Our mission is to provide opportunities for youth to develop strong moral character, self worth, interpersonal competence and a commitment to caring for others and their community through activities of a social, educational and recreational nature based on Christian principles and values.

Description:
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) runs programs in Athletics, Environmental Education and Summer Camping. CYO also facilitates some awards and programs for Catholic Scouting. The athletics program runs in both King and Pierce County ~ 15,000 athletes (9,000 different youth, mostly in 4-8th grade) participated in soccer, cross country, basketball, volleyball, baseball and track. The Environmental Education program is run primarily at Camp Hamilton in the spring for Catholic and public schools for ~ 1,000 participants. The Summer Camping program runs at Camp Gallagher, Camp Hamilton, Camp Don Bosco and an expedition program that takes place off site with 2,500+ campers participating in a variety of activities based on the sites that they attend.

History:
CYO has been providing these programs in Western Washington for over 50 years.

Contact people:

Tauno Latvala, Program Manager, (phone), (email) Dave Wellings, Program Manager, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (206) 903-4627

Address:

710 9th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 This location is handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.seattlearch.org/BuildingCommunity/CatholicYouthOrganization/

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes