Who We Are

For almost 30 years, the Service Board (tSB), a youth-led organization, has worked to develop and implement culturally relevant programming for high
school-aged youth and young adults from historically marginalized communities.
tSB bridges some of the many access and opportunity gaps faced by BIPOC and low-income communities by providing community enrichment with peers and mentors, engagement with community service, and low- and no-cost opportunities for play and outdoor recreation centered around snowboarding.

Why We Are Here

Our Mission

As a youth-led organization, the Service Board (tSB) builds community around the power of youth.

Our Vision

A world where every young person is committed to advocating for a just and sustainable future.

Our Programs

The ultimate goal of our programming in 2024 was to support the liberation, long-term resilience and health of BIPoC youth and young adults facing barriers to personal wellness, skill building and opportunity in King County through civic engagement workshops, leadership development, and free or low cost access to nature and outdoor sports facilitated through a social justice lens.

 

Community Ride Nights (CRN)

 

PEER LEADER PROGRAM (PL)

 

CORE PROGRAM (CP)

 

SLIP LEADERSHIP IMPACT PROGRAM (SLIP)

 

Summer Snowboarding Scholarship

Our Community

Our community thrives using a two-way mentorship model, where every community member is a mentor to their peers. 

For almost 30 years, tSB has provided a supportive space where youth and adults can share the power to create an everlasting community of collective strength and resiliency.  

In 2024, more than 50 volunteers from the community came together to execute our programs, run our events, guide our strategic objectives, and shape the experience and growth of youth leaders in our programs. 

”I feel very lucky to have been welcomed into tSB, a warm, caring, and fun community. Here are my highlights: Laughing with a prophet as she recounts all the silly phrases and noises millennials make. Listening to lift chairs full of tSB folks cheer for those snowboarding on the slopes below. Watching a youth link their first turns with a huge grin, getting to know all the kind mentors and SI’s with interesting and diverse histories.

Lindsey2024 On-Mountain Safety Volunteer

Our Community

Our community thrives using a two-way mentorship model, where every community member is a mentor to their peers. 

For almost 30 years, tSB has provided a supportive space where youth and adults can share the power to create an everlasting community of collective strength and resiliency.  

In 2024, more than 50 volunteers from the community came together to execute our programs, run our events, guide our strategic objectives, and shape the experience and growth of youth leaders in our programs. 

“I feel very lucky to have been welcomed into tSB, a warm, caring, and fun community. Here are my highlights: Laughing with a prophet as she recounts all the silly phrases and noises millennials make. Listening to lift chairs full of tSB folks cheer for those snowboarding on the slopes below. Watching a youth link their first turns with a huge grin, getting to know all the kind mentors and SI’s with interesting and diverse histories.”

Lindsey2024 On-Mountain Safety Volunteer

Our community came in on theme and ready to GLOW at our 29th annual Soiree!

 
 
 
 
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Financial

In 2024, we successfully executed six fundraising events and campaigns, raising more than $170k to support tSB activities. 

Your support makes a big difference! Support from individuals in our community made up almost a third of our total fundraising in 2024!

Community Partners

The tSB community extends far beyond our doors. As a community-based organization, we put a strong emphasis on supporting and working with other local community organizations. Our community partners help us run our programs, promote our mission, and make it possible to access the outdoors.
See our full community partner list.

Donors

Thanks to our generous donors, we were able to raise over $500,000 and secure additional multi-year funding to support our long-term strategic objectives. See our full list of donors here.

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