Organization: SEATTLE MILK FUND INC
Mission: CONNECTING FAMILIES TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT BUILD FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CREATE GENERATIONAL CHANGE.
Activities: SINCE 1907, SEATTLE MILK FUND, NOW GOODWIN CONNECTIONS, CONNECTS FAMILIES TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT BUILD FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CREATE GENERATIONAL CHANGE. IN 2019-20, SEATTLE MILK FUND SUPPORTED 634 FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH ITS FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM. BY MAKING CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL MORE AFFORDABLE AND CONSISTENT FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, IT EMPOWERS PARENTS TO ATTEND COLLEGE FULL-TIME, DO WELL IN SCHOOL, GRADUATE IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND EMBARK ON A CAREER THAT PAYS A LIVING WAGE. WHEN PARENTS ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM THEY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR MORE AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE OR PRESCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN FROM THE FIRST DAY THEY ENTER THE PROGRAM THROUGH GRADUATION DAY. ALL FAMILY MEMBERS RECEIVE YEAR-ROUND BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT. OUR STUDENTS ARE DETERMINED AND HARDWORKING.
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR STUDENT PARENTS' 95% QUARTER COMPLETION RATE AND 3.6 QUARTERLY GPA. OUR STUDENTS GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. UPON GRADUATION, THEY EXPECT TO INCREASE THEIR EARNING POWER BY MORE THAN 300%. 70% OF OUR GRADUATES EARN STEM DEGREES. THEY BECOME OUR COMMUNITY'S NEXT NURSES, TEACHERS, ACCOUNTANTS, SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND TECH WORKERS. OUR PROGRAM AND ITS TWO GENERATIONAL APPROACH TO LIFTING FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY IS A SOLUTION TO OUR REGION'S RISING LIVING COSTS AND URGENT NEED FOR A SKILLED AND EDUCATED WORKFORCE. WE ARE TRULY CHANGING LIVES FOR THIS GENERATION AND THE NEXT.
IN 2019-20, WE SUPPORTED 51 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS US WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES THAT SUPPORT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO HELP EMPOWER PARENTS TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE COURSES AND PROVIDES THEIR CHILDREN WITH A QUALITY EARLY-LEARNING OPPORTUNITY.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition