Kids in Transition - McKinney Vento

Foster Care Information

Andrea Wyatt
Director of Title I, LAP, McKinney-Vento & Foster Care

For Appointment Information:

Deanna Bashour
District McKinney-Vento & Foster Care Liaison
(360) 965-0049
Call or Text (360) 913-1183

Rosemary Peterson
McKinney-Vento Graduation Success Liaison
(360) 965-0046

Larisa Koenig
McKinney-Vento Mentor Coordinator
(360) 965-0047

Kate Moore
Title I, LAP District Specialist360-965-0052

This Facility is by Appointment Only

The Connections Center is where foster youth, unaccompanied students experiencing homelessness, and families in transition can have a soft, supportive, and safe place to land to get the information and resources they need to make their lives better. 

In order to qualify for these services, your situation must be defined under the McKinney-Vento Act as experiencing some form of homelessness or be a foster youth. Click HERE for McKinney-Vento information.

We have space to meet and connect you with resources, a laundry facility, a shower, hygiene kits, a food pantry, and a clothing closet. 

SPRING CLEAN CLOTHING DRIVE EVENT 

Marysville School District’s Connections Center is hosting a clothing drive in partnership with SJH Clothing Bank

• When: April 14 from 7:00 am - 4:00 pm*

• Where: Drop off will be at 4220 80th Street NE Marysville
  (Follow the directional signs to the Connections Center Portable) 

• What: New or gently used school appropriate clothing & new or barely worn shoes for kids of all sizes K-12th grade & Adults

PLEASE - No used socks, underwear, undergarments, accessories, purses, or toys

• Why: This clothing drive will help replenish our Connections Center Clothing Closet used to support our families and students who are in need. We refer our families to SJH for needs we cannot meet, so this benefits the whole community!

SJH Clothing Bank, a local organization, is open to everyone in the community who has clothing needs. Their address and phone number are below.

1925 4th Street. Marysville 98270 / (360) 651-8246

*(If you cannot make this date but want to donate, please call Deanna Bashour at 360-965-0131)

• The Connections Center (McKinney-Vento Trust) was a recipient of a $2,500 community service grant from the Marysville Rotary on January 26, 2022.

• News Release: Marysville School District Connections Center opens to serve unaccompanied youth and families in transition

• A new haven of help for homeless students in Marysville - story and photo courtesy Herald.net, October 18, 2020

We are accepting donations by appointment only on Fridays. Please: No Drop Offs.
(Depending on our schedules, we can make exceptions if Friday doesn't work for you).

• Gently used or new children/youth clothing for grades K-12  
  (Only new socks and underwear please)

• Gently used or new warm coats (all sizes)

• New shoes (all sizes)

• Non-perishable food items

• Can openers

• Laundry soap

• Fabric softener 

• Hygiene products

If you have items not on this list, please call us to see if we have a need.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED TO OUR PROGRAM!!