The Thrift & Thread Festival, hosted by United Hub in collaboration with the City of Redmond Sustainability Office was held yesterday at the Redmond Senior & Community Center. The event celebrated sustainability, creativity, and community connection through fashion, reuse, and local talent. Attendance & Engagement Over 250 visitors attended throughout the day. More than 20 vendors and community organizations participated, including local thrift sellers, eco conscious artists

Yesterday, the United Hub gathered with residents at Redmond Senior Housing for a cozy round table chat about the city’s sustainability plan. Fourteen seniors came ready to talk, and the room quickly filled with stories, ideas, and a lot of laughter. We asked: What would make Redmond greener and better for everyone? Here’s what came up again and again: More green and shady places to walk – Safe paths, benches, and trees so folks can enjoy being outside. Recycling that’s easy

Group picture in front of the weed we pulled and the blackberry roots we dug out. Today at Redmond’s Idylwood Park, community energy was in full bloom! The Gardeners Unite! Plant Swap + Picnic Party, co-hosted by United Hub and the City of Redmond, brought together neighbors, volunteers, and families for a vibrant celebration of plants, wellness, and connection. Ready, set, grab a tool. The plant swap table looked beautiful thanks to our generous gardeners. 🌱 Highlights fro

On Friday, June 6, 2025, United Hub—in cooperation with the City of Redmond Sustainability Office—hosted a special community round table and pottery workshop to introduce residents to Redmond’s Environmental Sustainability Action Plan (ESAP). The event blended meaningful dialogue with hands-on creativity, offering a unique way for neighbors to connect with local climate goals while reflecting on their role in shaping a more sustainable future. Participants enjoyed hands on po

The State Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) Program, funded by the Washington State Department of Commerce, is transforming energy efficiency across Washington State. United Hub was tasked with implementing the program’s operations. Through its diligent management, United Hub has played a pivotal role in ensuring the program’s success, from community outreach to rebate disbursement. In collaboration with the Pacific Artist Alliance (PAA) and filmmaker Min Zhou

Feb. 23rd 2025, “Walk to Harbor “ parade was successfully held in Seattle. Over 100 paraders walked peacefully from the Hing Hay Park to the waterfront and back. In 1886 expulsion of 350 of Seattle’s Chinese residents, who were forced to board a ship for San Francisco, where they were then deported to China. In order to commemorate this history and remind people to reflect on the harm caused by racial discrimination, many community associations in Seattle organized the "Chine

United Hub hosted its second Asian Elderly Luncheon at Tianfu Chunqiu restaurant in Redmond, featuring traditional cuisine, live performance

On the afternoon of November 26, 2024, UnitedHub, known in Chinese as “友和,” hosted a heartwarming Thanksgiving luncheon at a local restaurant . This special event aimed at bringing care and warmth to underserved Asian seniors, with over 40 elderly attendees. They enjoyed delicious food as well as the care and support of their community in a festive atmosphere. Serving marginalized communities, with a particular focus on Asian seniors in the multicultural Seattle metropolitan

United Hub proudly received a $1.5 million grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to support the launch of the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) Program. The HEAR Program is designed to assist low-income families and small businesses across Washington State in transitioning to environmentally friendly electrical appliances. This initiative aims to ease the financial burden of upgrading to high-efficiency equipment, including heat pumps, electri

Following our extensive community outreach, the ARCH board summoned all Community Based Organizations (CBOs) for a collaborative debrief session. The agenda was to dissect the strategies implemented - to identify the successful ones, acknowledge areas requiring improvement, and gain insights for planning future events. The board is eagerly anticipating engaging with community members, sharing how their input has been instrumental, and collectively evaluating the accumulated d

背景摘要： 近年来，随着房价的飙升，不少人承受不起高额房价，不得不从高房价地段迁移至距离工作地点较远的地区。华盛顿州近期已通过法案HB 1110，从2023年7月23日起，允许在传统独立住宅区进行中等住房类型的开发。在此背景下，由五个城市： Bellevue，Bothell，Kenmore，Newcastle，Redmond 授权并委托， Eastside for All, United Hub 以及其他10余家本地公益组织启动了社区调研活动。 调研报告关键点概述： 在此次调研中，华人的参与度达到了历史新高，仅次于西班牙裔社区，对应人数为127人和198人。在东亚族群中的参与者中，超过95%为华人。此外，28%的数据来自于华人团体与社区的积极联系。这标志着华人社区在社区发展中的主动性与影响力正逐步提升。 在参与度上，Bellevue居民以及在Bellevue工作的人员最为积极。调查显示，大多数人希望能在Bellevue居住，这也反映出Bellevue在居住选择上的吸引力。 无论收入水平，现居城市，以及是否拥有房产，绝大部分人都对中等住房选择表示支