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. Parent involvement is also emphasized.

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. The current four-year cycle ends on December 31, 2009. In 2008, $702,000 in local funding is provided to agencies offering after-school youth development and educational support services. The federally-funded Weed & Seed initiative also allocates approximately $200,000 to after-school programs in southeast and southwest Seattle/White Center.

2008 Funded Agencies and Programs

• Atlantic Street Center
• El Centro de la Raza’s Hope for Youth Program
• International District Housing Alliance Wilderness Inner-city Leadership Development Program
• Red Eagle Soaring Youth Theatre Program
• Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) Youth 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 this program and other Seattle Human Services Department-funded youth programs, call 206-386-1026 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

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