http://www.rainiervalleypost.com Proudly serving Southeast Seattle since 2007 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/treehouse-helping-to-keep-foster-kids-warm-this-winter-with-new-pajamas/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/treehouse-helping-to-keep-foster-kids-warm-this-winter-with-new-pajamas/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:00:40 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46341 MT. BAKER – Bedtime is pajama time and for most families, this is special, even sacred.  There’s a routine involved and maybe a story or two.  ALL kids – including foster kids – should be able to share in this pajama ritual. Well, one Rainier Valley organization and its supporters are seeing to that. Earlier [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/treehouse-helping-to-keep-foster-kids-warm-this-winter-with-new-pajamas/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-summer-camp-alert-graham-hill-to-offer/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-summer-camp-alert-graham-hill-to-offer/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:00:24 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=38170 Head Of The Class Summer Camp is your cure for the summer slump! Camp runs July 18th – 22nd and July 25th- 29th, 9 am to 4 pm at Graham Hill Elementary (5149 S. Graham St.). Join us for one week or both. Available for all students K-5th grade according to Fall 2011 enrollment status. [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-summer-camp-alert-graham-hill-to-offer/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/people-in-your-nhood-never-too-late-for-an-old-dog-to-teach-new-tricks/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/people-in-your-nhood-never-too-late-for-an-old-dog-to-teach-new-tricks/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:46:47 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=34112 By Gestin Suttle Jim LaFran does not subscribe to the adage that you can’t teach old dogs new tricks. At age 84, he should know. He’s an accomplished artist who is using his skills to teach seniors how to paint at Providence ElderPlace on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., where he goes for healthcare [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/people-in-your-nhood-never-too-late-for-an-old-dog-to-teach-new-tricks/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-toddler-classes-available-at-van-asselt-community-center-on-beacon-hill/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-toddler-classes-available-at-van-asselt-community-center-on-beacon-hill/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:55:27 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=33911 Van Asselt Community Center, located at 2820 S. Myrtle St. adjacent to the New Holly community, has some new offerings for some of our youngest visitors and their parents. To register for any of these classes, please call the center directly at 206-386-1921, or register online (click on SPARC icon). Parent/ Toddler Movement Class (18 [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-toddler-classes-available-at-van-asselt-community-center-on-beacon-hill/feed/ 2 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-charity-helps-a-single-mom-figure-out-how-to-make-things-work/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-charity-helps-a-single-mom-figure-out-how-to-make-things-work/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:00:34 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=32774 Seattle Times (RVP news partner): She tried to keep it together, but just couldn’t. When the father of her kids went to prison in 2008, Elizabeth Anderson (right) overnight became a single mom. She was alone with a young son and twins not yet 2 years old. She made ends meet waiting tables at a [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-charity-helps-a-single-mom-figure-out-how-to-make-things-work/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/invisible-families-hillman-city-organization-helps-at-risk-dads-get-back-on-their-feet/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/invisible-families-hillman-city-organization-helps-at-risk-dads-get-back-on-their-feet/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:03:53 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=26488 By Laura Kesl (in partnership with The Seattle Times) Marvin and Jeanett Charles founded Divine Alternative for Dads (D.A.D.S.) in the living room of their Rainier Valley home in 1998, with the vision that stronger fathers create healthier communities. “I believe these fathers need someone to walk alongside them,” said Marvin at a recent fundraising [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/invisible-families-hillman-city-organization-helps-at-risk-dads-get-back-on-their-feet/feed/ 2 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/have-you-hugged-your-rvp-lately-10/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/have-you-hugged-your-rvp-lately-10/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=21345 Has your RVP brought you something fun, important, helpful, interesting, beautiful, informative or imperative recently? If so, won’t you please take a moment to show us how much you appreciate our hard VOLUNTEER work on behalf of the Rainier Valley community and drop us a tip? No amount is too small. Every little bit helps. [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/have-you-hugged-your-rvp-lately-10/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/have-you-hugged-your-rvp-lately-9/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/have-you-hugged-your-rvp-lately-9/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:00:30 +0000 admin http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=20396 Has your RVP brought you something fun, important, helpful, interesting, beautiful, informative or imperative recently? If so, won’t you please take a moment to show us how much you appreciate our hard VOLUNTEER work on behalf of the Rainier Valley community and drop us a tip? No amount is too small. Every little bit helps. [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/have-you-hugged-your-rvp-lately-9/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/have-you-hugged-your-rvp-lately-8/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/have-you-hugged-your-rvp-lately-8/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:06:13 +0000 admin http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=20193 Has your RVP brought you something fun, important, helpful, interesting, beautiful, informative or imperative recently? If so, won’t you please take a moment to show us how much you appreciate our hard volunteer work on behalf of the Rainier Valley community and drop us a tip? No amount is too small. Every little bit helps. 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