Academic Achievement

After-School Services

The Seattle Human Services Department funds community-based organizations to provide after-school services to about 800 youth per year in safe and welcoming environments. Most participants are ages 10-19 and live in low-income families of color in central, southeast and southwest Seattle neighborhoods.

Funded programs engage Seattle youth with a variety of culturally and age-appropriate activities to help them succeed in school; strengthen their social, academic and leadership skills; and increase ties to their community. Most of these programs help students improve their study skills and preparation for college.

After-school youth services have been supported by the City of Seattle General Fund since 1983. Funding awards are determined through a competitive process that is conducted by the department at least once every four years. Funding between cycles depends upon program performance and funding availability. In 2013, approximately $500,860 in local funding is provided to agencies offering after-school youth development and educational support services.

2013 Funded Agencies and Programs

• Atlantic Street Center - Youth Development Program
• Catholic Community Services of Western Washington Youth Tutoring Program
• El Centro de la Raza’s Hope for Youth Program
• Horn of Africa Services Youth Tutoring at Rainier Vista & NewHolly
• InterIm Community Development Association Wilderness Inner-city Leadership Development Program
• Red Eagle Soaring Youth Theatre Program
• Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) Youth Program
• Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA) Youth Tutoring at Rainier Vista
• Vietnamese Friendship Association - 21 Century Program
• YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County GirlsFirst Program

Eligibility and Applications

Young people interested in these specific programs should contact the organizations directly.

Information

For more information about this program and other Seattle Human Services Department-funded youth programs, call 206-386-1017 or e-mail youthservices@seattle.gov.

For information about our partners and similar programs, visit:

• Seattle.gov Teen Portal
• Seattle Parks and Recreation after-school and summer programs
• Seattle Public Schools Community Learning Centers

Seattle Human Services Department
Street address: 700 5th Avenue, Suite 5800, Seattle, WA 98104
Mailing address: PO Box 34215, Seattle, WA 98124-4215

Phone: 206-386-1001
Fax: 206-233-5119
TTY/TTD: 206-233-2778

Accommodations for people with disabilities provided upon request.