Educational Support offered by Catholic Community Services' Youth Tutoring Program at Rainier Vista

Educational Support offered by Catholic Community Services' Youth Tutoring Program at Rainier Vista

Provides after-school educational tutoring and enrichment programming for residents of six low- and mixed-income housing communities in Seattle. The program includes reading, academic skill building and homework help in structured one-to-one tutoring sessions. Tutoring centers are staffed by education professionals and volunteers. Tutoring is available onsite for students who need academic assistance and are living in one of the six participating housing communities. Call for more specific site location information.

Physical Address

4520 Martin Luther King Junior Way South, Seattle, WA 98108

Hours

Office: M-F, 9am-5pm.Tutoring Center: M-Th, noon-8pm.

Application process

Call for information. Most centers have waiting lists and availability is limited.

Fee

None. Rainier Vista participants are required to join the Boys and Girls Club, but financial assistance is available through SHA.

Eligibility

Youth who have academic need and who live in one of the following six housing communities:   -  Jackson Park -  Yesler Terrace -  New Holly -  Rainier Vista -  High Point   -  Lake Washington Apartments   The program is open to elementary, middle and high school students.

Service area

King, WA

Agency info

Catholic Community Services' Youth Tutoring Program

The Youth Tutoring Program (YTP) is an after-school educational enrichment program for first through twelfth-grade scholars who live in five low-income and public housing communities in Seattle. Started as a partnership with the Seattle Housing Authority in 1991, the tutoring centers provide youth with a safe, positive, and stimulating environment to explore learning and experience academic and personal success.