Terri Sorensen Shares with Youth Today Why Children in Foster Care Benefit from our Program President Terri Sorensen shares with Youth Today why youth in foster care can greatly benefit from having a Friend.
Gary Clemons Named Executive Director of Friends of the Children–New York Clemons brings leadership and vision to the city’s youth advocacy community, guided by his personal struggles and professional triumph.
Thomas G. Lee Named Executive Director of Friends of the Children–Los Angeles New chapter to provide salaried, professional mentors to children of youth who have been in foster care.
Oregon's Most Admired The Portland Business Journal selected as the #1 Most Admired nonprofit 5 years in a row: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
New Study Shows Substantial Behavioral Improvements in Friends of the Children Participants During five-year study, Friends of the Children participants had less trouble in school, and parents and caregivers observed more positive behavior.
Friends Announces New Open Competition to Grant $3 Million to Organizations Serving Youth Across the Nation Friends of the Children is holding a new open competition to award to community-based organizations through the One Child at a Time Expansion Project.
Friends is Launching a New Chapter in San Francisco and Doubling Youth Served in Seattle Area With a $4 million Social Innovation Fund grant, Friends will launch a new site in San Francisco and expand service to new youth in the Seattle area.
Friends is Featured in the Detroit Free Press "It's something almost unheard-of: a program where mentors stick with kids unconditionally..."
PBS Special Features Friends of the Children Selected as a featured partner for the event, Friends of the Children will be highlighted during the four-hour national broadcast.
Friends Awarded $4 Million For Expansion Through SIF, Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) will invest in Friends of the Children to expand its evidence-based program.