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Children, Youth and Family Coalition

The CYFC is the youth focused sub-group of the Seattle Human Services Committee and is focused on policy issues and advocacy, particularly in regards to underserved populations.  The group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 9:30 – 11:00 at Girls First (28th & Cherry, down the alley from YWCA).  Contact: Tyler Bosma, Powerful Voices, tylerb@powerfulvoices.org

Employment Action Resource Network (EARN)

EARN is a collaboration between employment training agencies, young adults, and employers with a need for entry-level workers. Our mission is to help youth and young adults successfully enter the workforce by advancing the skills of young people, employers and employment professionals through the sharing of resources, best practices and advocacy. The EARN group meets every third Wednesdays to plan for upcoming events, as well as share resources and networking opportunities. New members are welcome. Contact us at earngroup09@gmail.com.

King County Food & Fitness Initiative

The mission of the King County Food & Fitness Initiative is to foster collaborative leadership among diverse community partners to co-create long-term, innovative strategies to realize our vision of equitable access to resources and choices that promote health. To achieve our goals, we actively engage with communities and youth in planning, decision making, and fun activities. Contact: Maggie Anderson, maggie.anderson@kingcounty.gov

King County Youth Development Network

The King County Youth Development Network is a resource sharing website for King County youth development staff supported by SOAR and a collaborative group of youth development staff. This site is continuously evolving and depends on your contributions. We also co-host monthly networking sessions. This is fun, flexible and productive group! Interested in helping grow the site or have ideas of how to improve the site? Contact kcydn@childrenandyouth.org about joining the KCYDN Planning Committee, which meets monthly.

King County Youth Workers Forum

The King County Youth Workers Forum creates quarterly networking and training opportunities for local youth workers and youth development professionals.  Gatherings are coordinated by a collaborative group including the YMCA of Greater Seattle, SOAR, and others.  Open to all teen serving providers in King County, the forum seeks to provide networking opportunities and periodic training based on needs and interests identified by the group. Contact: Kyla Lackie, SOAR, kyla@childrenandyouth.org, 206-336-6937

Northwest Girls Coalition

The mission of the Northwest Girls Coalition is to strengthen the girl-serving community by fostering education and collaboration in the Puget Sound region.  Our vision is to ensure a healthy, supportive environment for all girls to reach their full potential.  We provide a variety of networking and professional development opportunities.  Please visit the website for upcoming meeting dates.  Contact: info@nwgirlscoalition.org; www.nwgirlscoalition.org

Renton Area Nonprofits Unite! (RANU)

RANU is sponsored by the Renton Chamber of Commerce and is open to all who are working in Renton to make a better community. There’s a place in RANU for charities, churches, service clubs, PTAs, government agencies, businesses who give back. And there’s a place in RANU for staff, volunteers, and board members. RANU meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 8:30-10am at different nonprofit sites in Renton. Contact: Jolene Bernhard, http://rentonnonprofits.ning.com

Safe Schools Coalition

The Safe Schools Coalition is a public-private partnership of 80+ organizations (government agencies, schools, community agencies, churches, youth/student groups, gay/lesbian groups, human rights groups) and 400+ individuals working to help schools become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. Safe Schools' website: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org

Seattle Tutoring Coalition

The Seattle Tutoring Coalition provides free monthly professional development for tutoring/mentoring program managers. The Seattle Tutoring Coalition also provides the All-City Tutor Training several times a year.  This is a free, comprehensive tutor training to anybody who is currently or is interested in becoming a tutor.  Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month from 9:30AM-11:30AM at Treehouse in South Seattle.  Contact: actt@worldvision.org or 206-622-0998 for more information or to sign up.

Service Learning Seattle

Service Learning Seattle is a partnership between staff from Seattle Public Schools, community based organizations, teachers and students dedicated to the long-term sustainability of effective service learning practices in Seattle and the region.  SLS sponsors an annual Service Learning Symposium in February for teachers and providers each year, provides leadership to service learning initiatives in a number of Seattle Public Schools, and hosts other activities as needed.  Contact:  Lois Brewer to join the listserv: 206.252.7874, lbrewer@seattleschools.org

SOAR School-Age Implementation Team

SOAR is a community collaborative focused on connecting, convening and catalyzing communities around common goals and strategies to ensure that King County’s children and youth succeed in school and life.  The School-Age Implementation Team is focused on implementing the King County Action Agenda.  Priorities for 2009 include developing a web-based resource for youth workers and other professional development opportunities; developing partnerships between schools and cbos; focusing on valuing identities; and supporting youth leadership. Contact: Kyla Lackie, SOAR, kyla@childrenandyouth.org, 206-336-6937, www.childrenandyouth.org

Teen Service Providers Network (Eastside)

The Teen Service Providers Network (TSPN) was created from a need of direct service staff to have support and share ideas about what is happening to youth in our community and how can we best support them with positive role models and successful programs.  The meetings provide an opportunity to share, get support, and learn from others to better serve the youth we work with.  Contact: Ken Wong, City of Redmond, 425.556.2320, kwong@redmond.gov

Contact Kyla Lackie (kyla@childrenandyouth.org) with updates.