Leadership Launch

💚 IMPORTANT UPDATE:
2025 brought big changes to Leadership Launch. We celebrated as all four of our seniors graduated and headed to university. But with decreased enrollment and unprecedented fundraising challenges, our Board made the difficult decision to suspend operations.

Closing our doors was heartbreaking, but our priority has been ensuring our current students' needs are met and celebrating the incredible COMMUNITY we built together over the past decade.

To our founders— Rachel and Dan Kittle, every donor and sponsor, our board members, staff, volunteers, and most importantly our ALUMNI—YOU made Leadership Launch more than an organization. YOU made it chosen family. We are SO proud and grateful.

For those wanting to continue supporting young people furthest from opportunity, we've compiled organizations doing similar work: https://www.leadershiplaunch.org/partners

And if you can't give financially right now? Invest your time in a young person. Having a trusted adult and mentor is one of the greatest gifts you can give.

Thank you for everything. 💚

🎓 Graduate Spotlight 🎓

Celebrating Alexa Marcelo — a recent high school graduate who’s headed to Western Washington University to major in Special Education! 💜📚

Alexa is a leader with a heart for inclusion, a voice for those who need one, and a passion for creating change. Her compassion, strength, and drive have already made an impact — and this is only the beginning!

Whether in the classroom or the community, Alexa is ready to take on anything that comes her way. WWU is lucky to have her, and the future is brighter because of her! 💪✨

💜 CONGRATULATIONS KAMIAK SENIORS💜
We are so proud of you! What a great night of celebrating our Leadership Launch students, friends, and sibs. gave an inspiring speech that spoke to her values and character. 🫶

📣 Just 3 days away!
Join us this Saturday, June 7 | 1–4 PM at the Cascade Boys & Girls Club for Breaking Bias: Real Stories. Real Change. 💥

✨ Meet our keynotes! ✨

We’re thrilled to welcome our first speaker, Kevin Daniels — co-founder of Everett Pride 🌈 Kevin has been a powerful voice for LGBTQ+ advocacy in Snohomish County, helping build Everett Pride into a joyful, inclusive celebration now going into its third year.

He’ll be joined by the amazing Everett Pride team — bold, brilliant changemakers working to uplift community through visibility, storytelling, and action. 💖

Expect inspiring stories, interactive workshops and real conversations that spark change.

📍 7600 Cascade Dr, Everett, WA
🗓️ Saturday, June 7 | ⏰ 1–4 PM

Let’s break bias — together.

Shoutout to for making these beautiful screen printed T-shirts for our upcoming event! We spent half of our meeting making them into tie-dyed masterpieces! We can’t wait to show you how they turn out! Come see us on June 7th at the Cascade Boys and Girls Club for our community event, “Breaking Bias!”