The purpose of this directory is to help community members and organizations create cross-cultural experiences in Bellevue. Questions? Please contact Sara Boyle at sboyle@bellevuewa.gov.
African Print Takeover
Category: African Diaspora, Fashion, Art, Community Engagement
Contact: africanprinttakeover@gmail.com
Africans on the Eastside is an ad-hoc group comprised of parents, youth scholars, community members and grassroots organizations who have come together to actively address the impacts of institutional racism and racial inequity, particularly on the east side of Seattle. Africans on the Eastside caters to the diverse needs of students and families through community outreach, engagement, education, advocacy and providing human services. AOE will host a series of cross-cultural events focused on bringing diverse students and families together across race, age, religion and gender identity/sexual orientation.
Africans on the Eastside*
Category: Nonprofit, Youth, Social Services, Immigrants and Refugees, African Diaspora
Contact: africansontheeastside@gmail.com
Africans on the Eastside (AOE) is an ad-hoc group comprised of parents, youth scholars, community members and grassroots organizations who have come together to actively address the impacts of institutional racism and racial inequity, particularly on the east side of Seattle. Africans on the Eastside caters to the diverse needs of students and families through community outreach, engagement, education, advocacy and providing human services. AOE will be hosting a series of cross-cultural events focused on bringing diverse students and families together across race, age, religion, and gender identity/sexual orientation.
Anita Yan Wong
Category: Art
Contact: anitayanwong@gmail.com
Anita is an Asian-American artist known for her fusion of traditional and contemporary painting. She is a 4th generation Lingnan painter.
The Austin Agency, LLC
Category: Music, Performance, Technology, Consulting
Contact: anthony.austinmba@gmail.com, 206-643-5515
A consulting service offering theater production services in technical operation of Audio/Video equipment, Mobile DJ services and arts performance and production specialists. The Austin Agency focuses on providing support to non-profits.
Bellden Café
Category: Gathering Space, Community Building
Contact: hello@belldencafe.com
Bellden Café hosts a vibrant space in Bellevue committed to fostering community and supporting the growth and well-being of local entrepreneurs. Bellden Café would like to host a series of events making up a "social club" that would bring people from different cultures together around food, music and art.
Bellevue Arts Museum
Category: Art, Gathering Space
Contact: info@bellevuearts.org, 425-519-0770
Bellevue Arts Museum is a space where artists and audiences directly participate in the exchange of ideas, illuminating and enriching their joint experience of art, craft and design. The museum includes a large public space (the Forum) and a community gallery that are always free admission and are available to rent for events.
Bellevue Youth Choirs
Category: Music, Youth, Performance
Contact: kayla@bellevueyouthchoirs.org
Bellevue Youth Choirs has four choirs with approximately 115 students in PreK-10th grade. They perform in three main-stage concerts throughout the school year. They are interested in collaborating with other organizations for a concert or a smaller community performance.
The Bellevue Urban Garden (tBUG)
Category: Nonprofit, Gardening, Food
Contact: tbuggarden@gmail.com, 206-714-8566
The Bellevue Urban Garden (tBUG) is inspiring and supporting the growing demand for global gardens creating food security, promoting awareness of healthy, safe food, empowering youth and promoting earth stewardship. tBUG is a growing partner for FareStart and Hopelink supporting food distribution to those in need in our community. Team building, food education, wellness activities, community service opportunities and field trips are available for area students from preschool to college-aged and for local businesses and organizations.
BelRed Arts District Community Alliance
Category: Art, Community Building
Contact: info@belredartsdistrict.org
The BelRed Arts District Community Alliance's mission to cultivate a sustainable and vibrant creative district that celebrates a diverse community and meaningfully connects everyone through arts, culture and innovation.
Bizdiversity
Category: Consulting, Business Development, Nonprofit Support
Contact: sam@bizdiversity.net
BizDiversity is a growing community composed of small and mid-sized businesses seeking to serve their communities.
BizDiversity’s objective is to provide business, DEI and technical support to businesses in economically marginalized communities who would not otherwise have access to services. Bizdiversity would like to host a fair focused on building networks and relationships across BIPOC and immigrant/refugee-run organizations, and sharing information about resources for BIPOC, immigrant and refugee community members.
Camp Kindness Counts
Category: Nonprofit, Youth, Families
Contact: info@campkindnesscounts.org, 425-818-3042
Camp Kindness Counts inspires and empowers young people and adults to make a positive difference in and around them through kind leadership, community service and mindfulness.
