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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 young people opportunities to experience outdoor recreation and skill-building while combining such experiences with community leadership.  With skills gained, youth conduct community projects that address needs specific to the Asian and Pacific Islander communities, especially relating to environmental justice.   Outdoor activities include rock-climbing, hiking, snowshoeing, eagle watching and more.  Community projects fulfill high school community service requirements and identify young people as community leaders. Some work is paid and may lead to summer employment.

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 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 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.

Summer camps include field trips, cooking, STEAM, sports, swimming, computers, reading, music, games, arts and crafts and more. Youth are grouped by age. Leaders in Training (LIT) program teaches teens the skills needed to become a camp counselor.

Summer camps include field trips, cooking, STEAM, sports, swimming, computers, reading, music, games, arts and crafts and more. Youth are grouped by age. Leaders in Training (LIT) program teaches teens the skills needed to become a camp counselor.

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 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.

Offers a safe, positive place for middle school and high school kids to go after school. Includes a Best Buy Teen Tech Center, tutoring and mentor programs, a stage, dance floor, green room, teaching kitchen and art room. Also includes a leadership program and free meals every other week.

Youth programs include dance, rock climbing, kick-boxing, karate and self-defense, music instruction, sports and gymnastics. Also offers several leadership and community service programs for teens.

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.

Summer camps include field trips, cooking, STEAM, sports, swimming, computers, reading, music, games, arts and crafts and more. Youth are grouped by age. Leaders in Training (LIT) program teaches teens the skills needed to become a camp counselor.

Summer camps include field trips, cooking, STEAM, sports, swimming, computers, reading, music, games, arts and crafts and more. Youth are grouped by age. Leaders in Training (LIT) program teaches teens the skills needed to become a camp counselor.

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.

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.

The Mockingbird Society's Youth Programs bring together youth and alumni of foster and kinship care from across Washington State to provide advocacy and leadership training, build connection and support for one another, and build young peoples' confidence and skills as changemakers in their communities. Youth Programs creates a quarterly publication called The Mockingbird Times, which includes poetry, writings, and personal stories accepted from young people across Washington state. Mockingbird provides stipends for participants, and Mockingbird Times contributors are paid for their work.

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.

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.).

We offer a diverse schedule of in-school and after-school programming designed to support the social and emotional development of our young participants, as well as their educational growth. From academic support to programming that strengthens positive identity and awareness, our programs help our youth reach their full potential. After-School is held throughout the school year.

Summer camps include field trips, cooking, STEAM, sports, swimming, computers, reading, music, games, arts and crafts and more. Youth are grouped by age. Leaders in Training (LIT) program teaches teens the skills needed to become a camp counselor.

Helps prepare low-income and/or first-generation Seattle high school youth for post-secondary education through academic instruction and tutoring, academic and personal counseling, life skills and leadership development, career exploration and planning, college application assistance, financial aid workshops and college tours. Also requires a six-week summer academic program at Seattle University with high school credit available.

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.

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.