Programs

  • Children's Grief Support Services

    SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CHILDREN'S GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES (IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL DELIVERY); BEREAVEMENT CAMPS, HIKES AND WILDERNESS BACKPACKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS; ONLINE AND IN-PERSON SCHOOL SUPPORT GROUPS; BILINGUAL PROGRAMS IN SPANISH AND SOMALI, AND MATERIALS SUCH AS THERAPEUTIC BOOKS AND GAMES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN KING COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. 3,336 CHILDREN AND TEENS WERE SUPPORTED BY DIRECT SERVICES AND AN ADDITIONAL 2,200 CHILDREN RECEIVED ART BOOKLETS NATIONALLY. SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION PROVIDED TRAINING ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR PROGRAM PARTNERS AND DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION ON THE NEED FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND GRIEF SUPPORT.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $495.3K

  • Northwest Conference on Children's Grief

    SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION HOSTS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THE NORTHWEST CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN'S GRIEF, WHICH PROVIDES REGIONAL CLINICIANS, THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT BEST PRACTICES WHEN DEALING WITH GRIEVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR REGIONAL PROFESSIONALS TO NETWORK AND BUILD COMMUNITY AND EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS. EIGHTY-THREE GRIEF SUPPORT PROVIDERS ATTENDED THE 8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY. TOPICS INCLUDED GRIEF AND TRAUMA, ATTACHMENT, INCORPORATING NATURE INTO GRIEF SUPPORT, EFFECTIVELY LEADING SCHOOL GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS, AND GRIEF SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES. AN ESTIMATED 9,000 YOUTH FROM OUR REGION DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS GRIEF PROFESSIONALS INCORPORATE INTO THEIR PRACTICE AFTER ATTENDING THIS CONFERENCE. IN 2022 THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION YOUTH AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COUNCILS HOSTED THE FIRST EVER COMMUNITY FAIR WHICH HIGHLIGHTED SEATTLE MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL, A TEEN PANEL SHARING FIRST-HAND ABOUT THE LOSS OF A PARENT OR SIBLING, AND INFORMATION BOOTHS FROM LOCAL PROGRAM PARTNERS SHARING FREE RESOURCES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $37.6K