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Part of the Urban League’s mission is to partnership with community and businesses striving to help people, particularly to help African Americans become self-sufficient.
Thanks to a new partnership between the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and the Rainier Beach High School football team, student athletes are provided with nutritious meals, as well as tutorial academic help — for those needing it.
It all started with a little gossip. Last year, James Kelly, president of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, heard stories about high school football coaches giving money out of their own pockets to student players who were hungry. Some of these students are living at or below poverty level. Read more.
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- Rainier Beach High School Counselor Indicted on Drug Charges (12/11/09)
- SPS Community Blog Raising Money to Buy Textbooks for Rainier Beach High (11/13/09)
Who to know, where to eat & what to do in one of America’s most diverse zip codes!
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How many other kids at RB have the same hunger issues? Sounds like this is the tip of the iceberg and at the very least a contributing factor to academic struggles and thus to graduation rates and future life outcomes.
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