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The Service Board?

December 4th, 2007 at 11:56am Deen Freelon Permalink

Do we have these guys on our radar yet as partners? One of the kids in Amber’s class told us about TSB yesterday, and they seem like ideal partners for us. Have a look . . .

In 1994, a young snowboarder named Jay Bateman
was killed in a tragic, drug-related murder. Community members saw this
tragic event as a call to action: no longer could we sit by while kids
grew up absorbing only the messages of consumption and competition. A
group of local activists decided to create a program where young people
could come together to laugh, dream, think, and explore the true
meaning of community: The Service Board was born.
Hard work paid off, and in January of 1995 we opened our doors to
high-school students from across Seattle. Since our inaugural class,
the number of teenage participants, adult mentors and small business
sponsors has grown each year. In fact, growing demand for tSB from
students, parents, and schools led us to launch a pilot program based
in the neighborhood of White Center in January 2005, serving an area
that is among the most culturally diverse in the region, with one of
the highest per capita populations of young people.

http://www.theserviceboard.org/index.html

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2 Comments Add your own

1. Toby Campbell | December 6th, 2007 at 11:57 am

Deen,

This is a great idea. Could you add them to the partnership sharepoint document Chris Tugwell is using? It’s called “SYC Content Contributors.” This seems like the best place to keep track of new potential partners - unless you have a better idea, Deen? It’s the document Chris T has been encouraging me to keep up to date so far.
2. Lance Bennett | December 9th, 2007 at 9:36 am

I agree, we should add this org to the partnership document, and annotate contact info and how the partnership can work.

Really an interesting looking partner.

Thanks Deen