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Pathways to Our Future Program offered at Asian Counseling and Referral Service

Offers a program for high school students in Seattle that includes job readiness, academic success, career exploration and internships. Youth attend workshops, field trips, campus tours and work on community projects. YJRT works with high school students and their parents/guardians. Parent/guardians concentrate on understanding the local public school system (grading, attendance and graduation requirements), parenting techniques and financial literacy. Supports participants with their transition to the United States and, students to find their path towards a self-sustaining livable wage career.

Location

3639 Martin Luther King Junior Way South, Seattle, WA 98144

Hours

M-F, 8am-6pm. Program hours vary.

Application process

Call for more information.

Eligibility

High school youth who reside in Seattle and are enrolled in English Language Learner classes. Please call for more information on eligibility.

Fee

None.

Languages

Hmong

Samoan

Czech

Mien

Laomong

Cebuano

Shanghainese

Ilocano

Teochew

Russian

Karenni

Hindi

Burmese

German

Cham

Japanese

Khmu

Bicol

Taiwanese

Polish

Laotian

French

Nepali

Korean

Mon

Bhutanese

Cambodian

Tongan

Agency info

Asian Counseling and Referral Service

Offers individual and family mental health treatment including outpatient counseling, intensive day treatment, co-occurring disorders treatment and a program for people with a gambling problem. Offers substance use disorder treatment and a batterer's program. Also provides programs for youth, including substance use disorder treatment, mental health counseling and a violence prevention program. Offers case management services to enable elderly and disabled adults to live as independently as possible in their homes. Operates a food pantry, a meal program, employment services, ESL classes, citizenship classes and a legal clinic. Assists clients in applying for naturalization as well as food benefits. Some programs focus on serving Asians and Pacific Islanders.