Jefferson Community Center in Beacon Hill is one of eight facilities now providing relief for Seattle working families stretched thin during the teacher strike.
Typically, the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department only provides after-school care, but now Seattle Public Schools children between the ages of five and 12 can show up at 9 a.m.
“I’m grateful for resources like this for families that don’t have the flexibility that we have,” said Conrad. “This is through the city, the district isn’t coordinating any of this.” Hillman City parent Lindsey Werkhoven says over the last four days, her kids have had too much screentime.
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