Past Events
Revisit the many exciting events and initiatives that fill Children's Trust Foundation's past.
Strengthening Families Washington Steering Committee
Children's Trust Foundation hosted the Council for Children & Families’ meeting for Strengthening Families Washington in Seattle on April 23, 2009 and became a part of the national conversation about effective child abuse and neglect prevention programs. At this meeting, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) presented its Protective Factor framework to a diverse group of leaders. 
Children's Trust Foundation Celebrates 25 Years
Children’s Trust Foundation kicked off its 25th birthday doing what it does best—supporting families and the programs that help them prevent child abuse and neglect. 
Supporting Latino Families
In 2009, nearly 50% of our grants supported programs for Latino families. Now, we are working to support Latino families in even greater numbers with partnerships with Latino business leaders and Spanish-speaking parenting classes. For 25 years, Children's Trust Foundation has been dedicated to culturally-sensitive programs. If you would like to support programs that serve Latino families across Washington, contact us.
All For Fall Gourmet Taste-oFF
Pacific Place Mall united chefs from Gordon Biersch, Il Fornaio, Mexico, Pike Place Chowder, and Thai Ginger to compete in a friendly cook-off featuring Children's Trust Foundation on September 17, 2009. Thanks to the kids of Darrington Family Support and Resource Center for volunteering as assistant chefs during this All For Fall Gourmet Taste-Off and all who attended! Check out the fun in our event photo album.
Courage Classic Rides Again
The Courage Classic Bicycle Tour united over 700 cyclists to pedal for the kids on August 1-3, 2009 and August 7-9, 2010. Riders braved the 174-mile ride through Snoqualmie, Blewett, and Stevens Pass to benefit MultiCare's Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Children's Trust Foundation's abuse prevention programs.
2009 Forum on Family Support
Children’s Trust Foundation held our Annual Forum on Family Support on June 18, 2009, where nearly 50 Family Support Centers were represented to share and learn from each other’s best practices. These family support professionals collaborated to define common outcomes for centers in Washington State. View the results of this exercise. 
Annual Award 2009 Celebration
June 18 marked the commencement of our 25th year of service to Washington State and provided the perfect opportunity to celebrate the legacy laid by our founders and the current champions for our cause.
Mom's Night out
On May 27, 2009, more than 50 women joined us at our Mom's Night Out with author Emma Gilbey Keller and Jenny Pell at Opal Bistro in Seattle. Together we raised more than $1,600 for Children's Trust Foundation. Thanks also to our many sponsors and partners for supporting this event!
Thank you, Foodista.com & the International Food Blogger's Conference!
On May 15-17, 2009, Children's Trust Foundation participated in Foodista.com's International Food Blogger's Conference in Seattle, where nearly 100 food bloggers from around the country met, mingled, munched, and graciously gave a percentage of their ticket sales to Children's Trust Foundation. We are extremely grateful for the warm welcome from the bloggers and their interest in our mission to prevent child abuse and neglect.
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Flying High For Kids
April 1989 marked the first of many Children’s Trust Foundation Flying High for Kids auctions. Co-chaired by Sibby DeForest, one of our treasured Past Presidents, and Rochelle Youngren, a current board member, the event brought together local celebrities, personalities, and community leaders to both model and bid on generously donated items. “It was a lot of work,” recalls Rochelle Youngren, “but exciting!” The work was worth the effort—netting $27,000 in its first year and growing each year after. In 1990, the audience included Governor Booth and Mayor Norman B. Rice, and the auction continued as one of the longest-standing fundraising initiatives in Children’s Trust Foundation’s history. This event was followed by other auctions sponsored by the University of Washington’s Kappa Delta sorority, whose efforts provided vital support to our grants program. Today, the Children’s Trust Foundation board is planning new opportunities to support Washington families. Contact us if you would like to help.
Little Bebop's Playgroup
In 2005, the Family Support Center of South Snohomish County launched the Little Bebop’s Playgroup with a Children’s Trust Foundation grant in order to serve the multiethnic, low-income families living at Lynnwood’s Whispering Pines apartment complex. From the beginning, Little Bebop’s reached out to Islamic families, providing a free playgroup for children and a sewing and fellowship circle for mothers. This was not just any sewing circle, though—the program provided information to strengthen their families and help them become better parents, connected them to resources, and created a warm, welcoming environment for Muslim mothers to sew hijabs, traditional Islamic garbs, which were otherwise difficult to find in Snohomish County. This innovative, culturally-sensitive program is only one example of the ways in which Children’s Trust Foundation grants meet families where they live, provide safe settings to connect and learn about how to strengthen their families, and promote the protective factors that national research has shown to reduce child abuse and neglect.