Para Los Niños Builds a Stronger Sense of Home for Immigrant Families
“Home was no longer a place but a feeling, something I carried inside me, even as I crossed borders and walked unfamiliar streets.” – Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us Spanish below Longing for home is such a familiar theme for immigrants, and the members of Para Los Niños (PLN) are no exception. Against many […]
New Mural by Raquel García Martínez
Versión en Español Welcome back to the virtual unveiling of our 4 new murals. We invite you to come and visit our new murals (3 of them are outside and can be viewed at any time). Art is of great importance to our community and this summer we have been able to create captivating murals […]
New Mural by Amaranta Sandys
Versión en español Welcome back to the virtual unveiling of our 4 new murals. We invite you to come and visit our new murals (3 of them are outside and can be viewed at any time). Art is of great importance to our community and this summer we have been able to create captivating murals […]
Open House August 2021
We had our second Para Los Niños Open House. Guests enjoyed a tour of our new offices, traditional appetizers, a silent auction, a resource table (with current information on our programs) with free books and prizes, and the unveiling of our 4 new murals. They were able to learn more about our programs by talking […]
“Programando Nuestro Futuro” New Mural
Versión en español Art is of great importance to our community and this summer we have been able to create captivating murals at our Para Los Niños office. We invite you to come and visit our new murals (3 of them are outside and can be viewed at any time). Our first virtual unveil is […]
August 2020 Newsletter
Versión en español Thank you Santos E. Collazos, Centro Rendu, and the City of Burien for your assistance during the move. A special thank you to architect Jan Noorda, whose expertise and consultation helped us create our new home. PLN Summer Resource Fair: Come meet our staff and pick up resources for the coming school year […]
We’ve Moved / Nos mudamos
We have moved to a new home in the heart of Burien! We are excited to continue our work in fostering academic success in every Latino student through parent and community involvement. Thank you Santos E. Collazos, Centro Rendu, and the City of Burien for your assistance during the move. A special thank you to architect […]
July 2020 Newsletter
Versión en español What We’ve Been Doing:We have continued our work to provide you with modified programming and resources throughout the COVID-19 crisis by working with the community to make masks, partnering with other organizations for food and mask distributions, as well as moved to a new home.Read more about our commitment to you and our community […]
Burien Annex Building Update
Versión en Español Last Thursday, January 16th, Burien’s City Council held an ‘Emergency Special Meeting’ to discuss the results of the pollutant testing performed at the Burien Annex Building earlier this month and make their final determinations on the use of the building by the current non-profit tenants. The Council ordered the testing at their […]
2019 – Year in Review
As the year comes to an end, let’s take time to look back and see what was accomplished during this transition year at PLN.
Burien-Annex Public Meetings
Versión en Español Today, The Burien Chamber of Commerce hosted a Roundtable discussion regarding the recent decision of the City of Burien to close down the Burien-Annex building and in the process leave without office space all seven non-profits currently calling this building home. Burien Actors Theatre, Hiliners Musical Theatre, Burien Cooperative Preschool, Transform Burien, […]
Losing our office location!
Versión en Español Dear community members and supporters of Para Los Niños, As you may have heard, the City of Burien has notified tenants of the Burien Annex – Where PLN is housed – that we must vacate the building by January 31st due to findings from a building inspection in November. A time frame […]