Agency Details:

Parent Trust for Washington Mission Statement:

Parent Trust for Washington Children creates lasting change and hope for the future by promoting safe, healthy families and communities.

Parent Trust for Washington Children accomplishes this mission by:

• Decreasing isolation
• Increasing knowledge of healthy brain development
• Improving family bonding
• Promoting knowledge of school readiness
• Building family and life management skills
• Developing the ability to give and receive support
• Preventing child abuse and neglect

Description:
Parent Trust for Washington Children (Parent Trust) offers four program areas meant to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect: The Family Help Line, the only statewide telephone and internet based assistance line for families in crisis. The Parent Education and Support Program includes our Home Based Programs: the Intensive Parent Training & Support Program and the evidence based Parents as Teachers program and our our Community Based program: Families in Recovery groups, the Latino Group Program and general groups. The Child/Youth Youth Leadership & Support Program offers support and leadership training for children and teens and the Conscious Fathering Program offers the Skills for New Dads program and Parental Balance training.


History:
Parent Trust has served the families of Washington State for 28 years. Since it's founding, the agency has grown to a statewide, multi-service agency that provides family support and child abuse prevention programs.


Contact people:


Jack Edgerton, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Linda McDaniels, Associate Director, (phone), (email) Margaret Edgar, Family Help Line Director, (phone), (email)


Office fax number: (206)233-0604

Address:


2200 Rainier Ave So Seattle, WA 98144 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.parenttrust.org

Directions:

Nearest Bus Stop: RT 42, RT 7 at Rainier & Walker, .1 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	No
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes

Last updated on September 29, 2009