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Leading aerospace companies and research universities have joined nearly 50 area workforce training, venture capital, economic development, labor, tribal and government groups in the Inland Northwest to support establishing the American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center (AAMMC).

Welcome to our Impact Fund Spotlight series. Today, our spotlight is on the Latino Civic Alliance (LCA), a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting Latino communities in the West of Washington state. Over the past 16 years, LCA has built a legacy of fostering change and community growth, founded on the belief that cooperation breeds positive transformation. Advocating for leadership that enriches our communities, they have worked diligently to cultivate robust local leaders and meaningful partnerships across the state.

Supporting an equitable recovery in our communities and helping to recruit a new generation of workers to Port-related industries, the Port of Seattle announced today the 12 organizations that will receive $2.5 million in grants through the South King County Community Impact Fund Economic Recovery Program.

Latinos in south King County now have more spaces to find educational resources, labor programs, and community. The Latino Civic Alliance and Casa Latina nonprofits each have new locations south of Seattle.

Reynaldo Ismael Moreno comes from a family of singers, but he never thought he’d have a song of his own. Thanks to the new Latino Civic and Cultural Center in Burien he now thinks a career in music is possible.

Latino Civic Alliance’s dream of creating a place where they could offer their own programs and build community became a reality with the opening of a new community center on Ambaum Blvd SW in 2021, in partnership with Catholic Community Services.

Mientras su legado de defensa de la legislación es sólido, hace mucho tiempo que sueñan con crear un lugar donde puedan ofrecer sus propios programas y construir una comunidad. Ese sueño se hizo realidad con la apertura del nuevo centro comunitario en Ambaum Blvd SW en 2021, en asociación con los Servicios de la Comunidad Católica.

A statewide Latino civil rights organization is setting down roots in Burien with a new community center and behavioral health clinic geared toward Latino youth and their families.

Community advocates believe a life-threatening assault on a 17-year-old was motivated by racism and hate, but prosecutors disagree. The decision to not charge a Burlington 19-year-old with a hate crime after he allegedly brutally beat a Hispanic teenager in March has sparked outrage in the Skagit County community.

Hispanic leaders raised concerns about COVID-19's impact on their community statewide, saying improvements are needed in communication, outreach and contact tracing.

Hispanic leaders raised concerns about COVID-19’s impact on their community statewide, saying improvements are needed in communication, outreach and contact tracing.

Hispanic leaders raised concerns about COVID-19's impact on their community statewide, saying improvements are needed in communication, outreach and contact tracing.

As the moratorium nears expiration, landlords prepare to sue the state to roll back pandemic housing protections.

Report calls for numerous policy changes within law enforcement, schools and employers.

Gov. Jay Inslee, announced today members of a task force to provide recommendations for legislation on independent investigations involving police use of force.

For agricultural workers, it’s impossible to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. And as dozens of workers at an East Wenatchee orchard tested positive, many of these essential employees fear that current working conditions will not keep them safe from the virus.

The President's order limiting immigration won't affect temporary visas, meaning H-2A workers will still be able to come to the Yakima valley. One local group says more needs to be done in the state to protect those workers.