News
Stay up to date with the latest dispatches from Futurewise
A Letter from Our Executive Director, Chris Wierzbicki
To our supporters, Nearly every day I think about the future we’re building for children like my two sons, ages 6 and 8. This past year was particularly difficult, as we faced unprecedented challenges at the federal level for ensuring … Continue reading
November 20, 2018
Celebrating Our Accomplishments in 2018
In 2018, Futurewise continued our work across Washington to advance livable communities while protecting our state’s most valuable natural resources. Here’s just a few of our top victories from the past year: Mobilized Action for Affordable Housing in Seattle … Continue reading
November 20, 2018
Join Our Team!
Futurewise is hiring for two positions — a Water Resources Project Coordinator and an Events and Communications Intern. Check out the job descriptions below for more information. Water Resources Project Coordinator Events and Communications Intern
November 8, 2018
Futurewise convenes local leaders around innovative financing
This October, Futurewise brought together state and local agency stakeholders for a day-long convening focused on the use of innovative financing and funding approaches for solving environmental challenges. Field experts from across the county – from Maryland, to Chicago to … Continue reading
October 25, 2018
Convening to finance the environment we want – and need
This October, Futurewise will be hosting a convening on innovative financing tools such as pay for success, credit trading, environmental impact bonds, and community-based public private partnerships – with the hopes of inspiring local governments and agencies to start thinking … Continue reading
September 25, 2018
Using Surplus Properties for Affordable Housing
Many of our communities publicly owned land that is no longer a necessity; with our State’s desperate need for more affordable housing, it makes sense for jurisdictions to sell that excess land to below market rate for the production of … Continue reading
August 16, 2018
Pierce County Council Votes to Double Protected Working Farms
On August 14, 2018, the Pierce County Council voted to double amount of working farmland county policy will conserve long-term. The recent Pierce County Fresh Look report concluded that “[t]here’s near-consensus support for protecting Pierce County’s best farmland and sustaining the economic … Continue reading
August 14, 2018
A DAM Good Time!
Wow, what a great night! We were thrilled to see over 100 people turn out to learn about Woody Guthrie and the Grand Coulee Dam, and listen to music from local artists Trentalange, Matt Tilghman-Havens, and Naomi Wachira. Greg Vandy, … Continue reading
August 10, 2018
Could High Speed Rail Come to Washington?
Futurewise is serving on the Advisory Committee for the Ultra High-Speed Ground Transportation Study – a WSDOT effort to investigate intercity passenger transportation system traveling at speeds of 250 mph or more between Vancouver, BC and Portland, OR (with several … Continue reading
July 30, 2018
Futurewise Recommends Changes to Riparian Ecoystem Management
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is updating their recommendations for scientifically sound management of riparian ecosystems (rivers, streams and surrounding areas). Futurewise largely supports these changes and the attached comment letter outlines our suggestions for improving them … Continue reading
July 23, 2018
Seattle for Everyone Update
For over a year, Futurewise has been leading the outreach work for the Seattle for Everyone Coalition’s support of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA). Within the HALA are 65 distinct policy recommendations that work together to address the … Continue reading
June 19, 2018
Storytelling and Advocacy at the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance Conference
Last week, Outreach Coordinator Angela Compton traveled to Yakima with the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (WLIHA) to facilitate a workshop on Storytelling for Advocacy at the 2018 Conference for Ending Homelessness. Having experienced homelessness and housing instability herself, Angela … Continue reading
May 28, 2018