Do you know a teen who wants job readiness and leadership skills? Applications to our YES program are available! Say “yes’” to YES! https://parkways.seattle.gov//wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2016/12/Yes-document.pdf The 2017 Winter/Spring Youth Engaged in Service (YES) program is a job readiness and leadership development program that provides youth with a broad range of service and… [ Keep reading ]
South Park Community Center will be closed from December 26 through January 2 so that the gym floor can be resurfaced. The community center will re-open on Tuesday, January 3. South Park Community Center is located at 8319 8th Ave. S in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. For a list of… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is offering family swim lessons for beginning-level youth swim instruction for children ages 4 to 10. Lessons are held in shallow water and provide a great way for youth to learn to swim in a safe, fun and relaxed atmosphere. A parent or guardian must be in the… [ Keep reading ]
Teens from the Meadowbrook Teen Center and Lake City Community Center recently attended the seventh annual Black and Brown Summit at Highline College. The summit works to empower and motivate young men of color to excel in academics and to accept nothing less than excellence from themselves. During the summit,… [ Keep reading ]
Join us Thursday, Dec. 15 at 2:00 p.m. On Thursday, December 15, Mayor Murray will award major projects at the Amy Yee Tennis Center and Kubota Garden. The funding is from the Seattle Park District’s Major Projects Challenge Fund, an initiative which leverages Park District funding with community-raised matching funds…. [ Keep reading ]
Your Seattle Parks and Recreation Concrete/Playground Crew consists of a dedicated group who manage multiple tasks on a wide variety of job assignments. The installation, maintenance, and repair of park sidewalks, pathways, fencing, play area features, and signs are just a small sampling of the work that they perform. Last week,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and the Associated Recreation Council are proud to announce free Renewable Energy STEM Workshops in partnership with Verizon Foundation. During the 2017 winter quarter, Rainier Community Center and Rainier Beach Community Center RecTech labs will each host two 12-week workshops for middle school students. Workshop participants… [ Keep reading ]
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1 p.m. Update: Our credit card payment system has been restored. We appreciate your patience! Original message below Due to recent network updates, Seattle Parks and Recreation is currently unable to process credit card payments. Thank you for your patience as our IT team works toward a solution. Courses remain… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking proposals for consultants to provide volunteer coordination and leadership for the Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) program in 2017, with the possibility of an extension for 2018. The Green Seattle Partnership was formed in 2004 with a memorandum of understanding between the City of… [ Keep reading ]
