Image is of FEEST Staff before cutting the purple ribbon to our new space!

Last week, we gathered to celebrate the opening of the WCCDA HUB, a space named after the energy it is rooted in: Hope, Unity, and Belonging. The HUB is the result of years of community-led vision, organizing, and persistence. Huge congratulations to the White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA) on reaching this major milestone.

The ribbon cutting felt both celebratory and meaningful. Staff, families from the new affordable housing units, community members, organizers, and decision-makers from across the city and state came together to mark both an arrival and a beginning. It was a moment to honor what has been built and the work it took to get here.

For nearly six years, FEEST has been a supporter of the WCCDA HUB project, standing alongside partners and community members who believed in the importance of creating a permanent, accessible space for organizing, care, and connection. This year, FEEST officially moved into the HUB, deepening our relationship to a space we have long been invested in and proud to support.

During the program, FEEST’s Executive Director, Jaimée, shared a few words congratulating WCCDA on the accomplishment and reflecting on the long arc of the work. Jaimée recalled the day Sili first told the FEEST team that we would be part of this vision, grounding the moment in memory and reminding us how powerful it is to see something imagined years ago come fully into being.

That sense of legacy carried through the speeches. Speakers rooted us in the history that made the HUB possible and named a truth we hold closely at FEEST: infrastructure is not neutral. Buildings, kitchens, meeting rooms, and gathering spaces shape what is possible. They influence who gets to convene, who feels welcome, and whether organizing efforts can be sustained over time.

In a moment when so much feels unstable, the WCCDA HUB stands as a reminder that stability itself is political. Creating a permanent home for community organizing, affordable housing, healthcare, and services for youth and elders is an act of resistance. It affirms that relationships deserve care, that organizing requires time, and that our communities deserve spaces where they can gather without fear of displacement.

For FEEST, being part of the HUB is about being in closer relationship with our neighbors and fellow organizers, and about sharing space with people who are actively shaping a more just future.

As we look ahead to 2026, the HUB will continue to be a place where deeper questions are asked, shared analysis is built, and community knowledge is turned into action. It will also be a place where we return to food, culture, and togetherness as tools for connection and organizing, reinforcing the foundations that sustain long-term change.

Congratulations again to WCCDA on this incredible achievement. We’re grateful to be here and honored to be building alongside you! 💐💜🌱