by Efa & Caroline English: Dear AAP Community, We would like to send a big thank you to Juan Carlos
The Burien festival fundraiser named after Selena’s hit song returns April 13, 14, and 20.
The past several years have tested our communities in unimaginable ways and revealed fractures in our social safety system that
We are so excited to share that we are hiring for a Community Wellness Cultivator! Please click on the link
Roxana Pardo Garcia has been the visionary heart and mind behind Alimentando al Pueblo, a nonprofit in Burien that promotes
During the COVID Pandemic of 2020, out of Community* need, a revolutionary food bank was born. Five women from the
Additionally, PCC has plans to expand its Friends of PCC program statewide in a recent collaboration with Northwest Harvest to
Enrique Gonzalez is a Racial Equity Planner for King County Hazardous Waste who has been a social justice advocate for many years. He has worked at the Seattle Office of Police Accountability as a Community Engagement Specialist where he focused on developing relationships with community members and facilitated access to the police accountability process. Before that he worked as a Community Advocate and Commissioner on the Seattle Community Police Commission. Enrique traces his roots to the peaceful occupation of El Centro de la Raza, an organization dedicated to race and social justice through advocacy and programing, which his grandmother and father were a part of and where he grew up and worked for 11 years.
Enrique has a degree in American Ethnic Studies (Chicano Studies) from the University of Washington and he speaks Spanish fluently. He also grew up training in Hung Gar Kung Fu which he continues to practice. In his spare time, he enjoys working on his car which he takes to the track from time to time.
Raquel Gomez was born and raised Seattle! She is the Social Impact Manager at Seattle Credit Union, formerly with BECU, and for the past 6 years she has worked with her team to assist her community in achieving their financial goals and dreams. Raquel is one of the Founders of BECU’s Latinx Employee Resource Group and currently holds the title of Cultural Awareness Lead.
When they’re not at work, you can find Raquel actively volunteering within her community, spending time with her family and/or at the Sounders games!