Carla Merkow
Category: Children, Music, Youth, Faith and Culture
Contact: carlamerkow@gmail.com, 262-352-4026
Carla Merkow specializes in leading music experiences for young children and their caregivers (ages 0-8). She is looking for partners to collaborate on cross-cultural or multi-generational music programs. She is also Jewish and can facilitate interactive experiences around Jewish faith and culture.
Chinese Autism Resources and Empowerment Services (CARES)*
Category: Nonprofit, Youth, Families, Disability Community, Chinese Community
Contact: caresseattle@gmail.com, 425-837-2750
At CARES, their commitment is to provide inclusive and culturally sensitive support to individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. They offer personalized services, such as support groups, workshops, and resources in Chinese, designed to address the distinct challenges each individual may face. CARES will be hosting a series of events designed to bring together neurodivergent and neurotypical children and families around art.
Chinese Information Service Center (CISC)
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: stephenl@cisc-seattle.org
CISC helps immigrants throughout King County achieve success in their new community by providing information, referral, advocacy, social, and support services. CISC would like to host a cultural exchange series between Russian and Chinese seniors via art, music and dance.
The Circle*
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, Community Building, Performance
Contact: alicia@thecircle-wa.gov
The Circle provides a safe space where individuals and families are empowered to gain knowledge, celebrate their cultures, and engage with their communities. They will a host a cross-cultural project where a group of Latine seniors from different countries work with a music instructor to learn a selection of songs from each other’s countries. The seniors will then perform these songs during the annual Senior Celebration.
City Opera Ballet
Category: Dance, Music, Performance
Contact: info@cityoperaballet.org
City Opera Ballet is a non-profit organization based in downtown Bellevue, dedicated to bringing the finest professional arts to the region through performances of opera and ballet with live orchestra.
Compassion8Innovation
Category: Nonprofit, Youth
Contact: joydeep@compassion8innovation.org, 425-463-9956
Compassion8Innovation fosters compassion in innovation to solve real world problems in our community. They create local programs for all that currently don't exist, aligning with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. They advocate for youth mental health, promote arts and STEM led by youth and BIPOC community.
Congolese Integration Network*
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, Immigrants and Refugees, African Diaspora, Food
Contact: info@cinseattle.org
Congolese Integration Network is a nonprofit organization in South Seattle led by and for Congolese immigrants and refugees. Their vision is to educate, usher and lead for a thriving community.
Creative Connections by Daisy
Category: Art, Community Building
Contact: daisyyen99@gmail.com
Daisy would like to lead arts and crafts projects to help neighbors connect and learn about each other.
Cultural Supporting Iranian Club
Category: Art, Culture, Persian Community
Contact: bahmanip59@gmail.com
A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and exploring the art and hertigage of Persian culture. They would like to host a visual art exhibition highlighting Persian art and heritage.
Deb Roberts
Category: Dialogue, Art
Contact: essexdebs1@gmail.com
Deb Roberts is a graduate from OxfordsBrookes and UNITAR with an MA in Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding, with a focus of participatory arts in Bellevue to build positive peacebuilding.
Eastside for All*
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, Advocacy, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: debbie@eastsideforall.org
Eastside for All's mission is to transform East King County into a place where racial, economic, and social justice are made possible for communities of color. They do this by focusing on the local systemic changes required in our policies, practices, relationships, and investments. Eastside for All will host a two-part event for Welcoming Week focused on highlight the role of cross-cultural trust-building, restorative practices and co-leadership in fostering belonging.
Eastside Urbanism
Category: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Community Development
Contact: friends@eastsideurbanism.org
Eastside Urbanism is a social group aiming to help people learn how to advocate for the things they want to see in their cities. They have casual weekly meetups where they talk about things like infrastructure, road safety, land use, transit, housing, affordability, sustainability, and more - everything related to the built environment.
Echo Chorus
Category: Music, Japanese Culture, Performance
Contact: echo.chorus.seattle@gmail.com
Echo Chorus is a Japanese women’s choir based in Bellevue. Our goal is to build a fun and supportive community by singing together and to introduce Japanese culture to the greater Seattle area through music.
Eton School
Category: Education, Families, Youth
Contact: lchase@etonschool.org
Educating the whole child and honoring the diversity of each individual from Pre-elementary (age 3) through Grade 8. We foster a community that acts with compassion, embraces discomfort, thinks critically, questions norms, and welcomes the world’s multiple perspectives. We champion, cultivate, and celebrate all members of our community so that we all participate as our full authentic selves, and thereby become stronger in our shared diversity.
