{"id":3104,"date":"2023-10-12T09:43:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T16:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peopleseconomylab.org\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2023-10-12T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T16:43:37","slug":"2023-community-wealth-building-pilots-becoming-a-spanish-language-resource-for-cooperative-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peopleseconomylab.org\/2023-community-wealth-building-pilots-becoming-a-spanish-language-resource-for-cooperative-development\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Community Wealth Building Pilots: Becoming a Spanish-language Resource for Cooperative Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/villacomunitaria.org\">Villa Comunitaria<\/a> envisions a community where all families thrive and participate. In particular, they\u2019re working toward a thriving and empowered Latine community in Seattle\u2019s South Park neighborhood and beyond. To them, this means Latine residents participating in community decision-making and civic engagement, quality education, homeownership, rest and recreation, access to healthcare and nutrition, and access to land and space for community connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of Villa Comunitaria\u2019s key strategies for bringing their vision to fruition is economic development. Villa Comunitaria says: <em>\u201cThroughout our 18 years of work as a BIPOC-led organization, we have come to understand that holistic well-being and social justice for our community must include participating in the economic prosperity that our families create for our city. Our families help build and sustain this city, so we deserve to remain in our <\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">communities and to thrive as the city continues to grow. This is why we were so <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eager to join the Generational Wealth Initiative\u2019s Community Roundtable.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Villa Comunitaria is a participant in the Generational Wealth Initiative funded by the City of Seattle\u2019s Department of Neighborhoods (DON). In 2023, DON is supporting BIPOC entrepreneurs and community-based organizations to pilot community wealth building strategies as part of a long-term effort to close the racial wealth gap in Seattle. The community wealth building strategies include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broad-based Worker Ownership\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community-controlled Capital\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Ownership of Real Estate\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progressive Procurement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equitable Small Business Ecosystems\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wealth Retention and Asset Building Programs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a pilot project lead, Villa Comunitaria has begun to develop a worker-owned childcare cooperative, representing the broad-based worker ownership strategy. This would be Washington\u2019s first Latine community-led cooperative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Villa Comunitaria sees huge benefits in worker-owned enterprises, especially for Latina community members and their families. Worker-owned cooperatives empower workers to make decisions in and about their workplaces, as well as share in the profits of their labor. Workers have the opportunity to grow their skills and build community and generational wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through this pilot, Villa Comunitaria has invited and stipended community members to engage in the cooperative development process. They\u2019re partnering with <a href=\"https:\/\/nwcdc.coop\">Northwest Cooperative Development Center<\/a> to receive training, coaching, and technical assistance, as well as connecting with culturally specific co-op developers around the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through this hands-on learning process, Villa Comunitaria aims to become a Spanish-language resource for cooperative development in Seattle, including hiring a co-op development coordinator and establishing an incubator program. They recognize that the Pacific Northwest needs more support for cooperative development, and they want to fill that need in their community. Villa Comunitaria imagines \u201ca future ecosystem\/network of Latino cooperatives that share resources and actively support each other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People\u2019s Economy Lab has had the pleasure of working with Villa Comunitaria before. Their executive director, Analia Bertoni, participated in the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/peopleseconomylab.org\/new-fellows\/\">New Economy Washington Frontline Community Fellowship<\/a> cohort, which supported the development of Villa Comunitaria\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Salsa-de-la-Vida-Community-Farm-100069941480768\/\">Salsa De La Vida Community Farm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re excited to support Villa Comunitaria as a consultant for the Generational Wealth Initiative! We look forward to the launch of the worker-owned childcare cooperative and many cooperatives to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/villacomunitaria.org\">Learn more about Villa Comunitaria on their website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Villa Comunitaria envisions a community where all families thrive and participate. In particular, they\u2019re working toward a thriving and empowered Latine community in Seattle\u2019s South Park neighborhood and beyond. To them, this means Latine residents participating in community decision-making and civic engagement, quality education, homeownership, rest and recreation, access to healthcare and nutrition, and access 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