Friends of the Children Wins Seattle Human Services Coalition Organization Award

Friends of the Children – King County received the 17th Annual Seattle Human Service Coalition Award for outstanding organization on June 3rd at Seattle City Hall. We're very happy to have received this prestigious award.

Friends of the Children – King County to take part in national mentoring study!

The National Institute of Health awarded a grant to Oregon Social Learning Center to conduct the first longitudinal randomized controlled trial study of long-term professional mentoring. The study will follow two cohorts of children enrolled in 2008 and 2009, at four FOTC chapters, and compare their outcomes with a randomized control group.

FOTC-KC knows how well its approach to mentoring works from seeing the amazing growth and progress of the children in the program. This study will offer the opportunity to prove the program’s effectiveness in a scientific research study, which will help FOTC-KC to expand the program and serve ever-greater numbers of vulnerable children in Seattle and beyond. By being a part of this landmark study, FOTC-KC will get to participate in shaping the future of mentoring.  For more information, please contact Edgar.