2009 GRANT AWARDS MARK $1 MILLION GIVEN TO SUPPORT WASHINGTON FAMILIES BY CHILDREN'S TRUST FOUNDATION
Children's Trust Foundation awarded $206,000 in grants supporting programs that prevent child abuse and neglect across Washington. With awards funding critical elements of each prevention program, these grants bridge the gap created by more than $1.4 million of cuts to state prevention agencies during this year's budget crisis.
From 1997 to 2009, Children's Trust Foundation has granted more than $1 million to 50 Family Support Centers located in 15 Counties around Washington State (see chart below).
“Job losses and economic pressures have put pressures on all parents and families this year,” said Tracy Sarich, Executive Director of Children’s Trust Foundation. “Programs supported by Children’s Trust Foundation provide real community support and information now, when families need it most.”
All grant recipients offer parenting programs focused on time-tested, research-based methods that help parents learn how to successfully raise healthy kids despite the economic challenges and other stressors that most often lead to child abuse and neglect. Programs like Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families, Love and Logic, and Community Cafes all model positive parenting. They show parents how to bond with their children and create opportunities for parents to form lasting support systems among the members of their own communities.
2009 Children's Trust Foundation grants will serve more than 2,400 families, more than 3,200 parents and children, in over 25 programs across 12 counties. These families include military families, families with special-needs children, and families whose first languages include Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Russian, Ukranian, and Vietnamese, among others.
“Family Support Centers work with communities in ways that respect their language, culture, religion, and personal history. Programs that incorporate this value give parents the opportunity to change their lives and the lives of their family in meaningful and long lasting ways,” said Winnie Corral, Program Manager for Familias Unidas and a Children’s Trust Foundation board member.
Congratulations to all!
2009 GRANT RECIPIENTS
CLALLAM COUNTY
First Step Family Support Center - $12,500
Contact: Ms. Nita Lynn
Email: fstep@olypen.com
Phone: 360.457.8355
Address: 325 E 6th St, Port Angeles, WA
COWLITZ COUNTY
Parents' Place - $7,000
Contact: Ms. Judy Bailey
Email: jbaileypplace@qwestoffice.net
Phone: 360.414.9212
Address: 928 23rd Ave, Longview, WA
ISLAND COUNTY
South Whidbey Family Resource Center - $9,000
Contact: Ms. Gail LaVassar
Email: glavassar@sw.wednet.edu
Phone: 360.221.6808
Address: P.O. Box 346, Langley, WA
KING COUNTY
Angle Lake Family Resource Center - $10,000
Contact: Ms. Claudia Dickinson
Email: cdickinson@lcsnw.org
Phone: 206.816.3241
Address: 4040 S 188th St, SeaTac, WA
*Click here to read about what makes Angle Lake's grant unique.
Cascade People's Center - $11,500
Contact: Ms. Stephanie Green
Email: sgreen@lcsnw.org
Phone: 206.587.0320
Address: 309 Pontius Ave N, Seattle, WA
Encompass - $6,500
Contact: Mr. Gregory Malcolm
Email: Gregory.malcolm@encompassnw.org
Phone: 425.888.2777
Address: 1407 Boalch Ave NW, North Bend, WA
New Holly Family Center - $9,000
Contact: Ms. Edith C. Elion
Email: ascinfo@atlanticstreet.org
Phone: 206.723.4073
Address: 7050 32nd Ave S, Seattle, WA
North Seattle Family Center
& Auburn Family Resource Center - $11,000
Contact: Ms. Ann Fuller
Email: annf@chs-wa.org
Phone: 206.364.7930
Address: 3200 NE 125th St, Seattle, WA
RAYS West Hill Family Support Center - $9,000
Contact: Mr. Richard Brooks
Email: richardb@rays.org
Phone: 206.772.2050
Address: 12704 76th Ave S, Seattle, WA
International Family Center, Seattle - $13,000
Contact: Mr. Alaric Bien
Email: alaricb@cisc-seattle.org
Phone: 206.624.5633
Address: 611 S Lane St, Seattle, WA
KITSAP COUNTY
The Parenting Place - $10,000
Contact: Ms. Connie Mueller
Email: cmueller@kcr.org
Phone: 360.473.2134
Address: 1201 Park Ave, Bremerton, WA
PIERCE COUNTY
Catholic Community Services, Tahoma Family Center - $9,000
Contact: Mr. Denny Hunthausen
Email: dennyh@ccsww.org
Phone: 253.383.3697
Address: 1323 South Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA
White River Family Center & Puyallup Family Center - $9,000
Contact: Ms. Sandy Ellingboe
Email: sandy.ellingboe@goodsamhealth.org
Phone: 253.697.8417
Address: 606 E Main St, Suite B, Puyallup, WA
Bethel Family Center - $7,000
Contact: Ms. Patricia Bunnell
Email: pbunnell@bethelsd.org
Phone: 253.683.6854
Address: 18020 B Street E, Spanaway, WA
San Juan County
Lopez Island Family Resource Center - $6,500
Contact: Ms. Celia Marquis
Email: lifrc@rockisland.com
Phone: 360.468.4117
Address: P.O. Box 732, Lopez Island, WA
SPOKANE COUNTY
Childbirth and Parenting Alone Program (CAPA) - $10,000
Contact: Ms. Libby Hein
Email: lhein@ccspokane.org
Phone: 509.325.7667
Address: 820 Summit Blvd, #100, Spokane, WA
SNOHOMISH COUNTY
Darrington Family Support and Resource Center - $11,000
Contact: Ms. Wyonne Perrault
Email: wperrault@deaconesschildren.org
Phone: 360.436.0308
Address: 1085 Darrington St./P.O. Box 1103, Darrington, WA
Family Support Center of South Snohomish County;
Lake Stevens Family Center; & Familias Unidas - $9,000
Contact: Ms. Winnie Corral
Email: wcorral@lcsnw.org
Phone: 425.513.2880
- Or -
Contact Mr. Tim Gahm
Email: tgahm@lcsnw.org
Phone: 425.670.8984
THURSTON COUNTY
Family Support Center of South Sound - $9,000
Contact: Ms. Schelli Slaughter
Email: executivedirector@familysupportctr.org
Phone: 360.754.9257
Address: 108 State St, Olympia, WA
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY
St. James Family Center - $10,000
Contact: Ms. Beth Hansen
Email: bhansen@stjamesfamilycenter.org
Phone: 360.795.8612
Address: 1134 Columbia St, Cathlamet, WA
WHATCOM COUNTY
Brigid Collins Family Support Center - $7,000
Contact: Mr. Byron G. Manering
Email: bmanering@brigidcollins.org
Phone: 360.734.4616
Address: 1213 N Garden St #200, Bellingham, WA
CHILDREN'S TRUST FOUNDATION - GRANT HISTORY
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