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How Nikkita Is Touching Lives

As a freshman at Seattle Pacific University, new Colleague Nikkita Oliver became a volunteer tutor at the Mekong Center in Seattle's Rainier Valley. By her senior year, while maintaining a 3.87 GPA, Nikkita had moved into the Rainier Valley neighborhood. "Aside from the roaches, limited parking and unreliable plumbing, there is... the painful reality of the day-to-day struggles of families in our community." Yet, she says, "Being in service I have learned what it means to love and be loved... I have been so blessed to live next door to four of the most beautiful little girls, two of whom participate in the Mekong Center. They know how to love. Love is when the seven year old looks at me and says, ‘Ms. Nikkita I want you to live next door forever because I need to always know where I can find you.'"

On campus, Nikkita worked as student Intercultural Director. From establishing a desk and phone in the student body office to securing a seat on administrative committees, she brought reconciliation to the forefront of campus dialogue and decisions. Now graduated, Nikkita directs Mekong Kids! and Youth Development, helping oversee after-school tutoring, day camps, high school leadership development, and the Urban Youth Leadership Academy.

Nikkita's Service Bio

As Director of Mekong Kids, a program of Urban Impact serving the Rainier Valley in Seattle, I partner with youth and families to uniquely equip them to lead the community with vision and hope.

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