ACAP has been located at 1102 J Street SE in Auburn, for 26 years as part of the Auburn Community Campus at Les Gove Park.

We have been notified we must move our buildings off city property by September 1, 2008 because the city plans to develop this piece of land, building a new community center.

We are grateful for the support we have had from the city in the past and appreciate their promise to help us relocate.

We now need your help to achieve this - the help of a community that cares deeply about its children. 

STEP 1 – A Glorious Success!

Auburn’s First United Methodist Church stepped forward with open arms and declared they want us to move our buildings onto their vacant lot, adjacent to their church. The lot is the size of 3 city lots and will accommodate our 3 buildings. In addition, there is a “half” lot grassed area behind the pastor’s home next door that we will be allowed to use as a big new playground.

The Auburn First United Methodist Church is one of our founding churches. We are infinitely grateful for their continued support and shepherding of our agency. The church is located at:

The First United Methodist Church
100 N St. SE
Auburn, WA 98002

It is a quiet residential neighborhood with a private school across the street. Please stop by and tell them thank you for caring about kids!

Remaining Challenges to address:

• In the next couple weeks we will sign a contract with the church.
  
• We will be seeking experienced, knowledgeable professional volunteers in the church and community to help us plan and implement move – taking the buildings apart, site preparations, the actual moving of the structures and reinstalling them on the site, including building new decks.
  
• We will need volunteers to help us take apart our playgrounds and move the equipment to the new location to install it.
  
• We will need volunteers to help us transplant our rhododendrons and flowers to the new site and “beautify” the landscape for the kids.
  
• We will rewrite grants to Boeing and Washington Commerce, Trade and
• Economic Development for funds to move.
  
• We will initiate a community-wide fund raising effort.
  
• It is our goal to find an interim location for our children so that we can continue to provide uninterrupted childcare services for our parents that must work.
  
• We will initiate another volunteer gathering effort that will include people to help us pack up our buildings contents, move them into storage or interim classrooms, and then transfer them and unpack into our buildings when they are ready for occupancy.

In the meantime, ACAP remains open from 6:30 a. m. to 6:00 p.m. Our staff continues to make the nurturing and educating of our children the first and foremost priority. We are committed to continue our services to South King County’s children as we have provided for the past 38 years. ACAP provides quality, affordable childcare at DSHS subsidy reimbursement rates. We have no limits on the number of children with subsidies that we accept. We accept children expelled from other centers because of behavior difficulties because we believe every child deserves a good start in life.

OUR PROGRAM INCLUDES:

A special needs childcare program for children with special developmental or behavioral needs

A full-day Head Start program for children who qualify under the federal income guidelines.

Childcare for infants (4 weeks of age) through 7 years

Childcare for school-age parents

ACAP staff works to assure children develop positive self esteem

ACAP staff accepts each child’s unique developmental and cultural background.

ACAP staff works to teach children appreciation of cultural and family diversity

ACAP staff works to meet the individual needs, abilities, and interests of each child.

Lessons are designed for each child's cognitive, social, creative, physical and language development and health and nutritional needs.

Parent involvement is emphasized by making Parents/guardians, an integral part of the program,

ACAP staff works closely with other social services to help to make additional resources available to the children and their families. We can do nothing less. They are the future of us all.

Les Gove Park has great opportunities for kids