Flying Angels of Hope
Category: Nonprofit, Youth, Seniors, Mentoring, African Diaspora
Contact: hoboka4@gmail.com
Flying Angels of Hope focuses on cross-generational mentoring and relationship building for Tanzanian immigrants.
Friends of Bellevue Cross-Cultural Center*
Category: Nonprofit, Community Building, Food, Art, Education
Contact: iryna@fbccc.info
Friends of the Bellevue Cross-Cultural Center focus on building a wide network of supporters to expand grassroots awareness and community commitment to the Bellevue Cross-Cultural Center project. They will be hosting a series of Cultural Cafes bringing people from different cultures together around a variety of topics and activities.
Global Artists' Collective*
Category: Music, Performance, Education
Contact: mayasoleil@mindspring.com
Global Artists Collective represents performing artists of the world, from the traditional to the contemporary, whose programs illustrate cross-cultural connections in the arts. They will host a seris of events exploring the intersections between Soul, Jazz, and Hip-Hop and the impacts around the globe via performance, workshops, a youth program, and educational resources.
Hopelink*
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services
Contact: cgomez@hopelink.org
Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities in King and Snohomish counties; providing stability and helping people gain the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good. They will host a series of of events focused on cross-cultural exchange and learning between Asian-American and Latine communities.
House of Kala
Category: Nonprofit, Dance, Performance, Indian Culture
Contact: HouseofKalaWA@gmail.com
House of Kala is a non-profit focused on the preservation and practice of traditional Indian performance, in addition to breaking down borders through the performing arts, presenting local talents alongside international icons, fostering a global dialogue through artistic expression. They would like to host a dance performance featuring several different varieties of Indian Classical Dance, West African dances, tap-dancing, and Native American dances.
Immigrant Women's Community Center *
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: nura@iwccwa.org
IWCC’s mission is to provide community building, training, and direct services, primarily for immigrant women and their families, promoting financial independence, emotional health, and physical well-being. IWCC will partner with Indian American Community Services to host a Women's Healing Circle, utilizing healing modalities from different cultural backgrounds to support a group of immigrant and refugee women.
Indian American Community Services*
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, Indian Community, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: executivedirector@iaww.org, 425-829-5544
Indian American Community Services (IACS) serves the Indian American community in all stages and services and prides itself on being a one-stop safe shop for every community member. From early childhood education, small business support/education, crisis services, youth programs, senior programs, legal services, women's career service and more, they offer services for all needs. IACS will partner with Immigrant Women's Community Center to host a Women's Healing Circle, utilizing healing modalities from different cultural backgrounds to support a group of immigrant and refugee women.
JIA Foundation
Category: Japanese Community, Community Building, Social Services
Contact: info@japaneseinamerica.org
JIA Foundation works to empower Japanese in America, and their families and friends by connecting them to resources, to one another and to the community. Through seminars and networking events, they aim to create a community where everyone shares their experiences and wisdom, helping each other lead a more fulfilling life in America. Additionally, living in a global era, they support the development of young individuals with diverse identities, who serve as ambassadors of cross-cultural understanding and values.
Joydeep Hazra
Category: Consulting, Mentorship
Contact: joydeeph@gmail.com
Joydeep is available to provide mentoring, consulting, and support to non-profits and small businesses who are looking for help navigating public procurement processes and event planning.
Kin On Health Care Center*
Category: Health Care, Asian Communities, Social Services
Contact: faye.chien@kinon.org, 206-556-2262
Kin On honors and supports elders and families by offering culturally Asian and linguistically appropriate healthcare services in a healthy living community. The services they provide are assisted living options, short-term rehabilitation and recovery, home recovery support, homecare, family caregiver support, healthy living programs and social services. Kin On will be partnering with Open Doors for Multicultural Families to host a series of events designed to bring together the disability community and the elders served by Kin On around art, conversation and performance.
Ladies in Training
Category: Youth, Mentorship
Contact: ladiesintrainingseattle@gmail.com
Ladies in Training provides a program for mentoring and teaching skill development for young women from diverse backgrounds ages 12-24.
