The Core Community Center

Core was developed to fulfill healthy living for young people's needs in The skagit county Community and surrounding areas. Over The past 6 years, Core served in five target areas which includes youth/schools, families, seniors, healthy living and our military service members. Core has built programs for youth k through college, families, basketball programs, youth volleyball, mental health promotion, breast cancer education and awareness. One area we have specifically targeted beginning in 2022 is The area of reaching out to and supporting The special needs Community and their families. We currently partner with and rent to basketball programs and trainings which host annually on average 3000+ kids grades k through 12, another 5000 and their families through basketball tournaments, and 1500 through basketball leagues throughout The year within four counties (skagit, snohomish, island, whatcom). We've hosted 363 kids this past summer and winter break with our camps. Another other area we plan to target is The "school to prison pipeline." Where school truancies lead our young people to juvenile detention, which leads to a life of incarceration.