One Roof Foundation and Duwamish River Community Coalition have long partnered to reduce water and air pollution in South Seattle. The latest project is living green walls.
By Bob Condor /@bybobcondor / nhl.com/kraken
April 23, 2026
In the earliest days of One Roof Foundation, Mari Horita and colleagues were determining the nonprofit organization’s three action pillars. The concept was for each pillar to tangibly and positively change our Seattle and Pacific Northwest community for the better.
“Because we had identified our other two pillars [ending youth homelessness and more access to play for underserved youth], we were looking for a third pillar that would be inspired by Amazon and CPA’s partnership focused on sustainability” said Horita, Kraken senior vice president for social impact & civil affairs and executive director of One Roof Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena. “We decided to overlay sustainability and social justice, which becomes environmental justice.”
But Horita and colleagues were wise enough to acknowledge: “We didn’t know what that meant.” Horita spent 10 months seeking that answer by connecting with city and county leaders in the space, plus asking with whom the foundation should consult about partnering on environmental justice projects.