Summer Late Nights for Tacoma High School and Middle School Students
Volunteers for Summer Late Nights (l to r) Stan Emert, Milgard School of Business; Korey Strozier, Tacoma School Board; Kristina Walker, Deputy Mayor, City of Tacoma; Ryan Mello, Pierce County Council; Laurie Jinkins, Tacoma Pierce County Health Department and Washington State Legislature; Hunter George, Metro Parks; Mike Griffus, Pierce Transit; Safe Streets Representative.

Tacoma Nights - Chance for Change

July 7, 2023
Volunteers from UW Tacoma, community resources and non-profits took to the streets and doorbelled Wednesday, July 5th to invite middle and high school youth to Tacoma Public Schools, Summer Late Nights.

Thanks to a program of Tacoma Public Schools and Metro Parks, middle schoolers and high schoolers will have safe, fun places to be from 5-10 PM. Schools, community centers and non-profits opening their doors to keep teens safe and engaged. Middle and high schoolers can get dinner every night and participate in open gym, art and music activities, and hang out with friends.  

In order to popularize the program, Tacoma Deputy Mayor Kristina Walker and Pierce County Councilmember Ryan Mello led a group of volunteers who doorbelled in local neighborhoods. “It was fun,” said Stan Emert, Milgard School of Business. “The people of Salishan welcomed us with smiles and thanks for the Late Nights program.” 

For more information and to register visit: https://www.tacomalearns.org/latenights?emci=f61cb6dd-0f11-ee11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=35753ee4-dc11-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&ceid=9470530 

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