Latha Sambamurti
Category: Art, Festival, Consulting, Community Building
Contact: lathapat.arts@gmail.com
Latha Sambamurti is the producer and artistic, outreach and development director of several large-scale arts and culture festivals in Washington. She would like to create a festival featuring art, performances, and traditions from different cultures with panel discussions and workshops for artists and performers to discuss and teach about their culture.
Little Masters Club: Performing for Seniors Program
Category: Youth, Music, Performance, Seniors and Elders
Contact: performingforseniors@littlemastersclub.org
A youth-led cross-cultural performance blending different cultures and a symposium to discuss the impacts of multiculturalism on the education of youth.
Little Masters Club: Equity Link Tutoring
Category: Youth, Education, Languages
Contact: EquityLinkTutoring@LittleMastersClub.org
A youth-run program under Little Masters Club, this project would being people together at an event celebrating and educating on different languages spoken in our community.
Maiz Education Collaborative*
Category: Education, Festival, Food, Latine Culture
Contact: randyxnunez@gmail.com
A Latine-led group hosting a festival exploring and celebrating the importance of maiz (corn) in cuisine across the Americas, with an emphasis on indigenous uses of corn.
Malawi Seattle Association
Category: Community Building, Social Services, African Diaspora, Youth
Contact: malawiseattleassociation@gmail.com, 206-488-7448
Malawi Seattle Association's mission is to help Malawians living in Washington state reach their full potential by providing them with resources for social interaction and personal development.
Margie Ye
Category: Project Support, Cultural Competence
Contact: ye.margie@gmail.com
Margie would like to actively engage in cross-cultural projects with a positive and inclusive mindset, not only contribute to the project's success but also gain and share valuable experience in working across diverse cultural contexts as a former Bellevue Diversity Advisory Network board member.
Mihraab Foundation
Category: Non-profit, Faith-based, Community Building
Contact: saliha3@hotmail.com
Mihraab Foundation is a non-profit Islamic organization dedicated to serving the Greater Seattle area. In partnership with local leaders, they would like to host a "Eat with your neighbor" event, where community members come together around a shared meal and guided conversations to get to know each other.
Open Doors for Multicultural Families*
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, Youth, Families, Disability Community
Contact: pault@opendoorswa.org
Open Doors for Multicultural Families' (ODMF) mission is to support and partner with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their families, regardless of cultural or linguistic background. Through a cultural brokerage model, they connect clients with services, provide specialized programming, and advocate for systems change. ODMF will be partnering with Kin On to host a series of events designed to bring together the disability community and the elders served by Kin On around art, conversation and performance
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Category: Dance, Performance
Contact: skolat@pnb.org
Pacific Northwest Ballet is one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States. The Company of nearly fifty dancers presents more than 100 performances each year of full-length and mixed repertory ballets at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle and on tour.
Pacific Ukrainian Society*
Category: Nonprofit, Immigrants and Refugees, Festival, Ukrainian Community
Contact: valg@uaconsulate.org
The Pacific Ukrainian Society is a dedicated organization that organizes educational initiatives, cultural events, and professional development opportunities to support and unite the Ukrainian community while promoting Ukrainian culture, language, and values. They will be partnering with Friends of the Bellevue Cross-Cultural Center to host a series of cross-cultural cafes.
Pahwa, LLC
Category: Nonprofit Support
Contact: bpahwa@pahwallc.com, 914-420-9959
Pahwa, LLC provides consulting services for program evaluation, community needs assessments, grant writing, program development and training for nonprofit organizations.
PNW Korean Parents' Association
Category: Education, Youth, Families, Korean Community
Contact: pnwkopa@gmail.com
At the Pacific Northwest Korean Parents Association (PNW KoPA), their mission is to create a nurturing community for Korean parents in the Pacific Northwest. Their focus is on fostering the growth of students into well-rounded, successful members of a global society.
Pride Across the Bridge*
Category: Nonprofit, Advocacy, Performance, LGBTQIA+ Community
Contact: axton@prideacrossthebridge.org
Pride Across the Bridge is a passionate 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to supporting and uplifting the voices and lived experience of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community on the Eastside. They believe that everyone deserves to feel safe, supported, and celebrated close to home, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Pride Across the Bridge will be hosting a cross-cultural Drag Workshop series and performance.
Projects for a Civil Society
Category: Dialogue, Community Building
Contact: rkluck@projectsforacivilsociety.org
Projects for a Civil Society is an NGO dedicated to nonviolence, compassion, empathy and trauma recovers. They would like to host a series of facilitated small-group discussions with a wide range of topics.
