NIH awards $3M

for Randomized Controlled Trial of the effectiveness of the Friends of the Children model

$5M gift

from Bob and Dottie King to establish a National Endowment, ensuring there will always be a National headquarters

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

invests $500,000

to support the expansion of service to foster youth -- the first of five awards through 2021 totaling $8.5M

Friends of the Children receives a

$4M Social Innovation Fund award

Echo Fund invests $6M

to support the expansion of partnerships with rural and tribal communities