The future High Point Neighborhood Center . . . a revolution in the making.

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THE HEART OF HIGH POINT CAMPAIGNUnder the broad branches of massive evergreens, a new center is taking root in West Seattle’s High Point. The High Point Neighborhood Center will be at the heart of this revitalized community, offering comprehensive services in a beautiful LEED-certified building.

Vital servicesThe Center will restore vital educational, health and human services to families in High Point, a model mixed-income community in West Seattle. Designed and built by Neighborhood House, the Center will offer pathways to hope and a better life for thousands of low-income people and families every year.

LEED-certifiedThe High Point Neighborhood Center will address critical community needs in a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building that promotes a more sustainable world.

Your supportBy supporting the Heart of High Point Campaign, you will be building strong families and strong communities.

“Before I came to Neighborhood House, I never smiled because of whatever I was going through. So they gave me practices, like smiling ten times before an interview. And so I got a job. Now I’m happy and smiling because of Neighborhood House.”

Margaret Kadzomba, immigrant from Kenya

Families will learn skills to grow

stronger and be self-sufficient.

Environmental living is modeled

by the building and its staff and

taught by interactive displays

of science and art.

The community will unite in

a deeper understanding and

appreciation of its diversity.

4,000 families, including 1,300 youth, will use the future High Point Neighborhood Center.

Adults and seniors will be able to easily access community resources.

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Head Start classrooms (located on level one) to prepare low-income children for success in school and in life

Pathways will connect the Center to the 300- person amphitheater.

A teen center with after-school educational programs and youth leadership training

A family center to serve as a gathering space and provide adult and youth programs, community classes, access to computers and a resource library

Large rooms double as community meeting spaces and as classrooms for adult education provided by South Seattle Community College

Shared conference rooms for use by nonprofit and community agencies

A kitchen for use by all programs as well as community gatherings and events

Offices to house staff for Early Head Start, Head Start, family social services, employment services, eviction prevention, youth tutoring and youth development activities

A building that teachesThe High Point Neighborhood Center will bring together innovative design and practical technology to create an energy-efficient building that reflects the sustainable master design of the nationally recognized High Point community.

The new building will be LEED gold-certified, one of the highest standards of environmental design and sustainability given by the U.S. Green Building Council. To earn certification, the building will use environmentally friendly building materials; take special care to protect the soil, water and air; reduce the introduction of toxins into the ecosystem; and maintain natural biodiversity and existing ecosystems.

We will create a building that teaches sustainable practices in a culturally responsive manner so visitors learn about the stewardship of natural resources in their community.

Partners as of November 2007

Catholic Community Services

High Point Home Owners Association

High Point Neighborhood Association

Open Space Association

SafeFutures Youth Center

Seattle Housing Authority

South Seattle Community College

YMCA

Working with our partners for a better communityThe Heart of High Point Campaign is about more than bricks and mortar. It’s about all of us–about community and collaboration. Neighborhood House forms partnerships with organizations that share our vision for the High Point Neighborhood Center.

Who will live in High Point and use the Neighborhood Center?

4,000 families, including 1,300 youth

Families of all economic backgrounds

Seniors and the disabled

Refugees and immigrants from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America

African-American, Alaska Native/Native American and Caucasian residents

A campaign for a new centerThe Heart of High Point Campaign will create a new center of learning, friendship and opportunity in the heart of the redeveloped High Point community. The Campaign will raise $13 million to construct the High Point Neighborhood Center–a 20,000 square-foot, LEED-certified building to serve more than 6,500 children, youth and adults each year with the services featured in the diagram below.

Children and teens will find a variety of programs at the center.

WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOUCreating the heart of High PointYour donations will help build a neighborhood center that will be the very heart of a revitalized, mixed-income community.

Offering vital servicesYour contributions will directly provide community services, education for children, support for families and connections with neighbors.

Building familiesYour gifts will help families grow their confidence and independence, share the richness of their cultures and build a greater sense of community.

Neighborhood House’s mission is to help diverse communities of people with limited resources attain their goals for self-sufficiency, financial independence, health and community building. Neighborhood House is a 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax deductible.

To learn more about Neighborhood House, find out how to volunteer or to make a donation to the Heart of High Point Campaign, please contact:

Peter Wolf, High Point Capital Campaign Director 206-461-8430, ext. 224 peterw@nhwa.org

Early Contributors Show Real Heart

Lead gifts to the Heart of High Point Campaign have raised $10.3 million, which brings us to nearly 80 percent of our $13 million goal. We are deeply grateful to our early major contributors:

Washington State

King County

City of Seattle

Seattle Housing Authority

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

D.V. & Ida McEachern Charitable Trust

Microsoft

Nucor Steel Seattle, Inc.

OneFamily Foundation

Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation

The Rotary Club of West Seattle

The Silicon Valley Bank Foundation

The Boeing Company

Federal Government

Neighborhood House Board of Directors

More than a century of hope and possibilitiesSince 1906, Neighborhood House has been a stepping stone for immigrants, refugees and low-income people on the path to self-sufficiency, financial independence and becoming contributing members of vibrant communities. From our earliest beginnings serving Jewish immigrants to our work today with people from countless countries and cultures, Neighborhood House has helped generations of families achieve the promise of America–an education for their children, self-sufficiency for their families and a meaningful place in a caring community.

When the question arose of how High Point residents would be able to thrive in their new community, the answer came quickly: Neighborhood House.

SHA & Neighborhood House: strong partners for more than 50 yearsSince working together on Yesler Terrace–the nation’s first integrated public housing community–Neighborhood House and Seattle Housing Authority have collaborated on many successful projects, including the NewHolly and Rainier Vista redevelopments. Both of these now serve as national models for mixed-income communities and High Point will add to this tradition of success.

Building on experience: Rainier Vista CenterAt Rainier Vista, Head Start students learn and play. A state-of-the-art technology center offers computer skills, vocational training, English as a Second Language classes, citizenship classes and financial literacy education. Employment and family counselors help guide residents and others in the community to self-sufficiency.

The warm and welcoming Rainier Vista Center complex has become a lively hub of the community, and we bring this tradition of caring and compassion to the Heart of High Point Campaign–a broad-based, grassroots effort to meet the needs of the new High Point community.

Mender Amharic

聚居的地方, 地區 Chinese

Neighborhood English

Nachbarshaft German

Ganda Oromo

Dariska, darisaynta Somali

Xăfad Somali

Vecindario Spanish

Adi Tigrinya

Hàng xóm Vietnamese

To see more stories and learn more about vital programs visit us

at www.nhwa.org.

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