{"id":668,"date":"2016-10-07T18:38:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T18:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/?page_id=668"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:48:35","slug":"in-the-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/resources\/in-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are Africa-related organizations in Seattle that serve as resources to the community. There are also volunteering and internship opportunities at these organizations:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asfap.org\/#:~:text=The%20African%20Sports%20Federation%20and,%2C%20mentorship%2C%20and%20academic%20support.\"><strong>African Sports Federation and Academic Program<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinseattle.org\/\"><strong>Congolese Integration Network<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastafricancs.org\/\"><b>East African Community Services<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eritreanassociation.org\/\"><strong>Eritrean Association in Greater Seattle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecseattle.org\/\"><strong>Ethiopian Community in Seattle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoas.org\/\"><strong>Horn of Africa Services<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherafrica.org\/\"><strong>Mother Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somcss.org\/\"><strong>Somali Community Services of Seattle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somalifamilysafetytaskforce.org\/\"><strong>Somali Family Safety Task Force<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somalihealthboard.org\/\"><strong>Somali Health Board<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wscacl.org\/\"><strong>Washington State Coalition of African Community Leaders<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waccofseattle.org\/\"><b>West African Community Council<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are Africa-related organizations in Seattle that serve as resources to the community. 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