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Service -leadership
Togetherness
Tukwila School District
has accrued over
S100,000 in unpaid
student lunch debt, as
families are unable to pay
for their children's lunch
The poverty rate in Tukwila is
21.2%, compared to the
12.2% across the state of
Washington. One out of
every 4.7 residents of
Tukwila lives in poverty.
The total minority enrollment at Foster
Senior High School is 87%, and 71% of
students are economically disadvantaged.
In the academic year
2016-2017, 374 students
enrolled in the Tukwila School
District were struggling with
food and housing insecurity.
Math and Reading proficiency rate
are at -20%, significantly lower than
the 40% state average
Helping to reduce gaps in
education eliminates the
multitude of barriers our
children must overcome to
change their world and ours.
Scholarships
Internship Programs
Financial Literacy
Programs
Creating stronger community
buy -in will promote stronger
Summer programs
Civic Engagement
Cultural Events
Addressing essential, basic
needs immediately relieves
stress, and enables our youth
to focus on their education
Homelessness
Food
Transportation
Clothing Bank
Mental Illness
• Funding for three (3) Foster students to attend Exeter ($1,050)
• Literacy Kits (S500)
• Emergency Funds for three (3) elementary schools + Tukwila
Police S Fire ( 5,500)
• Read-A-Thon ooks ($500)
Establishment of CARE (Clothes Are Really Expensive) Nights and
financial support the clothing storage facility
Fiscal sponsor of the Spirit of Giving, and Shop VVith a Cop
ulldog Dream Scholarship was awarded to to (2) Foster seniors
($2,000) who best exemplified what it meant to be a Bulldog -
overcoming adversity, excelling academically + extracurricular, and
aspiring to give back to the community.
"The scholarship means a lot to me, it means I can actually buy some of
the resources I need because my mom can't afford a lot of it and it is
really helpful. Going to college, I think I now have a good amount of
resources to succeed." - Diyhani, Class of 2019
"This scholarships means a lot to me, not just to me, but my family as
well, We have always struggled financially and so having the knowledge
that my parents won't have to pay anything provides a big relief to us." -
Alma, Class of 2019
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beard
Flip Herndon
Board Member
Sarah Vallieu
Co -Treasurer
Darren Hawkins
Board M:e ibom
Mary Fertakis Hernan Ramirez
Co den cuder Co -Vice President
Brittany Yocum
Co -President
Allan Ekberg
Board Member
Ubah Warsame
Co -Vice President
Kate Kruller
Board Memoer
Mikhail Jackson
Co -Treasurer
Jeffrey Yocum
Co -Secretary
Nicole Mpouli
Co -Secretory
Riley Haggard
Fundraising Committee
Cynthia Delostrinos
Fundraisino Committee
Thomas Xu
Board Mernb,or