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Food Bank is available to all residents at Arrowhead Gardens
2nd & 4th Thursdays 1:00pm to 2:30pm.
Staffed by resident volunteers.
Located in D Building vacant corner officer.
2nd & 4th Thursdays 1:00pm to 2:30pm.
Staffed by resident volunteers.
Located in D Building vacant corner officer.
Posted 7/7/2025
Seattle City Council Candidate Forum
Join a coalition of advocates and organizations to hear directly from candidates on issues impacting people with disabilities!
Date: July 14, 2025 | 5:30pm-8:00pm
Where: Centilia Cultural Center | 1660 South Roberto Maestas Festival Street Seattle, WA 98144 United States | Gmap
Age Friendly Seattle is joining the Washington Civil and Disability Advocate and other partners to hold a Seattle City Council Candidate Forum focused on the needs and priorities of people with disabilities. This educational event will feature candidates running in District 2, 8, and 9 races.
Arrowhead Gardens is in District 1. Districts 8 & 9 are at large for the entire city. HERE you will find the candidates running for Seattle City Council who have qualified for Democracy Vouchers.
Please use this Google Form to submit any questions you would like to ask the candidates.
ACCESSIBILITY:
The venue is wheelchair accessible. There will be ASL interpreters and CART provided. If you have any additional accommodation needs, please contact [email protected] or call (206) 428-3172.
TRANSPORTATION: Gmap
El Centro de la Raza is near the Beacon Hill light rail station. It is also near stops for the King County Metro bus routes 36, 60, and 107. There is some parking available at the venue, including several accessible spots. There is also street parking available on nearby streets.
RSVP
Free Tickets for attending the event.
The event will be live streamed and posted on YouTube.
The live stream link will be added to the RSVP webpage before July 14th.
Join a coalition of advocates and organizations to hear directly from candidates on issues impacting people with disabilities!
Date: July 14, 2025 | 5:30pm-8:00pm
Where: Centilia Cultural Center | 1660 South Roberto Maestas Festival Street Seattle, WA 98144 United States | Gmap
Age Friendly Seattle is joining the Washington Civil and Disability Advocate and other partners to hold a Seattle City Council Candidate Forum focused on the needs and priorities of people with disabilities. This educational event will feature candidates running in District 2, 8, and 9 races.
Arrowhead Gardens is in District 1. Districts 8 & 9 are at large for the entire city. HERE you will find the candidates running for Seattle City Council who have qualified for Democracy Vouchers.
Please use this Google Form to submit any questions you would like to ask the candidates.
ACCESSIBILITY:
The venue is wheelchair accessible. There will be ASL interpreters and CART provided. If you have any additional accommodation needs, please contact [email protected] or call (206) 428-3172.
TRANSPORTATION: Gmap
El Centro de la Raza is near the Beacon Hill light rail station. It is also near stops for the King County Metro bus routes 36, 60, and 107. There is some parking available at the venue, including several accessible spots. There is also street parking available on nearby streets.
RSVP
Free Tickets for attending the event.
The event will be live streamed and posted on YouTube.
The live stream link will be added to the RSVP webpage before July 14th.
Posted 7-3-2025
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Projected Medicare Sequestration - $490 billion over the next ten years, starting in the next fiscal year that begins in October.
Because of a statutory requirement to automatically impose budget cuts when legislation increases the deficit, the Big Beautiful Bill would require automatic sequestration cuts across the board, something that has been confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) but has been largely absent from the debate over the bill. Medicare is one of the programs that will face the axe, and the damage sums to $490 billion over the next ten years, starting in the next fiscal year that begins in October. While many of the safety-net cuts in the bill are delayed to help Republicans with their re-election campaigns, the Medicare cuts must begin next year.
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Posted 7-2-2025
“Super agers” are people who live well into their 80s without developing chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes or cardiovascular issues. What can we learn from them to promote healthier, longer lives?
Guests Dr. Eric Topol, cardiologist, scientist and author. Chair of the Department of Translational Medicine at Scripps Research. Author of: Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity.
Guests Dr. Eric Topol, cardiologist, scientist and author. Chair of the Department of Translational Medicine at Scripps Research. Author of: Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity.
