Funhouse thanks United Way | Letters

Published 12:29 pm Tuesday, September 15, 2015

We would like to thank the United Way of San Juan County for generously supporting The Funhouse Commons’ Mentor Program this year. United Way’s contribution is enabling us to extend the number of hours our program director devotes to running the mentor program, helping us better serve current mentor matches as well as reach more youth in our community needing this critical support.

The Funhouse Mentor Program connects Orcas Island youth with caring non-parental adults, through one-on-one, group, and project-based matches to promote affirming peer and adult relationships and positive youth development, such as gains in self-efficacy, skill building, increased positive health behaviors, and greater achievement in school. Currently 148 island children and teens from 103 families are benefiting from Funhouse mentor matches.

Thank you, United Way, for your continued support of the Funhouse Commons’ Mentor Program and for your dedication to mentoring as a form of prevention and positive youth development for Orcas Island children. Please support United Way for all it does for The Funhouse Commons, our community, and San Juan County.

Krista Bouchey

Funhouse Commons Executive Director