The Service Board

“The 990 is reviewed by the board before it is signed by a board officer and filed on behalf of the organization.”

“Conflict of interest statements are distributed and signed by all board members annually. When conflicts are identified and disclosed the rest of the board votes to determine if preceding with the transaction or relationship is fair and reasonable.”

“The executive directors compensation is determined by the full board.”

“The executive directors compensation is determined by the full board. Other staff compensation is set by the executive director.”

“Governing documents are available upon request and another website via www.guidestar.org”

“Since 1995, tSBs mission has been to mentor teens to conquer personal and cultural challenges through outdoor adventure, environmental and social justice education, and public service. Our goal is to build community around strengthening youth capacity, amplifying youth voice and increasing access to opportunities for leadership and development.tSB provides an unique combination of programming that forms active, healthy young people with increased resilience, courage, and community support who can visualize and reach their goals. tSB provides high school youth with a safe space where their voices are heard, where they are valued and where they are given space to develop as leaders. We serve youth from marginalized communities (low-income, people of color, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQI) in the Seattle area and South King County. These communities and families face significant social barriers due to race or ethnic background, family income and resource level, social and educational support systems, and access to community physical and mental health resources. The grant funds we receive are applied to directly to costs of executing our programs, including program staff compensation, administration, logistics and supplies. Our Core Program (CP) will run from January-June, and the Summer Leadership Impact Program (SLIP) will run for 4 weeks during July-August. Each year, CP serves up to 40 Prophets (first year youth participants), 12 Peer Leaders (second year youth participants), 15 adult mentors, and 15 adult snowboard instructors.In the summer, SLIP participants will include 10-12 CP Prophets and 1-3 CP Peer Leaders to support in transitioning Prophets to the Peer Leader role. Youth will have the opportunity to continue developing as socially and environmentally-conscious, and impact-driven leaders. SLIP features a deep dive into social and environmental curriculum, intensive service learning projects and outdoor activities designed to build CP youth participants leadership skills. SLIP builds on CPs curriculum through anti-racist theory workshops designed to develop youths knowledge and provide context to facilitate undoing institutionalized oppression conversations. SLIP service learning projects provide the praxis for sustainable community action. From the trees to the seas, SLIP encourages youth to be active and appreciate the PNW through activities ranging from day-hikes to surfing lessons, and more.We know our youth emerge from their first years at tSB with a strong set of life skills and increased confidence that helps them succeed. In our 2017 Youth Program Quality (YPQ) assessment, we outperformed national averages by 60 - 80% in the following categories: Safe and Supportive Environment, levels of interaction and levels of engagement among participants.”