Puesta del Sol Elementary PTA*
Category: Education, Youth, Families
Contact: diversity@puestadelsolpta.org
Puesta del Sol PTA will host a series of three (3) cross-cultural family engagement events throughout the school year. Each event in the series will include a presentation by community members and interactive activities centered around a theme of holiday or cultural traditions, such as Dia de los Muertos (Mexico) and Jesa (Korea) in fall around the themes of honoring the harvest and ancestors.
Puget Sound Energy
Category: Community Outreach
Contact: rosa.gonzalez@pse.com, 206-761-9319
Puget Sound Energy educates and equips their customers to actively engage in the transition to clean energy through community-based outreach.
Queer Lore from Wolfberry Studio
Category: Art, Education, LGBTQIA+ Community
Contact: wolf@wolfberrystudio.com
Wolfberry Studio's "Queer Lore" project presents non-Eurocentric LGBTQIA+ history and folklore. Wolfberry Studio's Queer Lore mini exhibit travels to local events. Wolfberry Studio can also work with organizations to present customized content highlighting the intersection of LGBTQIA+ stories and the demographics served by the organization.
Ragamala
Category: Music, Performance, Indian Culture
Contact: seattleragamala@gmail.com, 425-367-3257
Ragamala connects communities with the music of India presenting concerts, workshops, youth and community events throughout the year.
Raynari
Category: Food, Garden, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: raynari2030@gmail.com
In partnership with the NW Food Forest, Raynari would like to host a hands-on learning opportunity focused on home permaculture edible gardens and food forest – featuring education on fruit trees, native edible plants, medicinal and culinary herbs for the home benefit, for neighbors, and for food banks to address food sovereignty
Run Zhu
Category: Art, Community Outreach
Contact: zhurun.cn@gmail.com
Run is available to support a variety of projects with outreach to the Chinese, Japanese and Korean communities. She is also skilled at Calligraphy and painting.
Rwandan Community Association - Washington
Category: Community Building, Immigrants and Refugees, African Diaspora
Contact: rwandanassociationinwashington@gmail.com
The Rwandan Community Association - Washington is a local organization bringing together the Rwandan communities of Washington State. They are interested in bringing traditional dancing, folklore, poetry, arts, crafts, foods and fashion to cross-cultural events.
Seattle Art Studio
Category: Art, Education, Youth
Contact: seattleartstudio@gmail.com, 425-633-5349
Seattle Art Studio is a vibrant creative hub nestled in Bellevue, dedicated to fostering artistic expression and community engagement. With a diverse range of classes, workshops, and studio spaces, we cater to artists of all levels and backgrounds, from seasoned professionals to enthusiastic beginners. Our dynamic team of instructors offers expertise in various mediums, including painting, drawing, calligraphy, sculpture and digital art.
Seattle Shaolin Kungfu Academy
Category: Sports, Martial Arts, Chinese Community
Contact: info@seattleshaolinkungfu.com, 425-628-5155
Located in Bellevue for more than 10 years, they bring Kungfu and Chinese culture to all the community.
Sustain Music Project
Category: Music, Performance, Education
Contact: christina@sustainmusic.org
Sustain Music Project is a Pacific Northwest-based classical music ensemble that presents innovative concerts, combining chamber music with experiences ranging from yoga practice to culinary adventures, lighting, storytelling, and other artistic and theatrical experiences. They play not only in traditional concert and recital halls, but also in homeless shelters, retirement communities, parks, and schools, bringing music and art to audiences with limited access to the arts. They would like to host a concert in Bellevue, dedicated to celebrating and merging the rich traditions of Western classical and traditional Hindustani music.
Taswira
Category: Art, Gathering Space, Immigrants and Refugees, African Diaspora
Contact: info@taswira.org
TASWIRA, which means “vision” in Swahili, stands for Transformative Action for Sustainable Women's Initiatives & Resources in Africa. TASWIRA is a versatile and eclectic space located in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square that functions as a Cultural Art gallery, retail store, and event space. TASWIRA is a purpose-driven organization whose overarching mission is to create opportunities for historically disadvantaged artists and entrepreneurs to participate and compete in our global economy.
Theatre33
Category: Non-profit, Theater, Performance, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: info@theatre33wa.org, 425-260-7618
Theatre33 is a bilingual nonprofit community teaching theater and the only independent theater in Bellevue. They provide a unique platform for transplanted immigrants and next generation Americans to retain and maintain a connection to history, literature and language. They share their rich cultural heritage with the community and serve as a cultural hub that unites diverse cultures and ages through the love of dramatic arts.
