Yesler Learning Center
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Computers & Technology
- Education & Literacy
- Immigrants & Refugees
Location
825 Yesler WaySeattle, WA 98104 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The Yesler Learning Center provides residents of Yesler Terrace Garden and the surrounding community with a nurturing, safe, culturally sensitive environment where they are offered practical knowledge and skills in the use of electronic technology and the English language -- tools for life-long learning and personal and community empowerment.
Description
The Yesler Learning Center was founded in September of 2000, under the auspices of the Seattle Community Technology Alliance (SCTA), a collaborative effort of the Seattle Public Library, Seattleâ??s Department of Information Technology, The Seattle Housing Authority, Seattle department of parks and recreation and several other community organizations and corporate partners. It is located in the Yesler Terrace Garden public housing project in a neighborhood with a high population of recent immigrants and refugees from Africa.