More than 60 organizations were chosen to showcase their outstanding work at our Resource Fair. These area organizations specialize in promoting the whole child, and the social, emotional and cognitive development of children, youth and families. Come visit their booths to learn more about compassion, and how to bring positive energy to your community.
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| Alliance for Education, a nonprofit organization, exists to help ensure the academic success of all students in Seattle Public Schools. |
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| Art with Heart is a nonprofit, community-based 501(c)3 organization that empowers youth who are facing trauma, illness or other crises through therapeutic books and artistic healing programs that supports expression of both their suffering and strength. |
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| Arts Corps is a non-profit youth development program, that partners with schools and community organizations to bring free arts classes to low-income youth. |
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| The Austin Foundation transforms lives by providing accessible opportunities for young people to experience the benefits of living a healthy and fit lifestyle. |
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound partners with actively involved community members to match caring adults with children, both of whom benefit from our one-to-one mentoring programs. |
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| BRIDGES to Understanding engages K-12 students worldwide in direct, interactive learning and storytelling to build cross-cultural understanding. |
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CampFireUSA is a national youth agency where boys and girls, grades K through 12, share opportunities to learn, play, and grow. Founded in 1910, we provide coeducational programs that encourage kids to develop skills based on their own interests and abilities, serving more than 600,000 youth nationwide. |
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Campaña Quetzal is a coalition of youth, individuals, parents, and organizations committed to unleashing the academic and personal potential of each Latino student and eliminating the academic achievement gap. |
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| Casey Family Programs’ mission is to provide and improve—and ultimately to prevent the need for—foster care. |
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Provides No Cost Education, Training, and Employment Services to Youth and Adults. |
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The Center for Ethical Leadership inspires and develop ethical leadership within individuals, organizations and communities to advance the common good. |
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| Center for Human Services (CHS) is a community-based not-for-profit youth and family services agency that has been a resource to children, adults and families since 1970. |
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| Centrum is a gathering place for artists of all ages, from all cultures, and in all phases of their development. |
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The Childhaven mission is to prevent and stop the cycle of abuse and neglect through scientifically supported programs that protect and treat children ages one month through five years, and their families. |
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| Washington State's Health Promotion and Immunization Registry system
designed to help ensure our children receive the preventive care they need. |
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| Founded in 1907, Children's provides excellent patient care with compassion and respect, and conducts cutting-edge pediatric research. We also serve as a respected educational resource for parents and healthcare professionals alike. |
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| The Museum's imaginative environment reaches beyond home and school experiences, nurturing growth and development as young children and their adults explore the world together. |
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| More than 85 years ago, representatives from 62 congregations gathered in downtown Seattle to form an organization that eventually became known as the Church Council of Greater Seattle. Over the years the Council has embraced all major Christian denominations and many interfaith partners. |
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| Committee for Children seeks to foster the social and emotional development, safety, and well-being of children through education and advocacy. |
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| Community for Youth transforms high school students who are struggling - with school, with family, with their direction in life - into young adults who have confidence, determination and self-awareness. |
| Compassionate Classroom: How it is done in Montessori, Waldorf and Reggio Emilia |
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To promote the optimal development of children and families by leading Washington State in its efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect.
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| The DLEC provides part day and full day Head Start at three South Seattle locations: International District, Beacon Hill, & Lake Washington |
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Listening Mothers provides facilitated discussions in
which moms explore the many new emotions and changes
that motherhood brings. By becoming more attuned to
themselves and their babies, Moms learn during the
eight week group how to uniquely engage and
emotionally stimulate their baby. Extensive research
has shown that this process helps to further a baby's
cognitive, emotional, and social intelligence. |
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| As an organization grounded in the Latino community, our mission is to build unity across all racial and economic sectors, to organize, empower, and defend our most vulnerable and marginalized populations and to bring justice, dignity, equality, and freedom to all the peoples of the world. |
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| Family Services builds emotionally healthy, self-sufficient families, and a non-violent community in which they can thrive. |
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Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Washington is a bipartisan, nonprofit anti-crime organization led by Washington State's best-known police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, other law enforcement leaders and crime survivors. Our mission is to help Washingtonians understand that our most powerful weapons against crime are the programs proven to keep kids from becoming criminals in the first place.
