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Treehouse: Blazing a Path to Graduation for Foster Youth
In addition to providing essential support services to 6,000 foster youth and their caregivers each year, Treehouse has committed as an organization to a bold mission: To ensure that foster youth in King County graduate high school at the same rate as their peers by 2017. ParentMap and Carter Subar
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You Can Help a Child in Foster Care
Wondering what you can do to make a difference in the life of a child in foster care? Twenty-eight thousand youth age out of the foster care system every year, many without family or friends to guide them. Currently, there are 1,300–1,500 youth in foster care in King County alone. ParentMap and Car
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Learn About the Issues: The Facts About Foster Care
On any given day there are 1,300 to 1,500 children in foster care in King County, and about 10,000 children in foster care across the state of Washington. These most vulnerable among us need our understanding and our help. The difference you can make to help a foster child have a childhood and futur
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Giving Back: 16 Seattle-Area Organizations That Offer Help During the Holidays
Looking to give back or volunteer as an individual or a family during this holiday season? There are many great organizations in our area that could always use an extra hand in the kitchen, those old baby clothes stashed away in the closet or most of all, the community's support in helping others w
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Teaching Children About Politics
It's a hyper-political year with the upcoming presidential elections in November. It's hard to miss the election coverage with 24-hour cable news shows, TV ads, the internet, social media, newspapers and other media outlets constantly surrounding us. Often this coverage is filled with negative mess
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Living Green: A Deeper Look at Seattle Families' Eco-Friendly Lifestyles
When it comes to green living, Seattle mom Kathy Cowles considers her family pretty typical: They recycle and compost, avoid meat, buy organic and local foods, and use public transit whenever possible. But to friends and relatives in other cities, the family is the epitome of eco-consciousness. Sea
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Parenting Children with Special Needs
Not long after Rachel Trindle’s twin son Daniel was born with cerebral palsy, she noticed the friendships she’d cultivated with other parents just “withered up and died away.” After all, her life as a mom had changed dramatically. No longer could she connect with parents of typical children as she
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Protecting Play By Building Playgrounds: An Interview with Darrell Hammond
Darell Hammond, CEO and founder of KaBOOM!, grew up with seven brothers and sisters at the Mooseheart Child City & School, a residential group home outside of Chicago. There, he learned about volunteerism and leadership, and began to understand that great playgrounds make a big difference to kid
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