Program Mission
To motivate and support students of color and immigrant students to achieve higher educational and career goals.

History and Program Description

MAP Components

Educational Success

• Encourages students to strive for their best academically.

Career Exploration 

• Exposes youth to a variety of career choices and invites them to set and attain goals that will impact their future careers.

Community Relations 

• Supported by many community organizations and businesses, including local fire and police departments, The Boeing Company, University of Washington, and Snohomish County Superior Courts.

Parent Support and Involvement

• Strives to increase communication between parents, students and school districts
• Provides access to community and educational resources
• Encourages parents to become more involved

Scholarship Opportunities

• Provides scholarships to deserving youth each year.

Adult/Youth Mentors

• Introduces students to role models who help students make better decisions about higher education and rejecting destructive behaviors.
• Connects minority/immigrant students in the community to working professionals, businesses, tutors and mentors.

Need and measurable outcomes

• From 1990 to 2008, the minority population in Snohomish County grew from 8% to over 20%.
• Students of color and immigrant students are less likely to make an immediate transition from high school to college.
• Of students who are in MAP for 2+ years, 87% graduate from high school.
• From our 2008 Assets survey: 91% of MAP students stated that "being in the MAP program makes me want to try harder in school."
• From our Academic Measurement Tool in Marysville and Everett school districts: math grades improved or stayed the same for 75% of MAP students.