Associated Recreation Council

Recreation: exempt purpose is to offer low-cost or free Recreation program delivery across the city of seattle. We continue to partner with the city of seattle spr to offer recreational and educational activities in twenty-six (26) community centers, sponsored multiple capital improvements projects in seattle parks & Recreation facilities, operated Recreation enhancement programs in nine elementary schools during 2023. Arc continues to develop enhanced scholarship funding opportunities, so the inability to pay ceases to be a barrier to healthier lifestyles and learning opportunities.

The preschool program became a stand-alone program on 1/1/17. There are thirteen preschool programs across the system where two of those programs have become licensed programs through spp (seattle preschool program), and three of the programs became pathways programs through deel (department of education and early learning) during 2023. Spp offers free preschool as a school readiness program for families who have economic barriers to enrolling.

Childcare: low cost out of school care, preschool, and summer day camp. Among other accomplishments, arc continues to raise the standard for our preschool programs with a creative curriculum; in the same vein, we continue to incorporate the higher standards of sapqa (school age program quality assessment) initiative in our school-age care programs.