30 Years of Turning Hope Into Action
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
30 Years of Turning Hope into Action NW Children’s Fund is turning 30! In fact, NWCF has provided grants to expand at key junctures in their own more than 300 agencies in Western growth. Says Mimi Siegel, Executive The dictionary defines a “generation” in Washington since its inception in 1985. Director of Kindering: human terms as 30 years. So NW Some of our 1,250+ grants have helped Children’s Fund is amazed and proud to fledgling organizations to get off the Kindering received its first NWCF grant be able to say that literally a generation ground, others have provided much- 20 years ago. … [A]s our Eastside of children, adolescents and their needed funding to expand programs and community has evolved, we have families have been touched by the services, and yet others have ensured recognized the increasing needs of programs that we have funded. These that effective established programs infants and children at risk of neglect or children and their families have grown continue to offer life-changing services abuse. NWCF has been right alongside up safer, healthier and more resilient, to children in need. Kindering and our families, enabling us thanks to the unflagging (and often to pilot several highly effective projects under-recognized) work of the When asked, NW Children’s Fund grant to address feeding issues, parent organizations we support. recipients often say that they wouldn’t education, and foster care… Each and be able to deliver critical services to every success began with a start-up their clients without our support. NWCF grant from NWCF. That’s quite a track funding has also helped agencies to record. article continues on page 2 • 30 years • $13.3M granted to • 300 agencies helping • 30k+ children & families each year FALL 2014 Annual Report 02 Continued from page 1 have been measurably and meaningfully During our anniversary year, we invite changed by the programs we support. you to visit www.nwcf.org and our Another crucial aspect of NWCF’s Here is just one from the HomeStep Facebook page where we will feature grantmaking process has been to help the Family Program of Compass Housing more stories of NW Children’s Fund grant grantees become stronger and clearer Alliance: recipients and their clients. about their own work. Roxanne Mennes, Executive Director of Family Law CASA, Having aged out of foster care, 21-year- All of NWCF’s accomplishments have noted this about the value of NWCF old “L” described her life as “chaotic.” grown out of the tremendous generosity support: Coming into HomeStep from living with and continuing partnership of its her young daughter in a car, she con- individual and corporate donors. These NWCF took the time to explore the vision tinued to face many obstacles. In time, donors join with the Board and staff of of Family Law CASA in its infancy…. NWCF with her HomeStep Advocate’s ongoing NW Children’s Fund to embrace the could have opted to support more encouragement and referral to resources, organization’s reason for being: helping traditional, proven programming. Instead, she began to claim some victories. She at-risk children and families today so that NWCF has not only supported Family Law found a good childcare program for her the future will be a better place for all. CASA financially, but NWCF has pushed daughter. She secured a job at another Here’s to another generation of safe, Family Law CASA to succeed by asking childcare and discovered an interest in a healthy, happy children and families! probing questions, encouraging career in early childhood education. On measurable data, and serving as a the job she began to learn about child model for clarity of mission and development and effective parenting and strategic thinking. this boosted her confidence and abilities as a mom. NWCF grants help ensure Of course, the heartbeat of NW Children’s that HomeStep can continue to support Fund, the thing that keeps us inspired “L” as she makes this difficult journey every day, is hearing the stories of the toward stable housing, maturity and a children, teens and families whose lives more promising future. 03 A Message from NWCF’s New NW CHILDREN'S Board President FUND 2100 24th Ave. S. Dear Friends, Suite No. 320 Seattle, WA 98144 NW Children’s Fund is honored to be celebrating 30 years of making hope work for our community’s children. We teed off our celebrations last month with T 206 682 8447 NWCF’s annual Golf Classic, including a special performance by The F 206 682 8173 Romantics. What a rocking good time! You’ll be hearing about more nwcf.org celebratory and informative anniversary events throughout the year. Stay tuned! Executive Director Victoria Peattie Helm In this milestone year, NWCF is laying a foundation to change even more President children’s lives as we move forward. What won’t change is our unfailing Sandy Cocanour dedication to providing hope, safety and a voice to vulnerable children and fragile families. Every day we strive to fulfill