About The Funhouse :

The Funhouse is the short name for The Funhouse Discovery Center of Orcas Island, Washington.

Founded by local activists in the Spring of 1999, The Funhouse is a not-for-profit community center that fosters fun and learning with dozens of hands-on kid-friendly science exhibits, a computer lab, complete audio and video production studios, a huge library of educational films and documentaries, facilities for classes and much, much more.

But the Funhouse is much more than that. It is a safety net for the youth of Orcas Island, and by extension their families.

The Funhouse provides extensive mentoring programs, after-school programs, drop-out prevention programs and support for teens.

The Funhouse is the only place on Orcas that provides these programs, and focuses on the well-being of kids 7-18.

In fact, since we opened the doors in 2000:

-Drug use among teens has decreased significantly
-Teen crime has dropped significantly
-Alcohol use has declined
-Tobacco use has declined
-Teen pregnancy/abortion has declined

All of these were problems on Orcas in the 1990s. Looking for a solution was what led to the creation of the Funhouse, and it works.