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Offers a variety of programs designed for youth and young adults.
Offers a wide range of enriching activities for youth.
Programs for children focus on sports, teamwork and individual skills.
Programs for young adults help develop life skills, including: accounting, computer skills, financial planning, foreign languages, grant writing, photography, programming, web design and writing.
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Youth Centers
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Provides activities, trips, homework assistance and educational programs for youth ages 6-18 at Valli Kee, Cascade and Birch Creek public housing sites.
The After School Program provides year-round enriching activities designed to support youth in their academic, social-emotional, and life skills development. Offers a safe, supportive, and engaging environment where students can thrive academically through personalized homework assistance, targeted literacy development, diverse enrichment activities, and access to technology.
Beyond academics, the program promotes social-emotional well-being and life skills through a variety of recreational indoor and outdoor activities, including amateur sports teams such as basketball, flag football, and soccer. These team-based sports provide opportunities for youth to build teamwork, leadership, and resilience while staying active and engaged. Additionally, field trips and enrichment groups further support personal growth and foster a sense of community and belonging.
During the summer, the Summer Splash program combats the "summer slide" by reinforcing literacy and math skills to help students maintain and improve their academic performance. Also partners with the Kent School District to provide free summer lunches for youth under 18 at all three program locations.
The program operates at three King County Housing Authority sites on the East Hill of Kent: Birch Creek Apartments, Valli Kee Homes, and Cascade Apartments. Each community recreation center features computer labs, activity rooms, teen spaces, and a variety of recreational and educational programming to create a well-rounded experience. Students also receive healthy snacks to stay energized and focused.
The program focuses on key life skills such as leadership, teamwork, and resilience, while fostering both soft and durable skills. With the guidance of positive adult role models, youth are empowered to overcome challenges, build confidence, and succeed academically and personally.
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
Homework Help Programs
Life Skills Education
Field Trips/Excursions
Recreational Activities/Sports
The Job Skills Training Program offers multiple educational opportunities to individuals who have barriers to employment.
Offers multiple educational opportunities to individuals who have barriers to employment. Classes include job readiness, basic and advanced computer skills training, distance education, and specific skills programming focusing on warehouse, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, and other trades. Specialty programs for youth are also available via the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
WIOA Programs
General Youth Employment Programs
Offers homework assistance, computer skills and educational programs.
Power Hour matches kids with tutors during an organized homework period and provides a study space. Computer access and basic computer skills tutoring is available. Middle and high school students have their own teen space.
Also offers Project Learn, a homework assistance and tutorial program. Facilitates interactive work and computer learning center activities to enhance skill levels in collaboration with area schools. Opportunities for STEM-based activities like chess, Lego Robotics and coding are offered along with quiet reading.
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Homework Help Programs
Subject Tutoring
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Provides activities, trips, homework assistance and educational programs for youth ages 6-18 at Valli Kee, Cascade and Birch Creek public housing sites.
The After School Program provides year-round enriching activities designed to support youth in their academic, social-emotional, and life skills development. Offers a safe, supportive, and engaging environment where students can thrive academically through personalized homework assistance, targeted literacy development, diverse enrichment activities, and access to technology.
Beyond academics, the program promotes social-emotional well-being and life skills through a variety of recreational indoor and outdoor activities, including amateur sports teams such as basketball, flag football, and soccer. These team-based sports provide opportunities for youth to build teamwork, leadership, and resilience while staying active and engaged. Additionally, field trips and enrichment groups further support personal growth and foster a sense of community and belonging.
During the summer, the Summer Splash program combats the "summer slide" by reinforcing literacy and math skills to help students maintain and improve their academic performance. Also partners with the Kent School District to provide free summer lunches for youth under 18 at all three program locations.
The program operates at three King County Housing Authority sites on the East Hill of Kent: Birch Creek Apartments, Valli Kee Homes, and Cascade Apartments. Each community recreation center features computer labs, activity rooms, teen spaces, and a variety of recreational and educational programming to create a well-rounded experience. Students also receive healthy snacks to stay energized and focused.
The program focuses on key life skills such as leadership, teamwork, and resilience, while fostering both soft and durable skills. With the guidance of positive adult role models, youth are empowered to overcome challenges, build confidence, and succeed academically and personally.
