EXPANSION UPDATE
At Friends of the Children, we are now serving more children and families than ever before! Over the past decade, Friends of the Children has expanded from 5 to 41 locations nationwide. This growth spans rural, Indigenous, suburban, and urban communities across 22 states, including partnerships with Sovereign Tribal Nations: the Oglala Lakota Nation, the Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes, and the Klamath Tribes. In the last fiscal year alone, we launched four new chapters in Coachella Valley, Eastern Oregon, Philadelphia, and Stockton and expanded our reach at existing chapters with new locations in Long Beach and San Gabriel Valley.
Our national network collaborates with community leaders, school systems, government agencies, foundations, and families nationwide to ensure every child who needs a Friend has one. Together, we are breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty, increasing access to mental health supports, and preventing youth from entering the foster care system.
Friends of the Children continues to nurture its work with Indigenous communities through existing chapters, including Eastern Idaho, Eastern Montana, Fargo-Moorhead, and the Twin Cities. The newest chapters in the Friends of the Children network signify a bold success for our organization, which made a commitment to scale to 40 locations by 2025. With your support, we reached this goal one year early and aim to expand our program to 25 states and Sovereign Tribal Nations by 2025 to provide 12+ years of no matter what support for youth and families across the country
