Heads Up!

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Senior Services for South Sound will be closed on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

We’ll reopen with regular hours on Monday, June 22. See you soon!

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What is Juneteenth?

"Juneteenth is a significant date in American history and the African American experience. The name is a play on the date of June 19th, 1865. On that day, the Union Army made its way into Galveston, TX under the leadership of General Gordon Granger, and he announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved African Americans were free."

— Mary Elliott, Curator of American Slavery and Emancipation at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).

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Learn more about Juneteenth:

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What is Juneteenth? — National Museum of African American History & Culture

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The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth — National Museum of African American History & Culture

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A Nation's Story: "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" — Frederick Douglass and the National Museum of African American History & Culture

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Juneteenth National Independence Day — National Parks Service

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