My Nonprofit Reviews

I teach at a very small "Alternative" high school -- a place for the round pegs of the world that the system tries to place into square holes. The Secondary Academy for Success provides a safe place for kids to be themselves, while providing them high quality instruction and the support so many desperately need. A huge part of our success is the ability to get our kids up and out of their desks and into the real world. "No Desks Allowed", the grant Northshore Schools Foundation (NSF) funded, allows us to take kids to amazing places around the Puget Sound. It's fine to learn about volcanoes in the class or by watching videos, but if you want learning to come alive, go visit Mt. St. Helens! That's just the start. We visit the lower Duwamish River, Museum of History & Industry, Mt. Rainier, Skagit River, Nisqually Delta, and many more.

Northshore Schools Foundation was super easy to work with by providing excellent on-line help as well as one-to-one phone support during the application process. They even provide helpful workshops for prospective grant writers! NSF is a critical part of our incredible success saving kids from dropping out of school and I can't thank them enough. Two thumbs WAY up!!!