Distribucion de Alimentos Latinxs

Distribución de alimentos latinxs 📆Fechas: Lunes Junio 13, 20, 27 Martes 5 de Julio, Lunes 11, 18, 25 de Julio Lunes 1 de Agosto   ‼️HORARIO: de 1:00pm a 2pm […]

El Tianguis

Lake Burien Presbyterian Church 15003 14th ave sw, Burien, WA

Save the date for our biggest celebration of the year! 🗓 Saturday July 16 , 12 to 3pm at Lake B Church   ----- 📣 ¡ Guarde la fecha para […]

Celebration of Children’s Day | Celebración del Día de Niñx

Lake Burien Presbyterian Church 15003 14th ave sw, Burien, WA

🌈 Celebration of Children's Day: An event to celebrate the Central American children of our community. 🍏We'll have food, toys, and activities for the whole family. 🧒🏽Must register to attend […]

Distribucion de Alimentos Latinxs de Otoño

🌈¡Nuestra distribución de alimentos de otoño comenzará (los lunes) el 17 de octubre hasta el 19 de diciembre (solamente para registros preexistentes)!   ✨Lunes, Octubre 17, 24, 31 ✨Lunes, Noviembre […]

12-Day Giveaway Raffle 

🌈12-Day Giveaway Raffle  Lake B - Alimentando - Yes Foundation ☀️Enter to win amazing baskets, events, and prizes while supporting three organizaitons: Alimentando Al Pueblo, Yes! Foundation of white Center, […]

La Posada

Lake Burien Presbyterian Church 15003 14th ave sw, Burien, WA

🎊¡Vengan a celebrar con nosotros en La Posada! El evento va ser para el sábado, 3 de diciembre 2022 de las 12 PM a 4 PM.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 📍Estaremos localizados en […]

Distribución Mensual de Tarjetas para Supermercados Locales

🌈 ¡Bienvenidos al nuevo año! Tendremos una única distribución de comida el 30 de enero. No habrá nuevas inscripciones. Nuestra distribución mensual de tarjetas para supermercados locales comenzará los últimos […]

Bidi Bidi Bom Bash 2023

Lake Burien Presbyterian Church 15003 14th ave sw, Burien, WA

¡Nos sentimos muy emocionadxs presentar nuestros eventos del festival de 2023!   Mercado Sábado, 15 de abril 12 PM a 5 PM Lake Burien Presbyterian church 15003 14th ave SW 98166 El evento es para toda la familia y gratis ¡También tenemos oportunidades para ser un@ voluntari@ para nuestro Mercado! Bidi Bidi-aoke Sábado, 15 de […]

Flor de Primavera: Una celebración para Mama’s de nuestra Comunidad.

Lake Burien Presbyterian Church 15003 14th ave sw, Burien, WA

🎊 ¡Vengan a celebrar con nosotros en La Flor de Primavera! El evento va ser para el sábado, 13 de Mayo 2023 de la 1 PM a 5 PM.⠀⠀ 📍Estaremos localizados en Lake Burien Presbyterian Church: 15003 14th Ave SW⠀ Burien, WA 98166⠀⠀ ⠀ 🪅 ¡Celebracion, comida, musica, y mas! 💛 Registro requerido. ⠀⠀ 😷 […]

El Tianguis

Lake Burien Presbyterian Church 15003 14th ave sw, Burien, WA

🎉 El Tianguis 🌈 ¡Celebren con nosotros nuestro Tercero aniversario! 🗓️ 15 de Julio de las 12 PM a 4 PM 📍 Lake Burien Presbyterian Church ✨ En el estacionamiento norte 😷 Por favor de usar mascarillas durante el evento cuando no esté comiendo o tomando. ⠀ 📣 Patrocinador de Pueblo: Trial And Error Productions 💛 […]

Distributing Vouchers: Mondays

🌈 Our 2024 Distributions   🌻 Distributing Vouchers: Mondays 💐 For Community Orientations Participants.   📆 Mondays: ✨ Feb. 26th ✨ March 25th ✨ April 22nd ✨ May 28th (Tues. after Holiday) ✨ June 24th   🌽 Schedule 💫 11 AM: Count Cars & Registrations 💫 12 PM: Distribution Starts   🚗 3 Registrations Per Car   💛 Please honor the objectives discussed in our Community Orientations.

Distribución de Cupones: Los Lunes

🌈 Distribuciones de 2024   🌻 Distribución de Cupones: Los Lunes 💐 Para Participantes De Nuestras Orientaciones Comunitarias   📆 Los Lunes: ✨ Febrero 26 ✨ Marzo 25 ✨ Abril 22 ✨ Mayo 28 (Martes después el día festivo) ✨ Junio 24   🌽 El Horario 💫11 AM: Contar Los Autos Y Las Inscripciones 💫12 […]

Enrique Gonzalez

Racial Equity Planner, King County Hazardous Waste

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. 

Susana Contreras-Mendez

Senior Associate for Education Strategy Group

Susana Contreras-Mendez joined ESG in 2022 to support its Post-secondary Attainment portfolio. Prior to joining ESG, Susana was an Associate Learning and Impact Officer at Ascendium Education, where she worked in partnership with the philanthropic team to measure its performance and to support collective learning about its strategy and operations. Previously, she was a researcher at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a policy think tank in Washington, D.C. She conducted research on strategies to increase upward mobility for families, with a particular focus on the post-secondary experiences of student parents.

Other professional experiences include interning at Lumina Foundation and directly supporting low-income families through nonprofit and government programs. Outside of ESG, Susana serves on the board of Alimentando al Pueblo, a non-profit working to promote healing through comunidad, comida, and celebración (community, food, and celebration).

As a former Head Start child, first-generation college graduate, and TRiO Alum, Susana has firsthand knowledge of education’s transformational benefits. Susana holds a Master of Higher Education degree with a concentration in Diversity and Social Justice from the University of Michigan and a dual bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in Sociology and American Ethnic Studies with a minor in Education, Learning, and Society.