June 27, 2025 at Noon, the Community Manager (TJ) at Arrowhead Garden met with residents and introduced herself and her staff.
TJ gave information about how she will keep residents informed about what is happening in the community. She will meet with residents every other month in a group forum. She mentioned that activity cards can be put in the rent dropbox. After the video stopped, she went to each table for conversations.
Meeting Video and Closed Caption are online. (Click the green links to view them. Video controls are located under the video. Click the [box] in the lower right corner for full screen display. You do not have to join or login Dropbox to play the video or to read the closed caption text.)
Posted 6-29-2025
AGRC General Meeting 6-27-2025
Recordings & Documents are on Dropbox.com
Video | Audio | Agenda | Minutes | Closed Caption
Recordings & Documents are on Dropbox.com
Video | Audio | Agenda | Minutes | Closed Caption
Past AGRC Meetings & Events: Video, Audio, & Minutes
A notebook with meeting minutes is in the B Craft Room
A notebook with meeting minutes is in the B Craft Room
Posted 4/30/2025
Online Lectures from around the world: $0 to $25
Calendar: https://www.roadscholar.org/collections/online-lectures/
Calendar: https://www.roadscholar.org/collections/online-lectures/
Posted 4/30/2025 - Invitation sent by Jennifer Satterwhite, SW Precinct SPD
Consider signing up for one of the SW Precinct Community Police Dialogues
Monday August 11th at 5:30pm via Zoom.
Sign up: https://publicsafetysurvey.org/mcpp-community-police-dialogues.html
Monday August 11th at 5:30pm via Zoom.
Sign up: https://publicsafetysurvey.org/mcpp-community-police-dialogues.html
If you live and/or work in Seattle, you are invited to participate in the 2025 SPD Micro-Community Policing Plans Community Police Dialogues which will be held May-August 2025 (two per precinct on designated Monday nights 5:30-7:30PM via Zoom).
Learn the results of the Seattle Public Safety Survey, connect with SPD personnel, and discuss how community and police can work together to increase public safety.
Learn the results of the Seattle Public Safety Survey, connect with SPD personnel, and discuss how community and police can work together to increase public safety.
Event Organizer:
Jacqueline B. Helfgott | Professor/Director, Crime & Justice Research Center
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CRIMINOLOGY, AND FORENSICS | SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122-1090
Office: (206) 296-5477 I Cell: (206) 954-5132
Facebook | LinkedIn | TikTok I Instagram I jbhelfgott.com
Jacqueline B. Helfgott | Professor/Director, Crime & Justice Research Center
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CRIMINOLOGY, AND FORENSICS | SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122-1090
Office: (206) 296-5477 I Cell: (206) 954-5132
Facebook | LinkedIn | TikTok I Instagram I jbhelfgott.com
CPR cHEATSHEET
Seattle democracy vouchers for 2025 election cycle
May 23, 2025 is Last day candidates can pledge to join the Democracy Voucher Program.
August 5, 2025 is Primary Election Day
November 4, 2025 is General Election Day
You likely received your Seattle Democracy Vouchers for the 2025 Election Cycle in the mail.
Review the printed instructions that came with your four $25 vouchers. ($100 total.)
You can give one or more of your vouchers to a candidate participating in the program.
You can submit your vouchers via the online-portal or by mailing the printed voucher.
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/online-portal
Democracy Voucher Homepage
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher
Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/i-am-a-seattle-resident
Here is the candidate timeline for the Seattle 2025 election cycle
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/i-am-a-candidate/candidate-timeline
All participating candidates will be listed online by May 23, 2025
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/i-am-a-seattle-resident/participating-candidates
Candidates appreciate getting vouchers early so they can plan their campaign budgets.
August 5, 2025 is Primary Election Day
November 4, 2025 is General Election Day
You likely received your Seattle Democracy Vouchers for the 2025 Election Cycle in the mail.
Review the printed instructions that came with your four $25 vouchers. ($100 total.)
You can give one or more of your vouchers to a candidate participating in the program.
You can submit your vouchers via the online-portal or by mailing the printed voucher.
