The Tenants Union works statewide on affordable, decent housing for all — through education, organizing and advocacy. Started by volunteers in 1977, the Tenants Union has a long history of victories for housing justice and remains the go-to organization for tenants’ rights questions and concerns.
Hotline assistance and walk-in services are available via the contact info below.
5425 Rainier Ave S, Suite B
tel. 206.723.0500 www.tenantsunion.org twitter: @TenantsUnionWA facebook: facebook.com/TenantsUnion
Located in the heart of Hillman City at Orcas and Rainier, the Afrique Service Center is a community-funded cultural education center and social service organization focusing on the needs of South Seattle’s East African immigrant communities. Afrique’s direct services include family advocacy, domestic violence prevention, after-school programs for children, and Arabic reading classes, among other programs.
Afrique’s first floor houses the Masjid-Al-Karim, a Sufi mosque which provides a place of worship and a source for cultural education for East African Muslim families.
5700 Rainier Ave S., Suite A
tel. 206.380.8826 www.afrsc.org
A progressive congregation (Valley and Mountain Fellowship) and a grassroots arts organization (Community Arts Create) have collaborated to launch a dynamic new community space: the Hillman City Collaboratory.
The prominent storefront is in a beautiful historical building anchoring the neighborhood’s central intersection of Orcas and Rainier. The Collaboratory, or “co-lab,” includes a multipurpose meeting room, a kitchen, offices, and work-share space for artists and activists.
5623 Rainier Ave S
206-799-8428 hillmancitycollaboratory.org