Press Room

Media Contact

If you are a member of the news media and would like more information or to speak with someone from Friends of the Children, please contact:

Ariane Le Chevallier
Email
971.201.1214

About Friends of the Children

Friends of the Children has redefined the youth mentoring field by creating the first and only long-term professional mentoring program in the country.

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Press Releases

Get the latest news about how we're transforming youth outcomes and advancing racial equity.

- Friends of the Children Expands National Reach by Establishing a 25th Site Located in Phoenix, Arizona

- Friends of the Children Receives $2.5 million to Scale Model to New Communities and Expand Partnerships with Tribal Communities

- Antelope Valley program aiming to prevent child welfare system involvement by supporting entire families showing signs of success

- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation invests $3.4 million to expand Friends of the Children’s two-generation approach and study its impact

- Friends of the Children opening Montana chapter, executive director announced

- Friends of the Children opening Colorado Springs chapter, executive director announced

- New Report Shows Two-Generation Approach Transforms Youth and Family Outcomes

- AT&T Executive George Granger Named Chair of Friends of the Children's National Board of Directors

- Researchers Receive $2.5 Million NIH Grant

Friends of the Children in the News

Friends of the Children continues to be featured in the national and local press for our courageous, unique, and proven model.

- Stanford Social Innovation Review: How One National Nonprofit is Adapting to COVID-19

- Forbes: For Friends of the Children, Black Lives Matter Is More Than A "Moment"

- The New York Times: Charity Finds Success in Work With At-Risk Children

- The Chicago Tribune Editorial: Chicago Forward – Young lives in the balance: A call to action to reach Chicagoland's disconnected youth

- CBS News: Russell Wilson asks the important question: Why not you?

- CBS Sports: Michael Jordan invests millions in Friends of the Children nonprofit to help break poverty cycle

Featured Multimedia

Videos that show who we are and what we do.

Research and Reports

- 2019-2020 Impact Report

- Our Two-Generation Impact: Advancing Equitable Family Well-Being, Mental Health, and Education Outcomes

- Child & Family Social Work Journal: Adapting the Friends of the Children programme for child welfare system-involved families

- Friends of the Children Evaluation by ICF