Nurturing & Building Leaders of Change

We are WA-BLOC, a community-based organization rooted in south Seattle.  Our mission is to build and nurture intergenerational leaders through transformative education and revolutionary social action. 

This GIVE BIG help us meet our community where they are.

For the past 10 years our Freedom Schools program has been hosted in school buildings across Seattle's Southend. But this summer, due to school closures for construction, we no longer have access to a building. So Summer 2026 Freedom Schools is going Back to Its Roots - bringing summer learning, joy, and resources directly into the neighborhoods where our families live.

You can help us raise 15,000 for Freedom Schools 2026!

When the original Freedom Schools began in 1964, learning didn’t happen in traditional classrooms. It happened in parks, churches, basements, and wherever communities could gather. Organizers created joyful, liberatory spaces with whatever they had.

This year, we’re leaning into that legacy. 

We will be hosting weekly pop-up events across Rainier Beach that center resource distribution, community building, critical literacy and social action activities that make Freedom Schools so powerful.

Your gift will directly support meals, books, resources, and giveaways for Freedom Schools families in Rainier Beach.

Here is what your GIVE BIG dollars look like in action: 

• $10 - Supplies a fresh produce bag for one family 

• $50 - Supplies fresh produce bag for five families

• $150 - Secures hot meal giveaways for ten families

• $500 - Powers one full Freedom Schools pop-up bringing food, books, joy, and connection to scholars and families.

When spaces close, community opens. 

This Give Big, your generosity helps us stay rooted and continue showing up for Black and brown youth and families this summer.

with gratitude and hope,
WA-BLOC Team

Stay connected to the impact of your donation year round by subscribing to our newsletter HERE!