The mission of the Phinney Neighborhood Association is to build community by providing programs, services, and activities aimed at connecting neighbors and fostering civic involvement in our diverse community.

Description:
The Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) is a non-profit community organization located in North Seattle offering a wide variety of programs and activities. Programs offered at the PNA include the Phinney Neighborhood Preschool Co-op, Youth Enrichment Programs providing before and after school care and day camps for children in grades kindergarten through six, the Well Home Program with home repair classes, a tool-lending library, and training for residential earthquake retrofitting, the Education Program offering over 80 classes per month, the Arts Program and Art Gallery with monthly art shows, two Soup Kitchen serving 18,000 meals annually, Phinney Neighbors in Action a community service group of neighbors helping neighbors, plus monthly outreach events. Additionally the PNA serves as a resource for the community providing meeting space for civic, arts and community groups, as well as support in grant writing and organizing such efforts at tree plantings , park projects and traffic issues. Volunteers ensure the success of PNA programs and make our community a better place to live. In 2001, 881 volunteers donated 14,409 hours to make the PNA a model community center

History:
The Phinney Neighborhood Association was founded in 1980 by a group of neighbors to foster a sense of community. Started with block grant funds, the PNA has evolved into an active community center that serves as a focus of the Phinney/Greenwood neighborhoods and offers programs for the enitre community. The PNA currently has over 3,000 members and more than 200,000 people from throughout the city annually participate in its programs. The Association is governed by an eighteen-member Board of Directors elected by the members and has an annual operating budget of approximately one million dollars raised through program and membership fees, property management and special fund raising events.

Contact person: Judith Wood, Volunteer Program Director, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (206)783-2246

Address:

6532 Phinney Ave N Seattle, WA 98103 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.phinneycenter.org

Directions:

Nearest Bus Stop: Bus No.5 stops at 67th & Phinney Ave N ; directly in front of the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 1 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes