Seattle, WA – Community for Youth announces the appointment of two new members of its Board of Directors. Joining the Board of Directors are Roger Lorenze and Michael Koger. Roger Lorenze has been a real estate broker in Seattle for the last 6 years. Roger assists his clients with leasing and sales of both office …
Meet the Family Group – Hyun Choi
Hyun's Family Group I feel that the Family Group component of CfY offers a deeper layer of relationships that can form within the community. It gives us as mentors an opportunity to get to know other students and mentors better. I think what makes CFY unique are the different layers of relationships that you build. …
Meet Our Community with Alexus
Alexus at LAUNCH I got involved with CfY through my friend Kaga, who has been doing CfY for 2 years now. He told me about how much fun it is and all the connections you end up making. Before CFY, I would have never interacted with a majority of the people from my school. Now …
Meet the Family Group – Tim Clark
Tim's family group at Pike Place Market I feel that the family group component of CfY creates the opportunity to make personal, deeper connections with a subset of the learning community. It is one of my favorite components of CfY. It is a great time to build, define, and model healthy relationships and conversations. My …
Meet our Community with Joyce Chase
Joyce, right, and her mentee, Paddee My CfY experience has allowed me to meet Seattle’s youth and learn about their challenges and interests. I love having fun with young people and building lasting relationships with them. I have a lot of favorite memories of being involved with CfY. I love seeing the self-confidence of several …
Meet the Family Group – Polina Carlson
Polina's Family Group, Avengers Assemble! The family group component demonstrates and builds the commitment to the CfY community. It is through the relationships that are often developed in the family group, that the community grows closer and bonds between students and mentors are fostered. Our family group really enjoys activities where we can all participate …
Meet Our Community with Kaga
I got involved with CfY because my sister had started it first and after her experience, she loved it and signed me up for it. My experiences with CfY have let me accept who I am and build a lot in my confidence. Being comfortable with complete strangers is a challenge for me, and that is …
Alumni Spotlight: Sara Murphy
One thing that stands out from my five years in CfY is a BBQ I had at my house with my Family Group. The students were so open with my kids. I especially remember one boy who immediately started playing catch with my son who was only about 3 at the time. The student ended …
Current Match Spotlight: Rachel and Pearl
Pearl, left, and Rachel Even though Pearl and I have been matched for a relatively short amount of time, it’s been wonderful to hear and understand the perspective of someone who is just getting their footing in the adult world. She brings a fresh energy that has helped me put things in perspective. Something …
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Meet the Family Group – Kaitlin Sytsma
Kaitlin's (center) Family Group Meet the Family Group! This new feature focuses on one of the most unique aspects of the CfY Program. In addition to the 1:1 student/mentor match, there are 5-7 pairs of matches in each Family Group. This week, Kaitlin, a Family Group Lead in our Emerald Learning Community, shares her views …