Youth in Focus

📣 Last Call to Get Your Tickets for Through the Lens! 📣 The Gala is OFFICIALLY only 1 week away! Don’t miss out on this unforgettable evening filled with creativity, inspiration, and community spirit. Get your tickets today and help us celebrate the vibrant legacy of youth photography! Ticket sales end on Sunday night. Link for tickets: https://lnkd.in/gzFCJCNg

Click through to see 30 years of youth photography! We’re officially 2 weeks away from Through the Lens! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of a memorable event that honors our rich history and looks forward to the future. Buy tickets today! https://lnkd.in/gzFCJCNg 📸

We can’t believe it’s almost time for Through the Lens! To get y’all excited for a night of fabulous art and community, here is a teaser of some things you can expect during the auction! More auction items to get you excited: 🍷 Wine Tastings! 🏅 Tickets to Kraken, Mariners, and Storm games! 🏨 Stay-cations at local hotels and inns! 🍰 Sweet treats from Deep Sea Sugar & Salt, Raised Doughnuts & Cakes, Homer, and more! Get your tickets today! 📣 https://lnkd.in/gzFCJCNg

Join us on October 18th for our yearly gala, Through the Lens: 30 Years of Impact! For 30 years, Youth in Focus has served Seattle-area teens in the following ways: 📸 Providing free Access to quality programs, state-of-the-art photography gear, digital and darkroom labs, editing software, bus passes, and snacks. 📸 Fostering Creativity, exploration, and inspiration through photography programs designed to cultivate social and emotional learning, growth mindset, and curiosity. We are transforming our collective future - one picture at a time. 📸 Building a Community with youth where they feel supported, valued, and seen, where youth find a sense of belonging and one that is richer for the contributions youth make. Get your tickets today! https://lnkd.in/gzFCJCNg 🎉

New internship opportunity at YiF! We are excited to share our new social media internship opportunity with you! We are looking for someone excited and passionate about storytelling through social media as a form of connecting with the local community. The internship runs from October 2024 - June 2025. This is a paid opportunity! Please share this with your creative friends and community! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gZk8pQAw 

Join us on Friday, October 18th, for a night of celebration, looking back, looking forward, and ensuring a bright future for our youth. Together, let’s gather as community, dine, and make a lasting impact on the lives of our youth. 🍲: Savor delectable flavors from @thatbrowngirlcooks 🖼️: Bid on an impressive selection of student artwork 📸: Have a photoshoot at our student-run photobooth 🎟️: Participate in our Golden Ticket raffle And more! Get your ticket today! 📸 https://lnkd.in/gzFCJCNg

🌟 Save the date for the event of the season! 🌟 Join us on October 18th for a glamorous gala you won’t want to miss. ✨ Celebrate 30 years of providing access, fostering creativity, and building community! The evening promises entertainment, photography, and making a difference. Buy your ticket today - this is an event you’ll want to be a part of! 📸 https://lnkd.in/gzFCJCNg

We ONLY have $1,000 left to raise for the match, and we have a stretch goal of an additional $5,000 to sustain our programming. Your gift could support: $25 – snacks for a week of programming $50 – SD memory cards for a digital class $100 – one box of darkroom paper $250 – ink to print youth artwork in our digital class $500 – one youth stipend for one session of our Creative Career Cohort $1,000 – two full-day or four ½-day summer camp scholarships Thank you for being part of our community of support. We appreciate you for Giving BIG! https://lnkd.in/gBNfpe_U

Introducing Mirabelle and Wynne 📣 hear what they have to say about their experience at Youth in Focus! By Giving BIG you help support: 📸 Keeping our programs free of charge to teens! 📸 Providing cameras and equipment to loan to youth – so they can fully participate without having to worry about gear 📸 Supplying paper, ink, and chemicals to print hundreds of youth photos 📸 Endless snacks for our teens, so they can learn without being hungry 📸 Subsidizing partner program fees, so we can work with more students out in the community and meet them where they are physically and emotionally 📸 Creating a learning community that provides skill-building activities that evoke curiosity, courage, and personal agency. Give BIG today! https://lnkd.in/gBNfpe_U