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| We are a service agency devoted to educating and nurturing children whose families struggle with the risk or reality of homelessness. We offer housing, culturally relevant education and support services enabling families to achieve permanent stability. |
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| The Foundation for Early Learning gives children across Washington a strong start to life and learning. In collaboration with our community partners, we support parents and caregivers as they guide their children through critical developmental years. We fund programs throughout the state that will aid in actualizing our vision: all children in Washington will be socially, emotionally and intellectually prepared when they enter school. |
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| We’re a national nonprofit that since 1984 has been moving people to stick their necks out for the common good and giving them tools to succeed. |
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| Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl Scouts is the world's pre-eminent organization dedicated solely to girls. Grounded in the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law, it offers girls a safe, supportive environment. |
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| Humanities Washington is a non-profit organization and public foundation providing cultural and educational programs to the people of Washington State. |
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| IslandWood is a unique 255-acre outdoor learning center designed to provide exceptional learning experiences and inspire lifelong environmental and community stewardship. We offer programs for schools as well as programs for adults, children and families; volunteer opportunities; a speakers series and other community events open to the public. |
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| Our commitment is to create and provide superior, individualized, family-centered services for children who are disabled, medically fragile, or vulnerable because of abuse or neglect; to develop maximum potential, hope, and community understanding. |
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| Lifespan Learning Institute is a non-profit organization specializing in providing continuing education to professionals in the mental health field. |
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The mission of the Native Wellness Institute is to promote the well-being of Native people through programs & training's embracing the traditions of our ancestors. |
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| NCAST-AVENUW is a self-sustaining program at the University of Washington affiliated with the School of Nursing and the Center on Human Development and Disability and the Center on Infant Mental Health & Development. We disseminate and develop innovative research-based products and training programs for practitioners and researchers in many disciplines and settings which can be used with typically developing children, those at risk for developmental delays and those diagnosed with special needs. Our Mission is to give professionals, parents and other caregivers the knowledge and skills to provide nurturing environments for young children. |
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| Parent Trust for Washington Children creates lasting change and hope for the future by promoting safe, healthy families and communities. |
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| The PATHS (Providing Alternative THinking Strategies) curriculum is a program for educators and counselors that is designed to facilitate the development of self-control, emotional awareness, and interpersonal problem-solving skills. |
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| PEPS' mission is to provide community-based programs that enable parents of infants and young children to meet the challenges of parenting through mutual support and shared information. |
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| Powerful Schools is a nationally recognized non-profit based in Southeast Seattle that aspires to promote student success in some of the city’s academically and economically challenged public elementary schools. |
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| Everyone wants to be happy—it’s a universal quest. Project Happiness reveals a compass to uncover the potential of happiness within. The Mission of Project Happiness is to engage youth in a conversation about how their values and ethics are connected to happiness and to the meaning and purpose in their lives. |
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To provide staff and services to youth, of all backgrounds and abilities, for the development, management and accomplishment of their goals to help others. By helping kids to become innovative and successful world problem-solvers, we are securing a better fate for our world now, and into the future.
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| Refugee Women's Alliance is a nonprofit, multi-ethnic organization that promotes inclusion, independence, personal leadership and strong communities by providing refugee and immigrant women and families with culturally and linguistically appropriate services. ReWA advocates for social justice, public policy changes, and equal access to services while respecting cultural values and the right to self determination. |
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Relationship Research Institute’s mission is to conduct high quality research and disseminate knowledge for understanding and building emotionally intelligent and sensitive family relationships. Relationship Research Institute (RRI) is a non-profit research organization founded by Dr. John Gottman to foster ambitious and independent research on marriage, couples, parenting, and families. RRI is committed to using the Institute’s research results to change policy and the institutions in society that reach out to families. |
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School’s Out Washington provides services and guidance for organizations
to ensure all young people have safe places to learn and grow
when not in school. School’s Out is dedicated to
building community systems to support
quality out-of-school time programs for Washington’s 5-14 year olds
through training, advocacy and leadership. |
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| Our Mission is to strengthen our community and improve the lives of our clients by delivering excellent health and human services tailored to meet their needs. |
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| The Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 Years is a nationally recognized curriculum that provides parent, youth and family education. The model is designed to be delivered in local communities for groups of 7-12 families. Educational programs that bring parents and their children together in learning environments strengthen entire families. Healthy parent-child communication reduces the risks of both substance abuse and teen pregnancy among teenagers, factors that are related to youth violence and cycles of poverty. WSU Cooperative Extension is offering Strengthening Families Program as a model learning program for families. |
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Since 1910, Swedish Medical Center has been the region’s hallmark for excellence in health care. In fact, in an independent research study conducted by the National Research Corp., Swedish is consistently named the area's best hospital, with the best doctors, nurses and overall care in a variety of specialty areas. Swedish is the largest, most comprehensive, nonprofit health provider in the Greater Seattle area.
