Seattle and King County are among the wealthiest areas in the country, with a median annual household income nearly 1.5 times the national median. Dozens of people move here every day, causing rents to skyrocket.

Read on for updates on an exciting new project with Community House in Seattle’s Central District; and news on our 2017 GiveBig partner, St. Vincent de Paul-Georgetown. And please join us for our annual Earth Day Block Party, celebrating the anniversary of our founding on Earth Day in 1970, outside our offices this Friday!

EW has been honored to partner with PROVAIL for over 20 years in their work providing an array of services in the community for people with disabilities. In 2013, PROVAIL approached us about designing a residence in Shoreline for 12 low-income young adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Beautiful Expanded Home for Country Doctor Community Clinic
Country Doctor Community Health Centers and Environmental Works, both founded by grassroots civil rights activists over 45 years ago, shared a home at Fire Station 7 for more than two decades.

Thank you for your support of nonprofit Community Design Center Environmental Works! This support enables us to continue empowering Washington’s people and communities in need, and designing the spaces they need to succeed. People and Places Matter!