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/online-portal
Democracy Voucher Homepage
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher
Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/i-am-a-seattle-resident
Here is the candidate timeline for the Seattle 2025 election cycle
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/i-am-a-candidate/candidate-timeline
All participating candidates will be listed online by May 23, 2025
https://www.seattle.gov/democracyvoucher/i-am-a-seattle-resident/participating-candidates
Candidates appreciate getting vouchers early so they can plan their campaign budgets.
2/28/2025 revised 5/12/2025
Disaster Prep Webinar by Ann Forrest -- 7 Sessions
(All class documents and links are uploaded.)
Class overview is HERE.
7 Class Videos are online on YouTube Playlist
All class documents are linked HERE
Additional Resources are linked at LinkTree
Disaster Prep Webinar by Ann Forrest -- 7 Sessions
(All class documents and links are uploaded.)
Class overview is HERE.
7 Class Videos are online on YouTube Playlist
All class documents are linked HERE
Additional Resources are linked at LinkTree
DISASTER PREP CLASSES - JAN-FEB 2025 posted 12-14-2024
Disaster Prep Webinars will be
shown on Craft Room TV @ 7PM.
Jan 8,15,22,29 & Feb 5,19,16
If you prefer, you can sign up and watch webinars at home.
shown on Craft Room TV @ 7PM.
Jan 8,15,22,29 & Feb 5,19,16
If you prefer, you can sign up and watch webinars at home.
Ann Forrest <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
is offering Online Disaster Prep classes - Jan-Feb 2025
Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/eUgKYTP
> https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1012045816068/false#/invitation
Disaster Preparedness classes
Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 7:30pm
Jan 8 - Seattle's hazards and why we prepare.
Jan 15 - Prepping for a long power outage
Jan 22 - Drinking water is super important in disasters - UPDATED GUIDANCE
Jan 29 - Managing utilities after a disaster - and - Sanitation
Feb 5 - Communicating after a quake - and - Making a "Get Home" bag
Feb 12 - NO CLASS (we all get a break...)
Feb 19 - Making a Plan - and - Early earthquake warning systems
Feb 26 - Organized Communities: Seattle's Emergency Hubs
- Signing up just once will get you on the list to receive handouts and attend all classes.
- The Zoom link will be the same for ALL classes.
Mark your calendar for every Wednesday night 7pm between
January 8th and February 26th (minus Feb 12th)
If you have to miss a session, no worries.
Classes are recorded and a link to the YouTube video is sent out a day or so after class.
DISASTER PREP RESOURCES Posted 12/14/2024
Disaster Prep Resources:
Emergency Hubs
Seattle Hub leader Ann Forrest introduces Hub System to San Jose volunteers
https://seattleemergencyhubs.org/
http://westseattlebeprepared.org/
TheGardensGazette.org
READY.GOV https://www.ready.gov/plan
AARP PDF Emergency Prep Guide
CDC: Creating and Storing an Emergency Water Supply
CDC: Making Water Safe in an Emergency
Emergency Hubs
Seattle Hub leader Ann Forrest introduces Hub System to San Jose volunteers
https://seattleemergencyhubs.org/
http://westseattlebeprepared.org/
TheGardensGazette.org
- Search 'disaster' https://www.thegardensgazette.org/apps/search?q=disaster
- Search 'emergency' https://www.thegardensgazette.org/apps/search?q=emergency
- 2024 Classes https://www.thegardensgazette.org/disaster-prep-classes.html
- View Emergency Checklists on Google Drive https://tinyurl.com/agrc-check-lists
- First Aid Kits: are available in A,C,D Building Sunrooms for Emergencies.
READY.GOV https://www.ready.gov/plan
AARP PDF Emergency Prep Guide
CDC: Creating and Storing an Emergency Water Supply
CDC: Making Water Safe in an Emergency
Posted 12/31/2024
Scam alert from King County Sheriff's Office
There has been a large volume of fraudulent calls that are allegedly coming from the Sheriff’s Department saying there is a warrant out for your arrest for not showing up for Jury Duty. Another tactic is that they say they are a sheriff’s deputy working in association with the Social Security Office, or they are calling about nonpayment of back taxes. These are all SCAMs!
The Sheriff's Office does not solicit for funds over the phone under any circumstances!