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| Talaris Research Institute works to improve the social, emotional and cognitive development of children from the prenatal period through age five by providing parents with tools to raise their children effectively. |
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| The Friendship Circle extends a helping hand to families who have children with special needs and involves them in a full range of Jewish and social experiences. The Circle's unique formula introduces teenage volunteers to the children and through shared experiences both are enriched. |
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| K-12 Educators may meet all their needs for professional development and salary enhancement with The Heritage Institute's continuing education courses. Most courses offer Antioch University Seattle quarter credits. |
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| Approximately 12,000 school age children across Washington must depend on the quality and quantity of state-funded services for their survival, growth and development. The Mockingbird Times is a monthly newspaper designed and produced by young people who have experience with the Washington State foster care/group home system and/or homelessness. |
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| The Humane Society for Seattle/King County is a not-for-profit organization that first opened our doors in 1897. Since that time, we have gone from being just an animal shelter to providing a variety of programs and services specifically crafted to support pets throughout their relationships with people. |
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| Our mission is to become the best public library in the world by being so tuned in to the people we serve and so supportive of each other's efforts that we are able to provide highly responsive service. We strive to inform, enrich and empower every person in our community by creating and promoting easy access to a vast array of ideas and information, and by supporting an informed citizenry, lifelong learning and love of reading. |
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| Since 1988, Treehouse has filled the gaps for foster kids, providing services that no other agency addresses: money for extra-curricular activities and summer camp, professional educational support services, resources to fully participate in the everyday activities of growing up, clothing and supplies to help them fit in at school. |
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| The U.S. Fund for UNICEF was founded in 1947 to support the work of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) by raising funds for its programs and increasing awareness of the challenges facing the world's children. The oldest of 37 national committees for UNICEF worldwide, we are part of a global movement to save, protect and improve children's lives. |
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| WAEYC (Washington Association for the Education of Young Children) is the professional association for those working with children ages birth through eight years old in Washington. We have 15 local Affiliate Chapters and almost 2,000 members throughout the state. |
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| The Washington State Child Care Resource & Referral Network was created to support families and caregivers, shape policy, and build communities that promote the learning and development of children and youth throughout Washington State through a strong statewide network of local child care resource and referral programs. |
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WithinReach is a private nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve as the foremost catalyst for improvements in maternal, child and family health. For 18 years, we have been working to ensure optimal health for all families in Washington by connecting them to the programs, resources and information they need to build healthy families.
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| The YMCA of Greater Seattle is a charitable, non-profit organization serving King and south Snohomish counties. For more than 130 years, the YMCA of Greater Seattle has provided safe and caring environments, positive role models, creative activities and opportunities to serve the needs of others. These are the essential building blocks for strong kids, strong families and strong communities. |
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| Youth Eastside Services is a lifeline for kids and families coping with challenges such as emotional distress, substance abuse and violence. Through intervention, outreach and prevention, YES builds confidence and responsibility, strengthens family relationships, and advocates for a safer community that cares for its youth. |
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| In 1996, Youth Venture was launched with the vision that everyone in society could take initiative and address social needs, rather than looking to the elite few who lead today. With so many more people taking initiative, imagine how many more problems we could solve! Young people are critical to this vision, because we believe that you have to start taking initiative when you’re young. |
