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Neighborhoods and Communities 

JPMorgan Chase is a proud sponsor of The Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG on May 2. As a member of the Puget Sound Region for over 120 years, JPMorgan Chase has invested in our community through the creation and development of healthy vibrant small businesses, safe and affordable housing, transformative educational opportunities, and a thriving arts and cultural sector.

 
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Impact Capital »Impact Capital's work helps transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones good places to live, work, do business, and raise families.
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Seattle Public Library Foundation »The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1980 and governed by a volunteer board of directors. A professional staff raises and administers gifts and ensures the effectiveness of funded programs.
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Church Council of Greater Seattle »The Church Council of Greater Seattle brings people together to promote social justice and help meet basic needs.
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Recent Foundation Activities
Community planning in South Park
In partnership with J.P. Morgan Chase and the City of Seattle, TSF has convened community members in the South Park Neighborhood to help engage residents and business owners in a community planning effort.
Success Story
Turning an Empty Lot into a Place for Celebration
Pomegranate Center works with rural and urban communities to create common spaces and develop a stronger sense of identity. These projects reach beyond beautification to promote interaction and cohesion among residents. The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department hired Pomegranate to work with the South Park community to develop a plan for turning a lot on top of a landmark hill into a place for celebration and play. Pomegranate also worked with the city of Duvall on its Main Street design.
In 2007, 85% of King County adults were "very active" or "somewhat active" in at least one organization in the community.
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Soul of the Community Report
This John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Gallup report highlights research in 26 cities across the country to find out what emotionally attaches people to a community.
Greater Seattle Civic Health Index
This first-annual study by Seattle CityClub uses census data to assess six civic health markers: volunteering, neighborliness, belonging to groups, philanthropy, political voice and voting in Greater Seattle.
Budget cuts would hit hard in communities of color
A recent report highlighted a stark reality: Many of the cuts under consideration in Olympia will have their strongest impacts on minorities.
Geography of Opportunity
This report explores how low-income groups and racial and ethnic populations are situated within King County’s geography of opportunity.
Shifting Population Changes the Face of King County
Even as Seattle's minority population barely held over the past decade, the percentage of people of color swelled in the suburbs of South King County, where newly arriving immigrants and former Seattle residents converged to form majority populations in SeaTac, Renton, Kent and Tukwila. (Seattle Times)