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By partnering with community organizations with similar missions, the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club can broaden the program offerings and provide new and different opportunities to expose the youth to unique experiences. Rainier Vista B&GC plans to bring together organizations with varying expertise and programming strengths. The goal is that the organizations will gain access to strengths they may not currently possess that are present in other community partners.
Rainier Vista B&GC will include several community agencies and many part-time or occasional users. Co-location of the agencies will align the strengths of each organization to better serve the youth and others in the community. By working together the agencies will generate outcomes neither organization could achieve on their own, therefore enhancing the children’s learning opportunities.
Our Current Program Partner Agencies:
(Click on organization name to visit their website and learn more!)
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Apple Corps, a program of Solid Ground
Obesity and other nutrition-related preventable diseases have increased in Washington State, especially among children. If families and communities do not intervene, children are at risk of a lifetime of health and academic problems.
Apple Corps responds to these growing health crises by placing a team of AmeriCorps National Service Members in school and community organizations directly serving children and families to raise nutrition and fitness awareness. We also develop schools’ and local organizations’ resources to sustainably implement nutrition and fitness programs. Apple Corps adapts services to the needs of specific communities — so no two projects are exactly the same.
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Crisis Clinic – Teen Link
Teen Link is a confidential, anonymous and non-judgmental telephone help line answered by teens every night from 6-10pm. Teen volunteers are trained to listen to your concerns and help you "Talk It Out". No issue is too big or too small. Phone workers can also give you information on other agencies that serve youth throughout Washington State.
Teen Link also offers Youth Suicide Prevention Presentations to schools and agencies that serve youth. Youth are encouraged to talk openly about stress, coping mechanisms, warning signs and how to help a friend who may be considering suicide.
Teen Link - 1-866-TEENLINK (866-833-6546)
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Nature Consortium
The Nature Consortium Youth Art Program (YAP) teaches environmental lessons through the creative arts and hands-on conservation projects by providing accessible culturally and environmentally influenced art classes for youth ages 5-19. We offer a variety of dynamic classes designed to increase participants’ artistic skills, social competence, and environmental stewardship. Over 40 professional Teaching Artists instruct 2D,3D,Technical, Literary, Music and Movement classes after school and during summer Monday through Friday throughout King County that include World Percussion, Green Design, Teen Art Studio, African Theatre and more! To register and view an updated class listing online, visit the calendar @ naturec.org.
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SCAN TV
SCAN Youth Media is dedicated to enriching and empowering the lives of youth through digital media. SYM offers after school and Saturday Academy classes in video production, still photography and flash animation. With an ever increasing roster of programs, SCAN is pleased to be working with RVBGC.
Participants in the visual media programs will work on industry standard equipment and gain the skills, knowledge and contacts to pursue internships with SCAN Community Media or within the RVBGC Video department. All projects with SCAN Youth Media will air on Channels 77 and 23 as well as stream live on scantv.org.
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Youth Tutoring Program, a program of CCSKC
Catholic Community Services of King County has a 90-year history of providing services to those in need. Through 24 programs and three family centers strategically located throughout the county, CCS serves over 11,000 individuals annually. CCS has demonstrated leadership and persistence with creative responses to people in need – in its own programs, by the motivation of volunteers, and through cooperative effort with other community organizations
The YTP Youth Tutoring Program is a successful educational enrichment program for elementary, middle and high school students. YTP's mission is to tutor, guide and inspire at-risk youth to achieve academic success. Operating through five tutoring centers throughout the city, YTP provides students with individualized, one-on-one tutoring. Activities include homework help, academic skill-building, literacy development, educational enrichment activities and leadership opportunities - all within a safe, fun and nurturing environment.
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Youth Venture
Youth Venture®, founded in 1996, was launched with the vision of changing society such that everyone would have the freedom and societal support to take initiative and address social needs. An essential element of this vision is to enable young people to learn early on in life that they can lead social change. Youth Venture inspires and invests in teams of young people (ages 12-20) to start their own community benefiting clubs, organizations or businesses. Young people are provided coaching, resources and up to $1,000 to help make their ideas for change a reality. Currently operating in 14 countries, Youth Venture has supported over 2,000 Venture teams comprised of over 40,000 young people.
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Washington Oral Health Foundation
The Washington Oral Health Foundation is committed to preventing dental disease through education and access to care as Partners in Prevention with Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Washington state. The goal is to reduce the incidence of dental disease in low-income families by empowering children to assume more personal responsibility for their own oral health, helping families understand the impact dental disease has on the entire body and teaching them how dental disease can be prevented.
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