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
Recreational Activities/Sports
Field Trips/Excursions
Homework Help Programs
Life Skills Education
Provides activities, trips, homework assistance and educational programs for youth ages 6-18 at Valli Kee, Cascade and Birch Creek public housing sites.
The After School Program provides year-round enriching activities designed to support youth in their academic, social-emotional, and life skills development. Offers a safe, supportive, and engaging environment where students can thrive academically through personalized homework assistance, targeted literacy development, diverse enrichment activities, and access to technology.
Beyond academics, the program promotes social-emotional well-being and life skills through a variety of recreational indoor and outdoor activities, including amateur sports teams such as basketball, flag football, and soccer. These team-based sports provide opportunities for youth to build teamwork, leadership, and resilience while staying active and engaged. Additionally, field trips and enrichment groups further support personal growth and foster a sense of community and belonging.
During the summer, the Summer Splash program combats the "summer slide" by reinforcing literacy and math skills to help students maintain and improve their academic performance. Also partners with the Kent School District to provide free summer lunches for youth under 18 at all three program locations.
The program operates at three King County Housing Authority sites on the East Hill of Kent: Birch Creek Apartments, Valli Kee Homes, and Cascade Apartments. Each community recreation center features computer labs, activity rooms, teen spaces, and a variety of recreational and educational programming to create a well-rounded experience. Students also receive healthy snacks to stay energized and focused.
The program focuses on key life skills such as leadership, teamwork, and resilience, while fostering both soft and durable skills. With the guidance of positive adult role models, youth are empowered to overcome challenges, build confidence, and succeed academically and personally.
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
Homework Help Programs
Field Trips/Excursions
Recreational Activities/Sports
Life Skills Education
Provides employment and training support to job seekers and businesses, Economic Security for All (EcSA), and unemployment information.
Provides employment and training support to job seekers and businesses. Some eligibility requirements may apply.
- Assists with career assessments, job search, applications, resume/cover letters, job readiness, and interviewing preparation. Assists business with recruitment, hosting employee training, labor market information, and finding candidates for openings.
- Economic Security for All (EcSA) serves families by building a partnership around the four pillars of support: transportation, healthcare, childcare, and employment.
- Unemployment Information: Provide computer and telephone access to apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits. Customers may call the UI hotline at (800)318.6022 or log into eServices at esd.wa.gov/unemployment. (Online application, weekly filing, and submission of documents is encouraged to expedite the process.)
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Health Related Advocacy Groups
Job Retraining
Indigent Transportation
Career Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Business Assistance Centers
Special Needs Job Development
Job Banks
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Prejob Guidance
Specialized Information and Referral
Employment Related Transportation
On the Job Training
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Public Access Computers/Tools
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Offers ESL, Adult Basic Education (ABE), GED and the External Diploma Program (EDP). Teaches computer familiarity, office basics, work readiness skills and other workshops. Services include career and skills assessment.
Offers services and workshops for job seekers.
Services for all job seekers:
- Job postings, a job bank with computers, resume assistance, phones and fax machine, open computer lab
- Resume, cover letter, interview skills and technology workshops
- Job fairs, hiring events, employer panels and industry forums
- Full service Learning Center operated by Renton Technical College offering ESL, Adult Basic Education, GED and the High School 21+ diploma program.
Employment workshops include the following classes:
- Computer Assisted Job Search: Provides tools and assistance to conduct an effective job search. This includes setting up an email account, learning where to apply online, completing an online application, converting a resume to text only, posting a resume online and learning about career exploration tools. Basic computer skills are required.
- Beginning Internet: Teaches how to use the Internet for job search purposes. No computer experience necessary, however Keyboarding and Mouse class highly encouraged as a prerequisite.
- Beginning PC Skills: Computer tutorial to help gain speed and confidence on a computer. Will teach how to manipulate a computer and create a document, as well as how to improve typing speed. All levels are welcome.
- Mock Interview: Teaches valuable interviewing tips and provides the opportunity to practice frequently in a supportive and realistic environment.
- Resume Critique: Provides resume critique and assistance from an employment specialist. Must have an electronic version of your resume, either on a flash drive or within/attached to an email. Must have two job descriptions of jobs you wish to apply to. Limit 8 people per workshop.
