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Passages, a graduation event for foster kids who are earning GEDs, high school diplomas and college degrees – and who are aging out of the foster care system – a drew graduates and the people who care about them to Safeco Field on June 7th for an emotional and joyous celebration. Seattle Times columnist Nicole Brodeur says she went to Passages “because I needed to see that something was working, that good things happen despite the odds.” She got what she came for.

Treehouse co-sponsored Passages, along with Casey Family Programs, DSHS, the Mockingbird Society, YMCA Transitions and YouthCare.

Our community’s heroes came out in force for kids in foster care at the 7th annual Treehouse Champions for Kids event on March 11th. The event raised money to support Treehouse programs that send foster kids speeding toward a brighter future.

Heartfelt thanks to sponsors, table captains and everyone who attended Champions. You made this event a huge success.

The 2007 Seattle Seahawks’ season stopped short of the Super Bowl, but the ‘Hawks are champs to the local organizations they support through the Seattle Seahawks Spirit of 12 Partners Program, including Treehouse.

The program allows Treehouse volunteers to distribute Gameday programs at selected Seahawks home games and keep the proceeds. In addition, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation matches every dollar raised. During the regular 2007 season, nearly 200 Treehouse volunteers distributed more than 6,000 Gameday programs, raising nearly $64,500!

Treehouse has been a partner since the program’s inception four years ago, and has raised more than $250,000 through the Spirit of 12 Partners Program.

Since 2004, the Seattle Seahawks Spirit of 12 Partners Program has harnessed the power of more than 4,000 volunteers to raise more than $1.1 million for its community partners. That’s a record to make any team proud!

Paula Carvalho grew up in foster care. Today she is a Seattle University senior who spends 15 hours a week tutoring foster kids through an SU-Treehouse partnership. Read Paula's story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Sherry Davis knows what a difference Treehouse makes for kids in foster care. Thanks to Treehouse, her three foster kids take piano lessons, go to camp and, most importantly, find the help they need to succeed in school. The Seattle Times featured Sherry and her family in its Fund for the Needy series on December 13, 2007. Read it here.