The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the long-awaited Family First Community Center was on Friday, June 15 in Renton.
A partnership of former Seattle Seahawk Doug Baldwin’s Family First Community Center Foundation, the City of Renton, the Renton School District and Healthpoint, the center will provide recreation, education, wellness services and health clinics.
“When I first came here in 2011, the community accepted me as one of their own. I got to know a group of teens that did homework at a restaurant called Mama’s Teriyaki, and that’s when my initial vision for the Family First Community Center started,” Baldwin said. “Growing up in Florida, my local community center added so much to my childhood, and there wasn’t a resource like that here.”
Some of the programs that are offered at center are after-school programs, youth and adult sports and cooking and nutrition classes, along with a health clinic that deals with medical, dental and behavioral health.
A large crowd gathered at the new community center, which included Congressman Adam Smith, D-Bellevue; State Rep. Steve Bergquist, D-Renton; King County Councilman Dave Upthegrove, Renton Mayor Armondo Pavone and the Renton City Council. The crowd was also entertained by the Seahawks mascot, Blitz, the Seahawks Dancers and the Seahawks’ Blue Thunder drumline.
The Family First Community Center, 16200 116th Ave. SE, which is in the Benson Hill/Cascade neighborhood of Renton, officially opens to the public on Monday, June 26.
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