our mission of breaking the cycle Vice President of abuse and neglect, and to protect every child’s inalienable right to a happy and safe childhood. M. Monica Fix We take this mission very seriously. We are devoted to finding and funding the most effective Treasurer programs working throughout the continuum of abuse and neglect. Our high-impact grants are Sidney May carefully reviewed and analyzed to maximize the value of your contribution. Secretary Kathryn Crandell Thank you for your part in making a meaningful difference in the lives of children for 30 years. We hope you’ll join us in expanding our impact, this year and in the years to come! Board Members Diane Bowlin Sincerely, Lyndsay Castiglia Nicole Mortati Chang Sandy Cocanour Melissa Canfield Board President Chasan NW Children’s Fund Denise Convento Debra D. Dahlen Jane Davis Paula Deboo Yenii Chen Dex Saturday, May 16, 2015 • Celebrating 30 Years of Hope Robert Fries Chitra Gopalakrishnan Save the date! NW Children’s Fund Sophie Hager Hume Cathy Hofferber NW Children’s Fund’s Gala & Auction Lisa Jelic 30th Annual Gala Dinner by Jennifer Larson Tamie Malaska at Fremont Studios Chef John Howie Erin Medved will be an exciting Maren Nelson With Auctioneer Stephanie Robinett celebration of three John Curley Valerie Robinson decades of hope. JK Schatzman Join us! Jeannine Sielinski William H. Strong Cheryl Terry For information on Jackie Valentine being an event Heidi Vanderlaan sponsor or table Chair-Advisory captain, call Council (206) 682-8447. Mary Ketcham Kerr Tax ID 91-1314318 04 2014 Grant Recipients Agency / Program Description Grant ($) Agency / Program Description Grant ($) Healing Abused Children Helping At-Risk Youth Childhaven / Crisis nursery and therapeutic childcare for 20,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County / Mentoring for 7,200 abused, neglected and/or drug-affected children. low-income, high-risk, and pre-teen girls in Island County. Dawson Place / Coordinated medical, mental health, 18,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula / Youth 11,000 advocacy, protection and law-enforcement services for development and mentoring services for kids ages 5-18 in the abused children in Snohomish County. Olympic Peninsula. Families Like Ours: Foster & Adoptive Family Education 12,000 Catholic Community Services: University District Youth 8,400 Program / Education and support for non-traditional families, Center / Continuum of critical services for homeless, at-risk, both pre- and post-foster care and adoption. runaway, and/or street-involved youth ages 13-22. Family Law CASA / Representation and advocacy for children 11,500 Catholic Community Services: Youth Tutoring Program / 11,200 in custody cases involving allegations of abuse and neglect. After-school tutoring and enrichment program for kids living in five Seattle low-income public housing communities. Jumping Mouse Children’s Center / Long-term, intensive 15,000 play therapy and social advocacy for neglected and abused Communities in Schools of Lakewood / Mentoring, tutoring, 20,000 children. and emergency services for underprivileged children provided through a network of community volunteers. Kindering Center: Children Encouraged by Relationships In 15,000 Secure Homes (CHERISH) / Program to address the social, Communities in Schools of Peninsula: Mentoring our 10,000 emotional, and other developmental issues of the most at- Students to Success Program / Mentoring and tutoring risk children in foster and kinship care. provided through a network of community volunteers focused on raising grades and confidence levels of students. King County Sexual Assault Resource Center: Therapy & 10,500 Family Support Services / Therapy and family services for Communities In Schools of Renton / School-based mentoring 14,600 child victims of sexual abuse. and support services for youth identified by teachers, counselors and parents as at high risk of school failure. Lutheran Community Services Northwest: Permanency 11,500 / Research-based mentoring, character Planning Foster Care Program / Permanency planning Community for Youth 10,000 and case management for foster children and their building, and goal-setting skills for Seattle’s most vulnerable families. teens. Northwest Immigrant Rights Project: Immigrant Child 12,000 Cocoon House / Outreach, prevention, residential services 20,000 Advocacy Project / Legal services and advocacy for abused, and advocacy for homeless and highly disconnected youth. abandoned, and undocumented immigrant children. Friends of the Children / Long-term, early intervention 11,900 mentoring program for at-risk children from distressed Olive Crest: Foster Family Program / Recruitment, training, 15,000 neighborhoods in the greater Seattle area. and licensing of foster families for children traumatized by abuse and/or neglect. Neighborhood House: BridgeStart Program / School-based 7,500 case management for 9-14 year-olds at risk of drug and Renton Area Youth and Family Services: Kincare Support 7,500 criminal involvement.