At City Year’s partner schools, 25% or less of the student body is meeting Washington Assessment Student Learning (WASL) standards, and more than 75% of the student body is receiving free or reduced cost lunch. Sixteen percent of students report that they drop out of school because they were suspended too often.
In King County, only 33% of young people in foster care graduate from high school by the time they leave care at age 18, compared to 70% of young people graduating from high school in the state of Washington generally.
In addition, the Washington After-School Network reports that 65% of youth in Seattle are without adequate out-of-school time programs.
You can change the course of these children’s lives by joining City Year Seattle/King County. Research findings show that young people involved in volunteer service are 50% more likely to live healthy, drug-free lives. According to the Department of Social and Health Services, 45% of middle school youth in Seattle feel their community offers them opportunities for positive social involvement.
As a tutor and mentor, you will work in high-need neighborhoods, where you will become a powerful role model to youth and help create solutions for community problems.