Additional information is on Normandy Park Blog
Scam alert from King County Sheriff's Office
There has been a large volume of fraudulent calls that are allegedly coming from the Sheriff’s Department saying there is a warrant out for your arrest for not showing up for Jury Duty. Another tactic is that they say they are a sheriff’s deputy working in association with the Social Security Office, or they are calling about nonpayment of back taxes. These are all SCAMs!
The Sheriff's Office does not solicit for funds over the phone under any circumstances!
Additional information is on Normandy Park Blog
Updated 10-13-2024
Posted 8-12-2024
Seattle Age-Friendly Discount Program
> Discount Directory
Community Living Connections for ageing & disability issues
> 1-844-348-5464
Seattle Age-Friendly Discount Program
> Discount Directory
Community Living Connections for ageing & disability issues
> 1-844-348-5464
AG building emergency after hours: 206-755-1325 (Building emergencies)
If you see graffiti on Arrowhead Gardens property, report it to the office.
Dial 9-1-1 when you need immediate emergency help or to report a crime in progress.
When you don't need an officer: SPD Online Crime Reporting
Property crimes such as graffiti and broken windows,
and other crimes such as identity theft and fraud.
Or call Seattle Non-Emergency Number: 206-625-5011
When your report an incident to SPD, get the incident number for future reference.
Dial 9-8-8 For a mental health crisis or visit: wa988.org and 988lifeline.org
Text HOME to 7471741 to connect with a crisis counselor.
For other community human resources, dial 2-1-1 or find resources online
Dial 1-800-222-1222 for poison control or visit: poison.org
Load App on your smartphone: Apple or Android
Crime Watch
King County Respiratory virus data dashboards: COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV
Subscribe to AlertSeattle and Smart911 | King County Alerts
Check for hazards | Hazard Explorer | Seattle Power Out Map | National Weather Service
Emergency Hubs Map | Emergency Prep One / Two | Community Resources
Report Illegal Dumping | Find It, Fix It |
Request Seattle Service | Check Service Status |
Seattle Customer Service Bureau: Report Problems to the City Online
If you see graffiti on Arrowhead Gardens property, report it to the office.
Dial 9-1-1 when you need immediate emergency help or to report a crime in progress.
When you don't need an officer: SPD Online Crime Reporting
Property crimes such as graffiti and broken windows,
and other crimes such as identity theft and fraud.
Or call Seattle Non-Emergency Number: 206-625-5011
When your report an incident to SPD, get the incident number for future reference.
Dial 9-8-8 For a mental health crisis or visit: wa988.org and 988lifeline.org
Text HOME to 7471741 to connect with a crisis counselor.
For other community human resources, dial 2-1-1 or find resources online
Dial 1-800-222-1222 for poison control or visit: poison.org
Load App on your smartphone: Apple or Android
Crime Watch
King County Respiratory virus data dashboards: COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV
Subscribe to AlertSeattle and Smart911 | King County Alerts
Check for hazards | Hazard Explorer | Seattle Power Out Map | National Weather Service
Emergency Hubs Map | Emergency Prep One / Two | Community Resources
Report Illegal Dumping | Find It, Fix It |
Request Seattle Service | Check Service Status |
Seattle Customer Service Bureau: Report Problems to the City Online
Air Quality reports online, go to Resources > Health Blog > Air Quality
- Arrowhead Gardens: Plan for Power Outage
- Maximum Wind Gust Forecast for Seattle-Puget Sound
- Puget Sound Energy: Power Outage Map | X/Twitter
- Seattle City Light: Power Outage Map | Report 206-684-3000 | Twitter: @SEACityLight
- Alerts: Alert Seattle | Twitter: @AlertSeattle | King County Alerts
- Recent Earthquakes: USGS / PNSN
Text the word SEATTLE to 67283 to instantly receive text message alerts from AlertSeattle
- Power, sewer, water, drainage: (206) 684-3000
- Blockage below street surface: (206) 386-1800
- Fallen trees: (206) 386-1218
- Roadway obstructions: (206) 386-1218
- Traffic signal problems: (206) 386-1206
- Landslides: (206) 684-8950
- Electrical outage hotline: (206) 684-7400
- Temporary shelter: (800) 621-4636
- King County Damage Report Hotline: (800) 523-5044
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