2008 Southwest Seed
Programs |
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Agency: |
King
County Division of Parks
& Recreation |
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Program
Name: |
White
Center Park Teen Program
(WCPTP) |
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Contact
Information: |
Darlene
Sellers, darlene.sellers@kingcounty.gov,
206-296-2952 |
Program
Description:
WCPTP offers structured
recreational programming
during the after school,
evening, and weekend hours.
Activities will serve over
500 teens ages 12-19, five
days a week, 48 weeks per
year. Staff employs conflict
resolution strategies and
anger management training
to help participants build
interpersonal skills and
settle disputes. Services
will include:
1)
Homework Hotspot Education
Center & Academic Support
– Education center
with eight computers, internet
access, a teen run reading
library, tutoring, and youth
identified academic enrichment
clubs (chess, trivia, poetry,
job training).
2)
Health & Fitness
– Daily snack, weekly
“Burnt Toast”
cooking and nutrition class,
and quarterly athletic classes
(racquetball, softball,
basketball, soccer, volleyball).
3) Visual
and Performing Arts
– Dance workshops,
performing and visual art
classes, photography, and
mural painting.
4)
Volunteer & Community
Leadership –
North Highline Youth Council
Teens Creating Tomorrow
(TCT) provides youth opportunities
to develop leadership skills
through planning monthly
community service projects
and events to reach other
youth in the community.
20 core youth participate
regularly and recruit at
least 100 youth to engage
in their community.
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| Agency: |
SafeFutures
Youth Center |
| Program
Name: |
Building
Community Through Youth
Leadership |
| Contact
Information: |
Marcus
Stubblefield, marcus@sfyc.net,
206-938-9606 x107 |
Program
Description:
Team SAVE (Students Against
Violence Everywhere) is
a youth-driven leadership
program focused on decreasing
interethnic tension and
violence. Youth will develop
leadership and communication
skills by planning service
projects, including community
street and graffiti cleanups,
Safety Resource Fair, and
Operation Storefront, a
project to remove tobacco
and alcohol advertisements
in local stores. Majority
of youth served will be
ages 14-16, gang-involved
or at-risk of being involved.
Youth will receive case
management services to ensure
comprehensive support and
meet regularly two days
per week, three hours per
day. SafeFutures has bilingual
Cambodian staff and prioritizes
culturally competent services.
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| Agency: |
Community
School Partners of Highline
(CSP) |
| Program
Name: |
Cascade
Middle School Out of School
Time Program |
| Contact
Information: |
Sharmu
Luna, lunast@hsd401.org,
206-433-2357 |
Program
Description:
CSP will coordinate after-school
programming at Cascade Middle
School including homework
support, arts and recreational
programs, and quarterly
youth violence and safety
workshops. UW School of
Social Work students will
provide individual support
and mentoring. CSP works
with Parent-Teacher Organizations
to receive feedback and
conduct outreach. Students
and parents can also access
programming coordinated
by CSP at White Center Heights
& Mt. View elementary
schools. Programs will serve
approximately 135 youth
and recruitment will be
focused on students performing
poorly in school. CSP hires
paraprofessionals to staff
the academic support programs.
CSP’s Board &
staff are reflective of
the cultural diversity of
White Center. |
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Weed & Seed is a multi-agency
approach to combating
violent crimes, drug trafficking
and gang activity .
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Weed & Seed philosophy is
to "weed" out crime
from the community and then "seed"
in through a wide range of crime
and drug prevention projects and
human service agency resources
that promote social & economic
revitalization to prevent crime
from recurring. |
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