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Meeting Date: Mar. 11, 2025

Workforce Development

Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Duwamish Valley Career Navigator
March 11, 2025

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Background
• 2019: Duwamish Valley Community Benefits
Commitment (Resolution 3767)
• Goal 3: Economic Prosperity In Place
• 2020: Port created the Duwamish Valley Green Jobs
Program in partnership with Dirt Corps and coalition:
• Programming for youth and adult participants
• Built workforce capacity
• Community empowerment
• Grew awareness and skills in environment
and habitat stewardship

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Outcomes
Participants gained entry level skills in
ecological restoration and green
infrastructure.
Participants Served
• 44 youth
• 43 adults
Demographics
• Summer Youth Program: 92% BIPOC
• Fall Adult Program: 72% BIPOC
Total Contract Spend: $729,316

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Duwamish Valley Career Navigator
Goal: Increase the number of Duwamish
Valley residents who have living-wage
employment by linking job seekers to existing
green job training programs and careers in
construction, aviation and maritime.

The Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
and External Relations each contribute
$80,000/year for the next three years (20252028). Total contract value: $480,000.
Photos Courtesy of Youth Build and Emerald Cities Collaborative

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Thank you to our 2020-2024 partners!

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