Teen Late Nite: City Scavenger Hunt!

Last Friday night an epic battle of the sexes transpired in which the boys competed against the girls in a city wide scavenger hunt. Each team was given a lengthy list of places, poses, and outrageous acts to compltete. After dancing with strangers, singing to strangers, doing a human pyramid, and getting a penny smashed by a train the boys team was defeated convincingly by the ladies team. For the teens it was an opportunity to have fun, get out of the shelters, and to see parts of the city they normally wouldn't.




This picture shows the boys with a homeless man who they gave a a bag of food to.




This picture shows the kids touching a fountain in the Stadium district of Tacoma.

Mt. Rainier Snowshoeing

To go where no urban teen has gone before, into the depths of the Mt.
Rainier national forest. With only snowshoes strapped on, some warm clothes, and a water we took teens out of the city and into the snow! Despite being a little cold, wet, and nervous they had tons of fun and began to realize that anything is possible!

NW Trek Adventures

There were Elk, Deer, Goats, & Yaks roaming around everywhere you went. Bears, Beavers, Bees, and Bison also captivated our attention as we strolled through Northwest Trek with 20 Tacoma Rescue Mission youth. The kids were amazed at all they saw and no doubt it was one of the more memorable experiences of their lifetimes. Thank you to NW Trek for letting us come and experience "The Wild"

Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

The Picha family farm let us come to their pumpkin patch, corn maze, and each kid got to pick out their own pumpkin to keep. We had a great time with other youth from the area on an unusually sunny day for October!!!

Afterschool at Tyler Square!

Here youth are constructing marshmallow houses with just toothpicks and marshmallows. This was a great analogy to life because the home with the most support and best cornerstone can hold the most amount of weight. The winner's house ended up holding 4 of our weights.

More young gardeners

SLAM 2008 begins...

Students Living A Mission has begun...here is a blurb of what the youth take part in!! We are excited for this years group! Stay tuned for upcoming stories :)