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Offers year-round programs for girls and boys including positive peer groups, leadership opportunities and skill and self-esteem building. Programs are offered at numerous sites throughout Seattle and King, Kitsap and North Mason counties.

Offers a year-round outdoor adventure program for youth. MAC members meet monthly to plan outings and learn skills needed to participate. The youth members plan all of their outings, with guidance from adult advisers.   From single-day outings to week-long camping trips, activities include rock climbing, whitewater rafting, hiking, car and snow-cave camping, cross-country skiing, and mountaineering.

MOHAI's Youth Advisors (MYA) is a place for high school students to investigate, explore, and be empowered to create a more teen-friendly museum. Participants meet twice per month and get a behind-the-scenes look at the museum, plan events and activities for their peers, as well as receive a monthly honorarium of $75 per month ($450 total) for their participation.   MYA is for creative and motivated teens that are passionate about history and community to get involved, connect, and have an impact in the Seattle community. Program runs January through June and applications are accepted through the end of October, each year.

Offers an after-school program that integrates soccer, poetry and service-learning through community service projects. Students play soccer and learn lessons about teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership while taking part in physical exercise. During the fall, participants work on reading and writing skills through poetry, which is also performed to build self-confidence. In the spring, students work with teammates to design and implement a community service project in their neighborhood.   Program takes place at nine elementary schools in South Seattle. Each session is 90 minutes. Provides transportation, uniforms and other necessary supplies for youth to participate.

Description: Provides virtual group mentoring and one-on-one mentoring programs for at-risk youth in King County. Recruits and trains mentors, pairs them with at-vulnerable risk youths and supports the youth/mentor relationship to increase its power and duration. Group Mentoring: Blends history, social studies, civic education, economic and service-learning standards into an experiential learning framework to inspire critical thinking, life skills development and youth activism, encouraging youth to choose the road away from incarceration and toward higher education. Youth attend a virtual weekly group session, youth can attend from King County neighborhoods. Youth who attend must be in high school . One-on-one Mentoring: Youth are matched one-on-one with a mentor who helps them realize alternatives to destructive behaviors. Mentors assist and encourage the mentee to fulfill the goals they have for: education, vocation and a drug- or alcohol-free lifestyle. Also facilitates mentorship opportunities in which caring adults offer guidance, support and encouragement to at-risk youth. Tutoring: Provided for youth who need assistance with schoolwork, homework and support in math, science, reading etc. Parents must make commitment that their youth will attend Tutoring sessions.

Builds youth's self-confidence, self-esteem, interpersonal and communication skills.   Works with youth with disabilities on leadership skills as well as learning how to be self-advocates through community service projects, learning about disability disclosure and different disability resources (IEP, IDEA, etc.).

Offers a year-long training and fellowship program for youth from high school-age to mid-twenties. Fellows learn about peace and justice issues, nonviolent movement building, and gain skills such as public speaking, group leadership, media development, conducting surveys, public relations, outreach, and lobbying. The Fellows meet individual activists, visit organizations, are introduced to current hot issues, and are mentored by experienced activists, public figures, and community organizers from the Seattle area and beyond.   After the Intensive Training the Peace Fellows are expected to work on their own project or campaign. The program provides ongoing support to the Peace Fellows by hosting Strategy Support Groups and by providing each Peace Fellow with at least one Mentor.

Since 1999, Gay City has promoted substance use prevention that supports the development and self-determination of LGBTQ+ youth. We serve as a King County Safe Place for youth, and connect youth to safe and health-focused resources they seek. Gay City also offers two youth engagement programs: Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and Youth Advocacy Media (YAM): YAC is a group of LGBTQ youth (ages 12-20) that supports the development and implementation of effective marijuana/vaping prevention strategies. YAM is a group of LGBTQ youth (ages 12-20) from across the Greater Seattle Area that raise awareness about LGBTQ+ concerns by promoting affirming prevention messages through various media channels.

Summer camps include field trips, swimming, computers, reading, music, games, arts and crafts and more. Children are grouped by age. Camp counselor training program teaches teens the skills needed to become a camp counselor.

Offers a youth empowerment program that incorporates mentoring and leadership training.  Programming includes: STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Lab Program, the Robotics and Computer Literacy program, Kalahi, a Filipino-American folk dance group and an Adopt-a-street program.

Offers programs including cooking, robotics, SMART Girls, Dude Time, Magic Club, Film/Book Club and tutoring.  Teens awards may be offered to teen Club members who have exhibited outstanding leadership and citizenship skills in school and at the club.

Runs a weeklong day camp for youth ages 8-17. Activities include learning to play an instrument, songwriting and social justice and empowerment workshops. At the end of the week, campers get to perform their original song with their band at a local live music venue. Campers do not need to have any prior music experience and instruments will be provided.

