The Youth Tutoring Program's mission is to tutor, guide and inspire at-risk youth living in public housing to achieve academic success. Our vision is that all students will be empowered to succeed academically and will possess the skills they need to realize their potential and achieve their hopes and dreams.

Description:
The Youth Tutoring Program provides evening tutoring to children living in Seattle's low-income public housing communities. Our tutoring centers are located within those communities, making them safe and convenient for the children we serve.

Our School-Year Tutoring Program serves 1st-12th grade students and focuses on homework assistance, and on developing math and language arts skills.

We operate five tutoring centers located throughout Seattle. Our centers are staffed by teachers and are open weeknights.

We need hundreds of patient, caring and reliable volunteers to help kids achieve!

For more information or to volunteer, please call (206) 328-5659 or go to www.ytpseattle.org. JOIN US!

History:
The Youth Tutoring Program was founded in 1991, through a partnership between the Seattle Housing Authority and Catholic Community Services. In 1991, the Seattle Housing Authority applied for funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to develop a drug elimination service for families living in public housing communities. The families living in public housing identified an after-school educational program as a service that would benefit their communities. Terry DiJoseph wrote the original proposal for Catholic Community Services to administer the program for SHA, and she remains the Program Director today. YTP is a non-religious program.

Contact person: Erica Ellis, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: 206-324-4835

Address:

100-23rd Ave. South Seattle, WA 98144 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.ytpseattle.org

Directions:

The Youth Tutoring Program main office is located in Seattle's Central District, at the intersection of 23rd Avenue South and Yesler Way. The tutoring centers are located in south, central, west and north Seattle.

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes