Seattle Jobs Initiative

🌿 We’re Hiring: GSI Crew Lead! 🌿

Our Green Jobs team is looking for a Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Crew Lead to mentor a cohort of young adults (18–25). In this hands-on role, you will lead and train a field crew that maintains green stormwater sites across Seattle, and model professionalism, safety, and skill development.

We’re seeking someone experienced in landscaping/plant care, organized, safety‑minded, and energized by supporting young adults outdoors.

🕒 Temporary, part-time (approx. 9 months)
💵 $30–$34/hr
📍 Seattle field-based
🚗 WA Driver’s License required
🎉 Ideal Start Date: April 1, 2026

Seattle Jobs Initiative - Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Crew Lead SJI is a nonprofit organization deeply committed to supporting people from underinvested communities in building sustainable careers. We do this through local career-connected training programs and workforce development initiatives, as well as research, evaluation, and technical assistance for organ...

Wonderful news! At SJI, we see every day how life‑changing it is when students can focus on learning rather than the burden of cost, and programs like this show what’s possible when equity and opportunity guide decision‑making.

Renton program gets an infusion from Boeing, helps students graduate debt-free Inspired by Seattle program, Renton Promise covers up to full tuition and fees for recent graduates of Renton high schools who enroll at the local community college.

⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE! The USDA has announced that November SNAP benefits will not be paid to nearly 900,000 Washingtonians who rely on them. ⚠️

We're sharing here some critical resources and guidance for families whose food access is at risk:

Find Support:
🥕 Emergency Food Network: efoodnet.org/find-food
🍎 Hunger Free Washington: hungerfreewa.org
🥫 Find a Little Free Pantry in your neighborhood: thelittlefreepantries.org
🧅 Food LifeLine Food Map: https://foodlifeline.org/find-food
☎️ Call 2-1-1 or visit 211.org
🛒 S**O Community Market - 1915 4th Ave S (closed Tuesdays) https://www.northwestharvest.org/our-work/community-programs/sodo-community-market/
🍞 Seattle Food Committee: https://www.seattlefoodcommittee.org/
🥪 Check with your local churches and community organizations, Like Community Dinners (communitydinners.com/gatherings), that may be hosting food drives, serving meals, or providing food assistance

Plan Ahead this Week:
💡 Start meal planning now and take inventory of the foods you currently have.
💡With remaining October food benefits, prioritize shelf-stable, bulk, and low-cost items. * Note that any unused benefits will roll over and only expire after 274 days of EBT card inactivity.

Use Additional SNAP Programs:

If you have a remaining balance on your EBT card, you can participate in the following SNAP programs to receive additional benefits for fresh fruits & vegetables:

🍐 SNAP Produce Match - buy $10 of fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables with your EBT card at participating grocery stores and receive a $5 produce coupon: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/nutrition-and-physical-activity/healthy-eating/snap-match-programs/snap-produce-match

💵 SNAP Market Match - visit a participating farmers market or farm stand to receive SNAP Market Match dollars. Simply visit the information booth and swipe your EBT card for the amount you’d like to spend. Participating markets will match $25 or more per day in Market Match dollars for you to spend on produce: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/nutrition-and-physical-activity/healthy-eating/snap-match-programs/snap-market-match

⚕️ Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program - The Washington State Department of Health’s Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FV Rx) Program works with health care centers in Washington to prescribe fruits and vegetables to patients who are food insecure. Patients receive paper vouchers valued at $250-$500 over six months, redeemable at Safeway stores. Find out if you qualify: https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-provider-resources/public-health-system-resources-and-services/funding/fruit-and-vegetable-incentives-program/fruit-and-vegetable-prescription-program

If you have any unused benefits from any of these programs, you can still redeem them during the month of November.

💻We are excited to announce the latest webinar from our People-Centered Design team! 💻

Hosted by CAEL, on May 8th at 11:00 AM PT, Bri Nguyen and Eileen Sleesman Calderon will unveil their new resource, How to Become a Basic Needs-Forward College: A Practical Guide.

This is a fantastic resource for administrators, faculty, staff, and researchers who want to build institutional capacity that supports students' basic needs in a sustainable way. Reserve your spot below!

May 8th: How to Become a Basic Needs-Forward College: A Practical Guide Join us as we unveil a new, practical guide to help colleges strengthen basic needs supports for students with SJI.