Achieving Community Transformation is a campus organization that initiates and supports an ongoing dialogue between students and organizations within the Greater Bothell to provide engaging service opportunities. Northshore School District’s Community Schools Program
Nick Kane, an ACT Service Lead, is partnered with Northshore School District’s Community Schools program, where volunteers can work
in mentoring, tutoring, and other engagement with middle school and high school students in an outside of the classroom. First service event is on Monday, October 21st serving with the afterschool program called “Chill & Spill” (http://artwithheart.org/books/chill-and-spill/) that combines creative writing and expressive art with therapies designed to help teens express suffering and strength. Northshore Senior Center
Heather is the ACT Service Leader working with the Northshore Senior Center. The Northshore Senior Center promotes well-being through programs, services, resources, and civic engagement. They offer many services for their clients, including special events (The Sweetheart Swing dance, St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon, and Pancake Breakfasts), caregiver support, transportation, health and wellness, nutrition, and social services. Depending on your interest you can become involved in almost anything at the center. First service event with the Northshore Senior Center is on Friday, October 25th for the Karaoke Bingo Event. Contact Heather if interested at [email protected]. Friends of North Creek Forest
Friends of North Creek Forest is a 64-acre conifer and mixed forest with rich bio-diversity that feeds into the Bothell wetlands and Lake Washington. The forest contains a wide variety of fish, wildlife, birds, and native plants that volunteers are continually maintaining and work towards improving the biological function of the forest. Through-out the year there will be many service engagement opportunities for education, stewardship, and conservation at the forest. Friends of North Creek Forest and UWB have been partnering for years and work together to contribute towards the student interest in conservation, education and community efforts. First service event with Friends of North Creek Forest is on Friday, October 25th from 11:00am-3:00pm. If interested in this event or future service days, please contact Jozlyn at [email protected].