Christian Rivas always thought of himself as a night owl.
His day would start in the late afternoon when he would get ready to go out and sell drugs, returning home around 2 a.m.
Seattle-area nonprofit matches kids with mentors
PUYALLUP — Precious Gathuru skipped through the rows of raucous video arcade games, her long braids swishing metronomically across her back.
KENT — The preschool room at Springbrook Elementary was controlled chaos.
Twenty middle school students stayed after school on a recent Tuesday for the promise of video games and Jolly Ranchers. Through an unconventional program run by the nonprofit Atlantic Street Center, they were also learning how to regulate their emotions.
Kaleidoscope Play and Learn group in Auburn, created by immigrants from the Marshall Islands and nonprofit Childhaven, met Wednesday for the first time since a holiday break.
You could see the stress in students’ eyes, just above their face masks. As the COVID-19 delta variant — the nation’s deadliest — swept through Kirkland in the fall of 2021, Janay Gonzalez struggled to concentrate on algebra.
Valerie Brown had recently moved into a King County Housing Authority unit with her young children when she heard a knock on the door of her new home. An active community member was there to tell her about Kent Youth and Family Services.
The training to become a foster parent is extensive, with classes and home visits covering months. Still, nothing quite prepares for that moment when the state drops a child at your house.
BELLEVUE — Maddy Brockert was 16 and a sophomore at Sammamish High School when her father showed up unexpectedly, pulled her out of class and delivered devastating news.
For Dorothy Schedvin, Christmas is synonymous with a donation to The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need.