The Seattle Foundation recently awarded Matumaini Counseling with a grant for our continuing community efforts. Great job Matumaini staff and thank you Seattle Foundation for the recognition! Check out the link below for the scope:...
James Norris, Matumaini Counseling founder, was recognized by D.A.D.S. (Divine Alternatives for Dads Services), an organization devoted to “stronger fathers, stronger communities”. Matumaini Counseling has been working out of the D.A.D.S. office for about 6 months, partnering with them to provide therapeutic services for the clients they work with. The...
In south Seattle lies Skyway, a community where a third of the households earn less than $35,000. Although the population is growing, services have not kept up. The Matumaini Counseling and Community Center is filling a void by providing mental health counseling to children, youth, and families. The center opened...
In 1909, Harvard-trained historian and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois described his experience as a schoolboy in New England. Due to a slight in his classroom, the young Du Bois began to recognize racial difference. In the end, he wrote, “One ever feels his two-ness — an American, a...
