East African Community Services

Join us at Abubakar Islamic Center of WA for a warm and welcoming sensory-friendly Eid prayer for individuals of all ages with special needs and their families. Families can also enjoy dedicated parent support beginning at 10:30 AM in the multipurpose area. We look forward to celebrating this beautiful day together in a calm, inclusive, and joyful environment!

We’re looking for vendors for the 4th Annual East African Heritage Festival! 🌍✨

If you’re interested in being a food, drink, clothing, or resource vendor, register here:
https://www.eastafricancs.org/eahf-vendor

Bright Futures Young Professionals Summit 2026 — that's a wrap.
300+ young people showed up. Many of them were there before the Summit even started. That tells you everything you need to know about this generation.
A full day at New Holly Gathering Campus of energy, questions, laughter, and dreams. To every young person who showed up, every speaker who shared their story, every volunteer who poured into our youth, and every partner who made it possible: thank you.
Our youth are not the future. They are the leaders of right now.
Relive the day 👉 https://www.eastafricancs.org/events/archive/bfys-2026

🙌🏾 WE DID THAT.
310+ young people walked through these doors today and LEFT different. More equipped. More connected. More empowered. That is not a small thing — that is a MOVEMENT. 💛🖤✨
The Bright Futures Young Professionals Summit is a wrap and we are FULL. Full house. Full hearts. Full circle community love.
To every young person who showed up and showed out — WE SEE YOU. This day was YOURS.
To our partners at Seattle Housing Authority and The Seattle Colleges, to every workshop facilitator, every speaker, every volunteer, every organization that believed in this vision — THANK YOU. Community built this. Community showed up for this.
310+ futures got a little brighter today. 🔥
📍 New Holly Gathering Campus | Seattle, WA
🗓️ April 18, 2026 — a day to remember.
East African Community Services | Seattle Housing Authority | The Seattle Colleges
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🙌🏾 WE DID THAT.

310+ young people walked through these doors today and LEFT different. More equipped. More connected. More empowered. That is not a small thing — that is a MOVEMENT. 💛🖤✨
The Bright Futures Young Professionals Summit is a wrap and we are FULL. Full house. Full hearts. Full circle community love.
To every young person who showed up and showed out — WE SEE YOU. This day was YOURS.

To our partners at Seattle Housing Authority and The Seattle Colleges, to every workshop facilitator, every speaker, every volunteer, every organization that believed in this vision — THANK YOU. Community built this. Community showed up for this.

310+ futures got a little brighter today. 🔥
📍 New Holly Gathering Campus | Seattle, WA
🗓️ April 18, 2026 — a day to remember.
East African Community Services | Seattle Housing Authority | The Seattle Colleges

📸 Moments like these don’t happen by accident.
This is what intentional investment in young people looks like. Pure joy. Pure purpose. Pure potential — all in one room. 💛🖤✨
The Bright Futures Young Professionals Summit is still going STRONG at New Holly Gathering Campus. And the energy in here? Unmatched.
📍 New Holly Gathering Campus | Seattle, WA
🕛 Until 5:00 PM TODAY
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