be managing eight units at Samaki Commons Family Housing. Other units will serve large families and households with a disability. With 41 total units, supporters say that the residential mix at Samaki Commons will reflect the diversity of Seattle’s Rainier Valley, including immigrants and refugees from Asia and Africa as well as Latino and African-American families.
Photos/do communications, inc.
Who to know, where to eat & what to do in one of America’s most diverse zip codes!
{ 1 comment }
I hope they will provide parking. Neighborhoods are becoming impassible due to on street parking and emergency vehicles are not going to be able to access homes on the streets.
MQ
Comments on this entry are closed.