Agency Details:

SOCK - Save Our County's Kids

SOCK helps kids believe in themselves, and helps our community believe in them. We accomplish this through our programs involving mentoring, education, community involvement, media arts, employment, nutrition, recreation, and helping youth in crisis.

Description:
SOCK offers free opportunities through our YES - Youth Empowerment Strategies program. Currently we offer:

SOCK Community Technology Center - open Monday through Thursday, 9am-5:30pm. It offers free access to the Internet, instruction in basic computer use, job search skills, resume writing, GED preparedness, and access to online education.

Friday Nights at SOCK - relaxed yet structured, and feature different youth-oriented activities, including local bands, skateboarding, and big-screen video displays from the Technology Center. These popular events are well known for free food, and the safe and caring adult supervision. They are offered as funding allows.

History:
SOCK was founded in 1997 in response to the tragic murder of one of our local teenagers. Since it's founding SOCK has served over 6000 young people in it's youth center with mentoring, recreation, after school and summer programs, job readiness skills and more.
In December 2001 we received a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant to open our community technology lab.

Contact people:

Sue Sheldon, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Bob Bottman, Director, Community Outreach, (phone), (email) Andrea Love, Program Manager, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (360) 432-0815
Office fax number: (360) 427-0636

Address:

PO Box 1013 601 W Franklin St Shelton, WA 98584

Web Site: http://www.sock.org

Directions:

Take Highway 101 north. Take the 2nd Shelton exit, turn right. Follow Railroad Ave into town. Take a left at 7th, drive 1 block. Take a right on Franklin, drive 1/2 block. We are located on the right in the Transit Community Center (the old Armory) across the street from Safeway.

Last updated on February 12, 2010