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Upcoming Events
We hope you will join us for these fun events to celebrate our 100th Year!
Book Signing at Santoro's Books. Tuesday, July 13, 6pm, Santoro's Books, 7405 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle. Join Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda for a presentation on his book, Ike's Principles.
Golf Event. August 2010. Details to be announced.
Fundraiser at BalMar. Friday, August 20, BalMar, 5449 Ballard Avenue NW, Seattle. $10 contribution gets you a wrist band for happy hour prices all night!
Rainier Valley Heritage Parade and Street Party. Saturday, August 21, parade at 11am, street party from 12-3pm. Atlantic Street Center will take part in the parade and have a booth at the street party.
6th Annual Rev it Up for Kids Motorcycle Rally and Bike Show. Saturday, September 11, 9am-5pm, Renton Motorcycles, 3701 East Valley Rd., Renton. Poker ride, barbecue, beer garden, music and more!
Century of Hope Gala Showcase. Saturday, September 25, time to be announced, Marriott Seattle Waterfront, 2100 Alaskan Way. This is our big fundraising event for our centennial year! Dinner, auctions, entertainment and more!
Atlantic Street Center Night at The Comedy Underground. Tuesday, October 12, The Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle. Doors open at 8pm (arrive by 8:15 for best seats). Tickets are $12 at the door; $6 with student ID.
Holiday Assistance. December date to be announced. Our annual toy giveaway for needy families.
Jingle Mingle. December date to be announced. Our holiday get-together for Atlantic Street Center supporters. |
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Save the Date!
Atlantic Street Center's
Century of Hope
Gala Showcase
Saturday, Sept 25
Marriott Seattle Waterfront
Time to be announced
Live music
gourmet dinner
silent & live auctions
Look for your invitation in the mail or contact us at 206-329-2050 or email us
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Thank You to Our Centennial Sponsors
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Greetings!
I hope this finds you well and enjoying the long summer days. There's a lot going on at Atlantic Street Center and I hope you enjoy reading about it all! Sincerely, Edith C. Elion, MSW Executive Director |
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Summer Academy Update
Many of you who have supported Atlantic Street Center for a long time know about our summer school program, Summer Academy. The program normally takes place for 5 weeks in the summer and is geared toward students in grades K-7 who are struggling in school. We wanted to let all of our friends and supporters know that we have decided that we will not offer Summer Academy this year. However, we are already working closely with another non-profit organization to plan the 2011 Summer Academy Program and the program will come back next year, better than ever!
We will be offering the kids we serve many other wonderful activities this summer, including a new educational program for pre-K children, a summer experience for teenagers, a week at Islandwood camp for ten youth, and our annual volunteer-led Tennis Clinic that teaches tennis to low-income kids. If you have donated to Summer Academy in the past, we would love your support of these enriching and educational summer activities. Please click here to give online right now. |
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Juneteenth Festivities!
 On June 17, the Rainier Beach Family Center hosted their annual Juneteenth celebration. Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865. This is the tenth year that Atlantic Street Center has celebrated Juneteenth. This year, Seattlepi.com featured the event in their Big Blog! The photo at right is courtesy of Seattlepi.com.
Thank you to everyone who came out and helped us celebrate Juneteenth! |
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Celebrating Success
 Teens as Parents Program
Atlantic Street Center's Teens as Parents Program at our Rainier Beach Family Center offers young parents the support, education and resources they need to raise healthy, happy children while also focusing on earning a diploma or GED. The program began ten years ago and serves about 40 teen parents each year. This year, reports Parent Support Specialist Michelle Mitchell-Brannon, the program has celebrated some remarkable successes! "In June, nine teen moms and soon-to-be moms graduated from high school - one as Valedictorian!" said Michelle. "Two others graduated from technical college and one was offered a job at Swedish Hospital and the other was offered a paid internship at Group Health Hospital." Michelle also helped three homeless teen moms get into transitional housing. "One of the teens even managed to graduate from high school while she was still homeless!"
Can you help? The Teens as Parents Program is in need of donations of formula and diapers for the young children of participants. The preferred formula is Similac Sensitive and diapers are needed in sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (sizes 5 and 6 are especially needed). If you can help, or if you'd like more information about the program, please contact Michelle Mitchell-Brannon at (206) 723-1301 or email her.
Life Skills for Healthy Relationships
Atlantic Street Center's Counseling Department offered a new group called "Life Skills for Healthy Relationships" and it was a big hit for teen girls aged 13-18! The group, conceived and led by therapist Caroline Plummer and case manager Danielle Wright, was expected to serve 6-8 young women. Instead, 23 young women took part in the group! The group tackled such tough topics as teen dating violence, safety planning, navigating the legal process, and protection orders.
"Caroline and Danielle saw the need for this group and they pulled out all the stops to make it happen," said Ralph Fragale, Manager of the Counseling Services Program. "They brought in guest speakers, arranged for food, and provided gift cards to those youth who had perfect attendance" The best part, though, was the feedback from participants. "There were some who said they now recognize that the things they've lived with for a long time are wrong and they plan to bring an end to it," said Ralph.
What's more, Caroline and Danielle have already fielded calls from several other organizations interested in offering the group. Kudos to Caroline and Danielle! To learn more, please contact Caroline or Danielle at (206) 329-2050 or send them an email.
 Youth Recognition Block Party
On May 20, participants, family, friends and staff gathered for a block party to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of 56 youth participants. South Atlantic Street was closed so we could bring in bouncy houses, barbecues, face painting and other fun stuff. Congratulations to all the youth who were recognized! |
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What's New?
Recent Grants
We are pleased to announce several recent grants to our organization. The Northwest Children's Fund awarded us a much-needed $15,000 grant to support general operating costs. A grant of $5,000 from the Raikes Foundation will provide support to our Youth Development Program. The OneFamily Foundation awarded a $10,000 grant to our Somali Women's Program at the NewHolly Family Center. A grant in the amount of $5,000 from the Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation will allow us to replace two obsolete servers; and finally the KeyBank Foundation made a grant in the amount of $2,500 to support general operating costs. Thank you to these foundations for their generous support of our organization!
New Board Members
Please join us in welcoming two new members to our Board of Directors! Joining us are Dawn Wheeler, General Manager at the Washington State Convention Center; and Priya Singh, parent participant and community organizer. These board members bring a wealth of experience and expertise to our Board of Directors. Welcome!
Staff Happenings
We are pleased to welcome several new staff members to the Atlantic Street Center team. Joining us are Debbie Reagan, Executive Assistant; Jeremy Dew, Therapist; Justin Chu, Therapist; Paula Womack, Therapist; and Jaquaila Johnson, Family Advocate. Welcome, all!
We are also pleased to announce that Marquinta Williams was recently named the new Program Coordinator of the Youth Development Program. Marquinta previously worked as the receptionist/administrative assistant. Congratulations to Marquinta for a well-deserved promotion! |
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