FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN SEATTLE
PO BOX 18886, SEATTLE, WA 98118 www.friendsseattle.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ACCELERATE GENERATIONAL CHANGE, FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN IDENTIFIES YOUTH FACING THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES AND CONNECTS THEM WITH PROFESSIONAL MENTORS WHO GUIDE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADUATION, NO MATTER WHAT.

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND VIOLENCE, PREVENTING SCHOOL DROPOUT, TEEN PARENTING, AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - BY SELECTING YOUTH FACING THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES, AND MAKING A COMMITMENT TO THEIR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.OUR MODEL IS COURAGEOUS, UNIQUE AND PROVEN. WE PROVIDE EACH CHILD WITH A SALARIED, PROFESSIONAL MENTOR FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADUATION, AT LEAST 12 1/2 YEARS NO MATTER WHAT. BY SELECTIVELY HIRING EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS WE ENSURE THE QUALITY, CONSISTENCY, AND THE COMMITMENT NEEDED TO GIVE THE CHILD A NEW STORY AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND VIOLENCE, PREVENTING SCHOOL DROPOUT, TEEN PARENTING, AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BY SELECTING YOUTH FACING THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES, AND MAKING A COMMITMENT TO THEIR SUCCESS.OUR MODEL IS COURAGEOUS, UNIQUE AND PROVEN. WE PROVIDE EACH CHILD WITH A SALARIED, PROFESSIONAL MENTOR FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADUATION, AT LEAST 12 YEARS NO MATTER WHAT. BY SELECTIVELY HIRING EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS WE ENSURE THE QUALITY, CONSISTENCY, AND THE COMMITMENT NEEDED TO GIVE THE CHILD A NEW STORY AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.IT WORKS BECAUSE: WE SELECT CHILDREN WHO FACE THE MOST CHALLENGES IN THEIR HOME AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. WE START EARLY, IN KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE, WHEN THE CHILD IS EAGER TO LEARN AND GROW, BUT NEEDS THE CONSTANCY AND GUIDANCE OF A PROFESSIONAL MENTOR. WE PAIR EACH CHILD WITH A FULL-TIME SALARIED MENTOR; EACH CHILD RECEIVES AT LEAST FOUR HOURS OF MENTORING PER WEEK. WE STAY FOR THE LONG-TERM, UNTIL THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, PREPARED FOR COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE, NO MATTER WHAT. THE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN ARE THOSE WHO FACE THE HIGHEST RISK OF POOR OUTCOMES, INCLUDING SCHOOL DROPOUT, TEEN PARENTING, AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. MOST LIVE IN POVERTY, MOVE FREQUENTLY, AND HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA. 86% ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED PRICED SCHOOL LUNCH; 58% WERE BORN TO A TEEN PARENT 48% HAVE A PARENT WHO HAS BEEN INCARCERATED; 44% LIVE IN FOSTER CARE OR WITH A RELATIVE OTHER THAN THEIR PARENTS.BASED ON MOST RECENT PROGRAM DATA AVAILABLE, YOUTH MADE PROGRESS TOWARD LONG-TERM PROGRAM OUTCOMES:1) AVOID TEEN PARENTING 93% OF FRIENDS YOUTH POSTPONE PARENTHOOD UNTIL AFTER THE TEEN YEARS2) AVOID INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM 93% OF YOUTH EXITING THE FRIENDS PROGRAM IN 12TH GRADE AVOIDED ANY INTERACTION WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM3) GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL NEARLY ALL (FOUR OF FIVE) ELIGIBLE YOUTH GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME IN 2019: THREE HEADED TO FOUR YEAR COLLEGE AND TWO HAVE EMPLOYMENT; AND TWO ARE WORKING FULL-TIME. ADDITIONALLY, BASED ON ANALYSIS OF ASSESSMENT AND REPORT CARD DATA FOR THE 2018-19 PROGRAM YEAR THE MAJORITY OF YOUTH MET OR EXCEEDED STANDARDS IN READING (74%) AND MATH (74%). HALF (51%) ATTENDED AT LEAST 95% OF SCHOOL DAYS (MISSED FEWER THAN 10 DAYS OF SCHOOL), AND 80% MISSED FEWER THAN 18 DAYS OF SCHOOL. ALMOST ALL (99%) OF OUR YOUTH AVOIDED BEING EXPELLED AND 87% AVOIDED BEING SUSPENDED, INCLUDING IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS.

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