Tongle Chinese School
Category: Education, Chinese Community, Youth, Languages
Contact: jessicaw62003@yahoo.com
Tongle Chinese School is a Bellevue-based school providing Chinese language education to a variety of ages. They would like to host a storytelling competition using Mandarin to share stories on cultural backgrounds.
Touchstone Alliance
Category: Nonprofit, Education, Youth, Seniors and Elders
Contact: TouchstoneAlliance@gmail.com
Touchstone Alliance is a non-profit organization established in serving schools and communities and helping kids to learn science and math.
Transcend United
Category: Sports, Martial Arts, Festival
Contact: TranscendUnitedNPO@gmail.com
Transcend United is working to host a cross-cultural martial arts festival, bringing together different traditions of martial arts from different countries and cultures for the first annual Washington State Martial Arts Festival.
Turkish Language Services
Category: Community Building, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: yasosan@gmail.com
In collaboration with communities from Iran, Bosnia, and Romania, "OUR STORIES, OUR VOICES: Connected Across Cultures,” would be a cross-cultural program about the tales that unite and sustain immigrant communities in Bellevue today. Diasporic stories (expressed through memory, music, dance, artwork, and ritual) contain the necessary wisdom and humor to get us through hard times. Where these stories overlap, our program will celebrate synergy; where they diverge, we’ll facilitate learning.
Turkish Women Charity and Aid Organization (TURKCHA)
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: info@turkcha.org
Turkcha has two purposes. One is to support all women who live around Seattle especially those who came to the USA from other countries, and to help them in adjusting to their new homes and to not feel alone. The other purpose of Turkcha is to share Turkish culture and language with Turkish people or others who want to learn about it. TURKCHA would like to host a series of cross-cultural celebrations of Eid al-Adha, Ashura, and International Women's Day.
Unique Journey Life Coach
Category: Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Immigrants and Refugees
Contact: info@ujlifecoaching.com
UNIQUE JOURNEY empowers individuals to overcome challenges, unlock creative potential, and transform passion into purpose. We provide support in financial stewardship, debt management, confidence building, spiritual growth, problem-solving, resilience, goal alignment, and life purpose.
United Hub
Category: Nonprofit, Energy, Housing
Contact: info@uhub.ngo
United Hub is dedicated to empowering underserved communities, especially within the Asian community through their commitment to housing justice, equitable development and homeownership opportunities.
Wide World for Refugee
Category: Nonprofit, Immigrants and Refugees, Art
Contact: admin@wideworldforrefugee.com
Wide World for Refugee (WWR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a safe and connected global community for refugees and immigrants. They believe that the arts have the power to bridge cultural divides, foster mutual understanding and acceptance, and provide a platform for refugees and immigrants to share their talents and experiences with the wider world. Through events and programs, they strive to empower refugees and immigrants by providing unique opportunities for artistic collaboration, engagement, and public exhibition, and to promote the recognition of their artistic talents as a tool for social, economic, and cultural development.
VCBynum Arts & Education*
Category: Dance, Performance, African Diaspora
Contact: vcbynum@hotmail.com
As one of Bellevue, Washington’s premier providers of socially relevant artistic programming, VCBynum Arts and Education's We Inspire Humanity program curates creative works and classes that empower, educate, and transform. They believe in celebrating our cultural differences by amplifying the voices of the African diaspora and other communities of color.
Yepoch, LLC / YeFine Arts*
Category: Nonprofit Support, Consulting, Art
Contact: ye.margie@yepochllc.com, 206-669-7580
Yepoch LLC is a project and program management services provider for nonprofit organizations. Services include strategic planning, coordination and execution of initiatives aimed at achieving the organization's goals and objectives. These services are designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of projects and programs, ensuring that limited resources are utilized optimally to create a positive impact.
Zanzibar Community of Washington, USA (ZACUSA)
Category: Nonprofit, Social Services, African Diaspora
Contact: abdullkhamis@hotmail.com, 206-354-8916
ZACUSA preserves and celebrates Zanzibarian culture while facilitating the social, economic, spiritual and educational development of Washington's Zanzibarian community. They provide meaningful engagement for the Zanzibarian community to express themselves culturally, honor their history and traditions, internalize cultural values, increase self-confidence and improve connectedness and a sense of belonging.