Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank

Refugee Women's Alliance, located in Seattle, is a nonprofit, multi-ethnic organization that works for the inclusion, independence, personal leadership and strong communities. The organization provides refugee and immigrant women and families with cultural and linguistic appropriate services in the Puget Sound area in Washington. The organization provides a range of programs, such as developmental disabilities, domestic violence, early childhood education, youth, family support, parent education, and educational and vocational. The developmental disability program empowers families and supports their needs to become fully participating members of the community. Its family advocates provide individualized family needs assessments and assist families with resources and support services. The support services include the Department of Health and Human Services-Division of Developmental Disabilities, respite care and Medicaid personal care, social security administration, and special education programs through public schools, legal services and health care providers.

Founded in 1975, the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority is a community development authority that works to improve public safety, affordable housing, transportation, marketing, business development and parking facilities. It owns and manages nine neighborhood properties that include more than 400 affordable housing units for over 700 residents. The agency also owns and manages nearly 200,000 square feet of commercial space in the Chinatown International District. It offers a congregate nutrition program that provides lunch to seniors. The agency operates Denise Louie Education Center, which is a child care center that provides multicultural early childhood education services.