- Resume & Cover Letters: Teaches how to write a compelling cover letter and resume. Basic computer skills and/or typing experience preferred.
- Women's Worth & Rights in the Workplace: Provides tips and tools for effectively evaluating your worth and negotiation power. Will also cover local, state and federal labor standards and what to do when your rights at work are violated.
- Interview Skills: Practice responding to typical interview questions and begin the necessary preparation to ace a job interview.
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Vocational Assessment
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
English as a Second Language
Adult Basic Education
Job Fairs
Adult High School Diploma Programs
Job Banks
Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Provides tutoring, education, and mentoring for youth K-12th grades and adult education for refugee, migrant, and underprivileged individuals.
Provides tutoring, education, and mentoring for youth K-12th grades and adult education for refugee, migrant, and underprivileged individuals.
- Education: homework help and tutoring for students K-12th, especially for refugee, migrant, and underprivileged students
- STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and hands on computer skills
- Youth mentoring and support
- Adult Education: English as a Second Language, High School Completion, GED, literacy, and writing
- Character and tolerance building
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English as a Second Language
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
Subject Tutoring
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Public Access Computers/Tools
Adult Mentoring Programs
Provides a drop-in homework assistance program through structured after-school study halls for all grades.
Provides a homework assistance program through structured after-school study halls for all grades. Offers one-on-one tutoring as needed for those in fifth grade and up as well as an organized tutoring program. Computer access and basic computer skills tutoring are available.
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Subject Tutoring
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Extended Child Care
Public Access Computers/Tools
Homework Help Programs
Provides various community services, such as food pantry, COVID-19 testing, tutoring services for students K-12, ESL, basic computer skills classes, small business training and technical assistance, youth organizing (voting registration and civic engagement), and activities for kids.
Provides various services for community members, including food pantry, COVID-19 testing, tutoring services for students K-12, ESL, basic computer skills classes, small business training and technical assistance, youth organizing (voting registration and civic engagement), Dream As A Team (activities for kids), and Un Buen Consejo, which is a Facebook livestream giving COVID-19 updates, promoting events, and has invites speakers to providing community information, every M Tu & F, 7pm. Also offers Environmental Alliance, which provides information on how to prepare homes for evacuation procedures, evacuation kits.
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Homework Help Programs
COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
Small Business Development
Evacuation Information
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Team Building Activities
Food Pantries
Filing Procedures for Candidates
Subject Tutoring
Business Consulting Services
English as a Second Language
Recreational Activities/Sports
Provides a list of job openings, computerized job matching system, employer services and phone and computer access for filing employment insurance benefits. Clients are served on a walk-in and by appointment basis.
Offers individual job search assistance and job preparedness workshops. A computer laboratory and resource room are available for job searching and career planning activities. Announcement of jobs within the state of Washington can be obtained at any WorkSource Center, Affiliate, or online. Job seekers can access www.worksourceskc.org or www.go2worksource.com for listings.
Helps people find employment for those who have lost their jobs through company downsizing or plant closures.
Provides:
- Case management
- Job readiness training
- Career counseling
- Vocational assessment
- Individualized job search assistance
- Job fairs
- Employer connections
- Career development workshops
- Follow-up services
- Educational scholarships
- Computer labs
- Resource library
- Digital Literacy Navigator: basic typing and keyboard, basic mouse functions, establish an email address, online job search, and intro to Microsoft word.
- Economic Alliance Services: intro to computer basics, assistance setting up business email, creating a website, and create online marketplace for your business.
Provides computer and telephone access to apply for Washington State Employment Security - Unemployment Insurance. Customers may call the TeleCenter or access www.go2UI.com to apply for unemployment insurance. Provides weekly orientation classes that provide an overview of the resources and programs available to job seekers at WorkSource. Provides access to community and technical college programs and financial resources for retraining. Matches businesses with qualified applicants to fill open positions. Employers may post job openings online. Other services for employers include help with workplace consultations, recruitment and layoffs and information on business, industry, and economic trends.
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Job Search/Placement
Business Assistance Centers
Public Access Computers/Tools
Adult Basic Education
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Job Banks
Typing Classes
State Unemployment Insurance Applications