Offers an arts-based, social justice program for youth and young adults.   Participants collaborate with mentor artists in 16-week long sessions, meeting two times a week to dialogue, create, and share a meal. At the end of each session, youth lead and produce community-based events and actions where they share their creativity, vision, and new abilities. Rather than penalizing youth for being late or missing a class, program focuses on using incentives like stipends, relationships with mentor artists, and content relevant to their lives to keep participants engaged.   Has an agreement with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office allowing program enrollment to be used as mitigation in achieving positive court-case outcomes. Additional programming is offered through monthly gatherings and special projects guided by the program's Youth Leadership Board.   Participation on this board offers a way for youth to stay involved after program completion, access continued learning opportunities, and build on their leadership skills. Monthly Leadership Gatherings are held on Saturdays from February through November at venues throughout King County.

- Torch Club: Youth ages 11-13 elect their own officers, plan their own activities and conduct their own fundraising.   - Junior Staff: Youth ages 10-18 learn valuable job skills while helping with club duties which include answering the phones and checking out equipment.   - Keystone Club: Members in 9th-12th grades learn skills and values to be used as they continue to mature. Activity planning, fundraising and community involvement are stressed in bi-monthly meetings. Fundraising efforts enable members to attend the National Boys and Girls Club Keystone Conference.

Offers innovative, youth-led environmental education programs including service projects, field trips and outdoor adventures.   Activities include beach clean-ups, kayak trash patrols and habitat restoration.   Offers project ideas, planning assistance and materials to help youth and clubs design and complete their own environmental service projects.   Hosts several environmental leadership events that encourage youth to network with peers and professionals.   YESC staff, teacher advisors, and youth leaders work together to identify environmental issues, design meaningful service projects, and implement tangible solutions that address the community's needs such as implementing a composting program, building a garden or collecting e-waste.

Publishes poetry, writings, and personal stories accepted from youth across Washington state in The Mockingbird Times.   The Mockingbird Youth Network is a statewide initiative bringing together youth and alumni of foster and kinship care to provide leadership training and help them realize their potential as productive citizens. Provides stipends for homeless youth participants. Youth and young adult writers are paid for publications.

Offers an after-school program that integrates soccer, poetry and service-learning through community service projects. Students play soccer and learn lessons about teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership while taking part in physical exercise. During the fall, participants work on reading and writing skills through poetry, which is also performed to build self-confidence. In the spring, students work with teammates to design and implement a community service project in their neighborhood.   Program takes place at nine elementary schools in South Seattle. Each session is 90 minutes. Provides transportation, uniforms and other necessary supplies for youth to participate.

Provides citizenship and leadership programs.  The Lipton Award is given to young adults who demonstrate courage, perseverance, challenge, fraternity and integrity through their participation in athletics and in daily life. Youth of the Quarter honors a club member who has demonstrated leadership qualities, club involvement and community service. Health Adventure program for youth in eighth grade allows participants the opportunity to experience jobs in the healthcare field and work closely with an adult role model.

Offers an after-school program that integrates soccer, poetry and service-learning through community service projects. Students play soccer and learn lessons about teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership while taking part in physical exercise. During the fall, participants work on reading and writing skills through poetry, which is also performed to build self-confidence. In the spring, students work with teammates to design and implement a community service project in their neighborhood.   Program takes place at nine elementary schools in South Seattle. Each session is 90 minutes. Provides transportation, uniforms and other necessary supplies for youth to participate.

Offers an after-school program that integrates soccer, poetry and service-learning through community service projects. Students play soccer and learn lessons about teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership while taking part in physical exercise. During the fall, participants work on reading and writing skills through poetry, which is also performed to build self-confidence. In the spring, students work with teammates to design and implement a community service project in their neighborhood.   Program takes place at nine elementary schools in South Seattle. Each session is 90 minutes. Provides transportation, uniforms and other necessary supplies for youth to participate.

Offers citizenship and leadership programs.   - Torch Club is for grades five through eight. Members elect their own officers and plan their own activities and fundraisers.   - Keystone Club is for grades nine through 12. Members learn skills and values used as they continue to mature. Activity planning, fundraising, and community involvement are stressed in bi-monthly meetings.   - Junior Staff, for grades five through 12, offers members the opportunity to learn job and living skills by assisting with chores around the club.

DeafBlind community classes provide a forum giving members of the DeafBlind community access to basic information unavailable in their everyday lives.   Students connect with each other, learn leadership and presentation skills, explore a wide range of subjects, and help American Sign Language interpreters develop DeafBlind interpreting skills.

Offers a safe, positive place for middle school and high school kids to go after school. Includes a computer lab, tutoring and mentor programs, a stage, dance floor, green room, teaching kitchen and art room. Also includes a leadership program and free meals once a week.

Provides youth a voice in their community through leadership and service. Programs include Bellevue Youth Link Board, Bellevue Youth Council and Action Teams. - Youth Link Board is comprised of 12 youth and six adult board members, and is a youth advisory board that provides input on local and regional matters affecting young people in Bellevue. Provides recommendation on strategic plans and offers solutions from a program and systems level. - Bellevue Youth Council is comprised of students from each Bellevue middle and high school who represent youth in community decision-making, and assist in planning and implementing community service projects via the various Action Teams and Special Projects Planning Committee.

Summer camps include field trips, swimming, computers, reading, music, games, arts and crafts and more. Children are grouped by age. Camp counselor training program teaches teens the skills needed to become a camp counselor.