FAE Tutoring Academy
Do your children need help with online learning?
Our tutors are bilingual college students and are here to help!
For: Low-income students grades K-12
Where: Sessions will take place online via Zoom
Cost: $10 per 50-minute session, additional students in the same family $5 per session.
(For families facing financial difficulties, contact us at 360-226-2228)
Goodwill Job Training Center & Education Centers
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“We offer FREE classes in a wide range of subjects, including English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Computers, High School Completion (GED, HS21+) and Work Readiness. We want to help you find the perfect class, so stop by our office to speak with us one-on-one. Please note you must register for classes before the session begins.”
Skagit JOB TRAINING & EDUCATION CENTER
242 East College Way
Mount Vernon, WA 98273 | (360) 848-6468
Hours: Monday- Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
Friday by appointment
Class Schedules: https://evergreengoodwill.org/job-training-and-education/training-center-locations/mount-vernon-job-training-and-education-center
Whatcom JOB TRAINING & EDUCATION CENTER
1115 E Sunset Dr.
Bellingham, WA 98226 | (360) 738-0483
Hours: Monday - Thursday 10 am to 4 pm,
Friday by appointment
Class schedules: https://seattlegoodwill.org/job-training-and-education/training-center-locations/bellingham-job-training-and-education-center
Johnson O’Malley Program (JOM)
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The Johnson O’Malley Program
The JOM program is for Lummi Nation students who would like help with tutoring, transportation, class fees, running start books, gas cards, or graduation costs.
Contact
2608 A Kwina Road
Bellingham WA 98226
Carlene Toby
JOM Director
Office: 360-380-6639
Mobile: 360-393-0701
Northwest Youth Services
We collaborate with at-risk, runaway and homeless youth to foster self-reliance.
NWYS offers employment, education, and housing support for those under 24 years of age
“We support youth in identifying their personal goals for the future and and building the skills necessary to reach their own sense of stability.”
Contact
1020 North State Street
Bellingham, WA. 98225
360-734-9862
Opportunity Council
The Opportunity Council offers services such as employment & money management counceling, emergency housing, energy assistance, home repair loans, food/nutrition assistance, and transportation assistance to those in Whatcom, Island, Skagit, Snohomish, and San Juan counties.
Whatcom Contact
1111 Cornwall Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 734-5121
San Juan County Contact
(800) 649-5121
Island County Contact
231 SE Barrington Dr. Suite 100
P.O. Box 922
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
(360) 679-6577
STEM Tutoring
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“At STEM Tutoring, we focus on two aspects of learning: mastery of specific math/science content and refinement of generalized study skills. The balance between these two aspects of learning results in skills that can be applied to the specific subject at hand and to the broader educational experience as well.”
Contact
Cindy Palmer
360-588-6760
Supplemental Education Transition Planning (SETuP) Program
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“The purpose of the SETuP Program is to assist foster youth in successfully making the transition from high school to postsecondary enrollment, career, or service.”
“Students looking for more information about SETuP and other resources for foster youth are encouraged to visit our partners at independence.wa.gov.”
Our Local SETuP provider
Computers for people in need (C4PIN)
Closing the digital divide one computer at a time.
Goodwill Connect
Goodwill Connect – Online and on your way
Your Digital Navigator is standing by to help you (PDF flyer found here):
• Get personal help using a computer or digital device
• Find affordable and quality internet service
• Get tech support for your devices
• Find a computer or device
• Build your computer skills
Call to connect. We welcome many languages.
Free help is just a quick phone call away. 844-GWCONNECT (844-492-6663) Your Digital Resource Hotline
“Goodwill Connect is a statewide collaboration of all the independent Goodwills in Washington to increase digital equity to individuals furthest from opportunity by offering free digital skills training, devices, and broadband connectivity, in partnership with the Washington State Broadband Office.”
treehouse For Kids
Driver’s Assistance
Our goal is to financially assist youth in Foster Care, including in-home trial return, Extended Foster Care, Tribal Jurisdiction or Indian Child Welfare programs by eliminating barriers from obtaining a driver’s license or auto insurance coverage.
Treehouse Driver’s Assistance Program will provide funding for the following:
Washington state ID
Instructional/learner’s permit
Driver’s education & testing
Driver’s license
Auto insurance
Link to the Driver's Assistance page: https://www.treehouseforkids.org/our-services/drivers-assistance/
Upward Bound program
(Ferndale, Nooksack, & Mount Baker school districts only)
The Upward Bound Program support students ages 13-19 in pursuing and completing post-secondary education, not limited to WCC.
“Whatcom Community College’s Upward Bound program is a federal TRIO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and is designed to encourage, and support 60 students in Whatcom County to complete high school, and prepare them to enter, and complete a postsecondary education program. The program serves students at Ferndale, Nooksack, and Mount Baker high schools.”
TRIO Upward Bound Program
Foundation Building 101D
upwardbound@whatcom.edu
p: 360.383.3134 | f: 360.383.3201
https://www.whatcom.edu/student-services/funding-support-programs/upward-bound
YMCA’s Youth Institute Program
Whatcom Family YMCA's Youth Institute Program connects youth to academic, social and emotional supports, offering the opportunity to explore and succeed in their education and career paths. This free program builds technology skills such as graphic design skills, film making skills, presentation skills, digital music skills, internet research skills and relates those to academic achievements for high school students across the county. Youth Institute aims to provide youth with the support and resources they need to become future leaders in their communities.