RESOURCES GUIDE

Selected Local Organizations

Organizations we heard from today (in this order) 

• Alliance for Education – The Alliance for Education supports excellence in education by advancing educational justice and racial equity for students in Seattle Public Schools. 

• • 2022 Annual Report: https://www.alliance4ed.org/our-impact/#evidence 
  • Information & registration on our Upcoming Convening Seattle Community Luncheon on Oct. 12. All are welcome to RSVP and attend! https://www.alliance4ed.org/news-events/community-luncheon/ 

• Gates Foundation – Educator programs and Events 

• Prison Scholar Fund 

• • Immerse Yourself in Full-Stack Development, – Prison Scholar Fund program (website) 

• Black Education Strategy Roundtable  
• Seattle World School 
• Southeast Seattle Education Coalition 

• Seattle Public Schools – Kingmakers Program 

• • SPS’ Office of African American Male Achievement ‘Our Voice, Our Vision Community Engagement Report’: https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/aama/community-engagement-report/ 

Other local education-related organizations and resources:

• College Success Foundation 
• Community for Youth  

• Community Center for Education Results     
• Degrees of Change 
• Equity in Education Coalition 
• Hey Mentor 
• Junior Achievement of Washington  

• NW Education Access 
• Partnership for Learning  
• Post-Prison Education Program 
• Rainier Scholars  
• Rising Leaders Inc. 

• School’s Out Washington  
• Seattle Colleges 

• The Seattle Promise – Seattle Colleges 

• Summit Public Schools: Sierra 
• Suquamish Tribe  

• Team Read 
• Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction 
• Washington STEM 
• Washington Roundtable 

Volunteer and Civic Engagement Opportunities

Our region’s civic health depends on each one of us to get involved in civic life. Here are some ways you can support housing and homeless services and initiatives:  

• Donate: Give directly to a local nonprofit that works on basic health needs. (See organizations listed above) 
• Volunteer: See United Way of King County, Seattle Works and CrisisConnections for volunteer opportunities.  

• Advocate: Contact your legislators to support basic healthcare policies.  Check out Healthadvocate.org 
• Learn: Follow news and blogs about healthcare (see Artiles and news sources below).  Read more about the organizations we heard from today: Washington Global Health Alliance, the Seattle Children’s Media Page, Seattle Indian Health Board’s News and Resources, PATH’s Media page and Byrd Barr Place’s News and Events  

Articles and News sources

• Community College Enrollment on Downfall – The Seattle Times, April 2023
  Original Source – The Hechinger Report (No Paywall), April 2023 
• Legislature passes several bills to support higher education – Cascadia Daily News, April 2023 

• PNW Students join to protest gun violence – King 5, April 2023 
• Everyone should care about the public school closures – The Urbanist, Feb 2023 
• Bachelor’s Degrees get stymied by red tape – The Hechinger Report (No Paywall), January 2023 
• K]-12 Program Gates Foundation\Gates Foundation 75 Million to help WA Kids – The Seattle Times, Nov 2022 
• Gates Foundation commits 75 million to education – Geekwire, Nov 2022 
• Prison Scholar Fund fills the prison-to-employment pipeline with a new tech program | The Seattle Times – Seattle Times, Jan, 2022 
• Coding Boot Camp For The Formerly Incarcerated From Coding Dojo And PSF, Forbes Sept 2021 
• We accomplish so much more for our students when we work together, Lisa Chick, Seattle Times (opinion), July, 2021 
• Seattle Schools Equity Officer: COVID-19 ‘Has Really Forced Us’ To Live Out Our Values, Here and Now Program, NPR (Radio – 4:52), July 2020 

Civic Engagement Opportunities 

Our region’s civic health depends on each one of us to get involved in civic life. Here are six ways you can support homeless services and initiatives: 

Donate:

• Give directly to the speakers’ non-profits or other organizations that support youth education and development. 
• Donate your time to the local school PTA. 
• Donate books and resource materials to a teacher in need. 

Employ:

• Provide job training and cover educational costs for higher education for employees. 
• Offer paid internships to community college students. 

• Host a fundraising campaign to benefit local schools/students 
• Create a scholarship fund for adult students and non-traditional students. 

Advocate:

• Contact your legislators to support equitable education. Use the League of Women Voters “Find Your Elected Officials” 
• Change hiring expectations-reduce the work week to support parents and students. 

• Advocate for higher teacher and staff salaries.

Learn:

• Follow the latest news on education in the area. See Seattle Times – Education lab 
• Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter! 

Connect:

• Volunteer to mentor a student 
• Volunteer with the speakers’ organizations and/or see opportunities at Seattle Public Schools : United Way of King County : YWCA 
• Join a PTA, local school board or nonprofit board to address educational-related issues. 

• Seattle’s Commission website (See also the Seattle Women’s Commission) 

• WA State School Director’s Association for school board service 
• WA State Parent Teacher Association website 
• Seattle Works’ The Bridge Board Training can help prepare you for non-profit board service. 

• Check social media and Meetup Seattle to find organizations and groups that support youth education and empowerment