
On May 9th, over 600 children and families from Jumpstart’s preschool partners across Seattle joined together for a fun afternoon of games, educational activities, and viewing animals and the Woodland Park Zoo! See below for pictures from the event.

On May 9th, over 600 children and families from Jumpstart’s preschool partners across Seattle joined together for a fun afternoon of games, educational activities, and viewing animals and the Woodland Park Zoo! See below for pictures from the event.

Winners have been announced! View the Winners Jumpstart Seattle at the University of Washington and at Seattle University is hosting a raffle to raise funds for our Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo has generously donated free admittance vouchers for our partner preschools to participate in a day of learning and fun. … [Continue Reading]

Jumpstart would like to thank our Raffle Sponsors for their generous donations to our raffle and in supporting the Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo. The drawing was held on Friday, April 26 at 3:15pm. Winners and ticket numbers are listed below, and all winners will be notified via email or phone by 4/29. Grand… [Continue Reading]
Jumpstart is starting Story Time! This February 11th Jumpstart will hold our first Story time at the Douglass-Truth Library in Capitol Hill. This event welcomes preschool age children to come and listen to a large group reading followed by a fun activity. Community members are encouraged to help make this event a success by volunteering to… [Continue Reading]

For MLK Jr Day of Service this year, Jumpstart is inviting the community members to give back to one of our Head Start preschools in Seattle. Home to six of our Jumpstart teams, we are more than excited to have this opportunity to help the Cecilia Williams Bryant Center start the new year with a… [Continue Reading]

Jumpstart is proud to announce our second Holiday Donation Drive! The holidays can be tough for kids in foster care, many of whom face the season without parents, relatives or siblings. That’s why Jumpstart is hosting a Holiday Donation Drive for foster kids. Our donation drive will help Treehouse give new toys and warm winter clothes… [Continue Reading]

On October 4th, 2012, millions of adults and children read Ladybug Girl & the Bug Squad, by David Soman and Jacky Davis, as part of Jumpstart’s national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood education and to support its mission to work towards the day that every child in America enters school… [Continue Reading]
May 16, 2013 at 11:45 pm Thank you again to everyone who helped to make Spring Celebration a huge success, and especially to Gloria Johnston who spoke about how Jumpstart changed her life while she was a undergraduate student here at the University of Washington. Gloria, you spoke so kindly about us! Please read up about Gloria's Jumpstart experience on our website if you missed her at Spring Celebration! http://depts.washington.edu/jstart/gloria-johnston/
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I got involved with Jumpstart as a sophomore in 2004. I was hired as a Team leader and worked at Denise Louie Education Center in the International District and Beacon Hill for 3 years. As an undergrad, Jumpstart gave me a community to belong to. You couldn’t miss those bright blue shirts all over c...
May 16, 2013 at 5:37 pm End the year on an artistic note? Participate in EXPD's 3rd art show and have your art displayed on our walls for 6 months! Check out the guidelines here: http://depts.washington.edu/jstart/?p=747
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Do you have a mentor? Mentors come in all forms. Teachers, friends or perhaps your Team Leader has inspired you. All mentors are special and push you to succeed and do your best. We want to honor these mentors in our next art show in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity’s third art ins...
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