Resource Category: SOWA Annual Reports

In 2025, School’s Out Washington furthered our commitment to supporting the youth development field by integrating youth voice into our advocacy efforts, investing in workforce development, convening providers across the state, and distributing millions of dollars in funding to organizations serving BIPOC, low-income, and refugee youth. Read our full 2025 Annual Report to learn more about the impact of our work.

We had a year of holding ground and growing strong in 2024. We deepened our roots, strengthened relationships with providers and programs across the state, and increased our impact through trainings, convenings, coaching, grants, and more.

Read our 2024 Annual Report to learn more about SOWA, our successes, and the work of organizations we collaborate with to create access and opportunity for young people through expanded learning.

2023 was a pivotal year for us as we finalized our strategic plan, highlighting our three-year focus and ambition. This annual report is a testament to the collective efforts and achievements of our team as we advocated for and supported out-of-school time for young people in Washington.

2022 was a critical year for
supporting youth programs as they continued to navigate pandemic
challenges while returning to a new normal. As providers stretched to
support the mental, physical, and social health and wellbeing of
Washington’s children and young people, SOWA was there with
responsive coaching and training, grant funding, and advocacy.

At SOWA and in programs across the state, our path and purpose are becoming clearer. Systems and structures to support this powerful but still-emerging and underinvested-in sector are taking shape. Through shared vision and purpose, connection, community, and persistence, we are creating equitable pathways for thriving youth across this beautiful state.

In a year like no other, we saw how youth workers and organizations came together and reimagined what it meant to support children, youth, and families. In this annual report, we captured some of those incredible stories.