Seattle, WA. University Heights Center (UHeights) has been offering a wide array of activities throughout the pandemic. The majority of events are currently held online with select in-person offerings coming up this summer. The UHeights Center, above, hosts resident organizations involved in education, arts, business, and green building in the U District.
UHeights offers a variety of pay-what-you-can activities on a weekly or monthly basis. Class topics include Zumba, Finding Your Poetic Voice, and Thursdays at 10 which showcases different programming weekly.
The center also facilitates access to human services in the neighborhood. UHeights manages a community fridge and has hosted an expanded schedule of NorthWest SHARE’s Free Vegetarian Food Truck throughout the pandemic. The truck has been giving out free meals four times a week (Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun – 6 to 8 pm).
The NorthWest SHARE vegetarian food truck has been providing free meals outside of UHeights throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
UHeights has a hygiene station at the corner of 50th and University Way. The station includes two toilets (one is ADA accessible) and a handwashing station. Restrooms are cleaned frequently and regularly to ensure cleanliness. The center also serves as a site for the Seattle Street Sink, installed right by the bus stop to provide handwashing solutions during the pandemic. Other health resources include the University District Street Medicine’s van in the parking lot with the intention of providing resources for the neighborhood’s community members experiencing homelessness.
The University District Street Medicine (USDM) van provides health resources in the UHeights parking lot to aid community members. The van schedule is updated on the UHeights website.
As gathering restrictions begin to lift, UHeights is offering limited in-person activities like outdoor yoga and Zumba. To explore upcoming events, both virtual and in-person, visit the events calendar.
From UHeights:
The Mission
University Heights Center promotes life-long learning, creativity, culture, community activism, and the preservation of our historic building.
Our Values
Above all, University Heights Center (UHeights) is devoted to our local community: our children, arts and culture, education, civic involvement, sustainability, and the lifelong education of individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. We believe in fostering community, culture, and educational opportunities in the U District and Greater Seattle area. Moreover, residing in one of the most historic elementary school buildings in Washington, we strive to preserve and maintain our iconic structure for generations to come.
What We’ve Accomplished
Founded in 1989 by University District residents and businesses who believed this building would serve as a vital gathering place for the community, UHeights has been serving the Greater Seattle area since 1902. We continually provide new programs, services & activities to the center aimed at strengthening our neighborhoods while meeting the needs of our diverse and growing communities.
Annually, UHeights welcomes over 250,000 visitors through its doors and over 200 groups choose to make us their home for classes, workshops, community meetings and more. From aerobics to belly dance, from city meetings to dance classes, from green gardening to shopping at Seattle’s largest farmers market, UHeights has a little bit of everything.
Every year, UHeights participates in many special events throughout the University District and we are always looking for more ways to strengthen community. Have an idea for a class or a need in the area, let us hear it! We appreciate all suggestions. We are always on the lookout for new programs or services to meet the needs of our diverse and ever-changing neighborhoods.
Because we value our neighborhood, we also work closely with other organizations seeking to improve and strengthen the neighborhood. UHeights holds a variety of community events free to the public every year focusing on events that meet our mission and encourage community participation.
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