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TOGETHER! IS ON A MISSION TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE.

CLUB HOUSE ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL:IN 2021-2022 PERIOD TOGETHER! OPERATED A BEFORE, AFTER SCHOOL & SUMMER PROGRAM WE CALL CLUB HOUSE. CLUB HOUSE OPERATED IN 2 TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS & TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR LOW-INCOME AND HIGH-NEED YOUTH AND FAMILIES. AT THE BEFORE & AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, CHILDREN RECEIVE TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP, AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND CULTURAL WELLBEING AS WELL AS COGNITIVE AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH SKILLED AND TRUSTED MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS. YOUTH LEARN NEW SKILLS; DEMONSTRATE AN INCREASE IN POSITIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS; EXPERIENCE GREATER ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN SCHOOL; AND LEARN SKILLS, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS TO BE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT.FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 AUGUST 31, 2022, TOGETHER!'S CLUB HOUSE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 200 YOUTH AND ADULTS, OFFERING THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING THROUGH EXAMINING SHARED SCHOOL-LEVEL DATA, PARTICIPANT SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS, PARENT AND TEACHER SURVEYS, PARTICIPANT COUNTS, AND OTHER DATA. IN ADDITION, OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS USE THE EVIDENCE-BASED YOUTH PROGRAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT AS A FRAMEWORK OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. THESE PROGRAMS LOOK AT BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA AND REGISTER MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN MATH, READING, SCIENCE, WRITING, SPELLING, SOCIAL SKILLS AND MORE.

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TUMWATER, OLYMPIA, & NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICTS:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT, OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TOGETHER! IMPLEMENTED A COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE USING THE EVIDENCED BASED NATIONAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING POVERTY, DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS, TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE AND CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP, IMPROVING GRADUATION RATES. THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE PROMOTES HEALTH EQUITY FOR LIMITED-RESOURCED CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES IN SELECT TUMWATER, OLYMPIA, AND NORTH THURSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT, CONNECTION TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUPPORTS, AND SYSTEMS CHANGE WORK. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MANAGERS PLACED IN SCHOOLS TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS, RUN COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS, AND CONNECT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, THE INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTS LARGE SCHOOL/COMMUNITY WIDE EVENTS TO PROVIDE SERVICE, RESOURCES AND/OR EDUCATE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BARRIERS AND ISSUES YOUTH AND FAMILIES FACE. THE PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 750 STUDENTS & FAMILIES WITH DIRECT CASE MANAGEMENT OR SERVICE IN 2021-2022. THE INITIATIVE ALSO SERVED HUNDREDS MORE THROUGH EVENTS AND OUTREACH. HOST HOMESIN THE 2021-2022 FISCAL PERIOD, TOGETHER! ALSO OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE HOST AND STUDENT APPLICATION ASPECTS OF OUR NEW HOST HOMES PROGRAM, A COMMUNITY-BASED, SHORT-TERM HOUSING RESPONSE TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF UNACCOMPANIED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH THURSTON AND TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TOGETHER! BEGAN THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF HOST HOMES, OFFICIALLY OPENING THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO UNACCOMPANIED STUDENTS (NOT IN THE CARE OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN) STUDENTS AND PROSPECTIVE HOSTS EARLY IN 2022. THE GOAL OF HOST HOMES IS TO HOUSE 30 TO 40 UNACCOMPANIED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AGES 13 - 21. HOST HOMES IS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AND INNOVATIVE NATIONAL MODEL TO ADDRESS HOUSING NEEDS AMONG HOUSELESS AND AT-RISK YOUTH. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFE, SHORT-TERM HOUSING FOR UNACCOMPANIED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY BY PAIRING COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING WITH YOUTH-DRIVEN CASE MANAGEMENT AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS. THE GOAL IS TO INTERVENE BEFORE YOUTH EXPERIENCE CHRONIC HOUSELESSNESS, AND TO HELP STUDENTS PURSUE EDUCATIONAL GOALS, DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN LIFE SKILLS, AND TRANSITION TO STABLE INDEPENDENT HOUSING. TOGETHER! HOST HOMES PROGRAM IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THURSTON COUNTY, AND IS.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT:TO HELP PROVIDE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES, TOGETHER! PROVIDES FISCAL SERVICES FOR THE RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECT. THE RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECT EXPANDS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INTO RURAL AREAS FOR LOW-INCOME, ELDERLY AND/OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES. IT ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS. TOGETHER! ALSO COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOLS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, TRIBAL NATIONS, FAITH-BASED PARTNERS, AND A RANGE OF COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE, REDUCE AND ELIMINATE EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH DISPARITIES, CHANGE SYSTEMS, AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH. FUNDING FOR THESE EFFORTS COMES FROM FEDERAL, STATE, PRIVATE AND TRIBAL SOURCES.