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Situated in Seattle's Rainier Valley, Seattle Urban Academy is a safe, alternative, Christian, educational community where at-risk high school students develop academic, social, and spiritual maturity to graduate to higher education and sustained employment.

At SUA we have a vision: our alumni will be active contributors to their community, living out the hope and love that comes from transformed lives.

Our approach is to provide an affirming environment, low student-to-staff ratios and individualized curriculum. SUA?s committed educators serve as mentors, advocates and life coaches. Over time, as Principal Sharon Okamoto notes, ?Relationships of trust grow, students discover they are loved, and they learn the value of honesty and accountability.? Then, by working closely with youth agencies, businesses, law enforcement, civic groups and public and private officials, we?re able to provide the highest possible levels of opportunity to our students.

Having experienced academic failure in previous schools, students need a high level of individual attention, guidance and accountability. We concentrate that help in four areas for each student:

Love - develop trusting relationships
Build - involve appropriate social services
Learn - re-focus on academic achievement
Serve - graduate with clearly outlined goals

Every student, family member, staff member, volunteer, donor, partner and advocate that has ever been a part of Seattle Urban Academy will ?always be part of the SUA family? (David Hodge, SUA student, 2002)!

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

For the Children's Sake Foundation exists to serve orphaned, vulnerable and disadvantaged and marginalized children attending poor Christian schools in sub-Saharan Africa through means of our teacher training program.

We train African Christian teachers already working with these children to demonstrate the love of God through the use of effective teaching techniques, Godly classroom discipline, and Christian worldview integration with academics.

In addition to teacher training, the Foundation works with Christian school directors on important aspects of administration and teacher relations, and occasionally provides assistance to Christian schools serving disadvantaged populations with Seed Grants, with Nutrition Grants, with clothing, and with curricular materials.

The Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss is committed to providing hard-of-hearing and deaf infants and children around the world with the technological and educational resources they need to develop essential language and communication skills, thereby empowering them to achieve their fullest potential as independent, contributing members of society. The Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss is 501c(3) nonprofit charitable organization.