LAKE STEVENS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER

You can make a Christmas wish come true for a local child.
We have Giving Trees located at the following businesses - you can choose a tag purchase a gift and return to the Family Center by December 9th.....help us put Magic in the Holiday season for families in need of some Holiday Cheer this year.

Post Net                                                                                                     Post Office

Main Street Coffee                                                                                Dr. DeLorm

Diva 911                                                                                                      Key Bank                                                                                                    

USPS                                                                                                             LSHS

Boys & Girls Club                                                                                    Hawkeye

BECU at Safeway                                                                                    Jay’s Market

HomeLink                                                                                                 Keller Williams

North County Bank                                                                               Midori Teriyaki

El Rey Mexican Restraunt                                                                  Lake Stevens Library

Frontier Bank

THANK YOU!

Honor those who help

and

Help those needing assistance

by

Supporting "Families Helping Families"

with

A contribution to our local Family Support Center.  

 

This year is particularly hard for local families struggling because of current economic challenges due to recent lay-offs, business closures, or workforce reductions.

 

This Holiday Season we are anticipating a very real challenge in providing Holiday Giving requests for nearly 1000 local community children; children who will have no gifts under the tree without the kindness and holiday giving spirit of "community family" members.  

 

2010 will bring us new and ongoing challenges in our ability to respond to the diverse and ever-changing/ever-increasing needs of our community.

 

With every challenge comes opportunity!  We would like to offer you the opportunity to make a positive impact and provide hope to a local community family. 

Your financial donation will make Holiday Wishes come true and bring Hope and Sustainability to local families in the coming New Year!  

THANK YOU! We deeply value your involvement and thank you for your generosity and support.   

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November 22-28, 2009 is National Family Week. 

During this week of Thanksgiving, we invite you to celebrate with us, give thanks, reflect, and consider how you could be a resource to someone who will benefit from your talents, experiences, or support. 

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Options for making a
TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION to our "Families Helping Families" Giving Project

• SECURE On-Line contribution click on  DONATE

 

• By Mail to: 
  

Lake Stevens Family Center
"Families Helping Families"
PO Box 288
Lake Stevens, WA.  98258-0288

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Volunteering not only changes the lives of others - it can change your life too!

Consider making a difference in our Community. 

Click here to download a copy of our Volunteer application

Come visit us and we'll share a cup of coffee or tea and discuss ways you can be involved.

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We recognize that not everyone has the ability to donate money - no matter how valuable they may find our services to be in our community.  There ARE other ways you can support our work in helping provide local families, children and individuals have what they need to sustain and succeed.

1. Donate a holiday gift to a local child in a low-income family - making wishes come true.
2. Bring your gently used baby clothes or new diapers and know you will be helping provide needed supports and hope to local teen moms and dads.  (The law prohibits us from accepting cribs, car seats, strollers, toys or high chairs.)
   
3. Give your old, gently used, winter coats and blankets to bring warmth to people of all ages during the cold winter months. 
4. Gently used binders, backpacks, or other school supplies to help children of families needing assistance to begin a new school year with equality and dignity.
5. Open package, new or old office supplies - paper, pens, white out, binders, staples ... etc.... will always be gratefully welcome and help us to provide more financial supports to programs and activities.
6. Link your Albertsons Preferred Partner card to our Center to help support activities of the Center that address youth needs.
   
7. Volunteer!  We'd LOVE to have you as part of our team - long-term, short-term, or at a one time event.

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IT'S EASY TO DO - JUST CLICK HERE AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS
 http://www.albertsons.com/cp/
Our community Partner Organization ID:  49000125589

Your Support helps us provide opportunities for thousands of community members to get the services, supports and resources they need to sustain their families. 

Join us in Building Families for a Stronger Community.

Contributions will be made through out parent agency LCSNW - please designate the Lake Stevens Family Center when making your donation to ensure that your support remains local to our community.
On behalf of all of the individuals and families who will benefit from your generosity ....
Thank you!

Click here  to make a secure online donation by credit or debit card

Please be sure to designate Lake Stevens Family Center in the box titled:
"Comments/Instructions regarding your gift. If you want your gift to benefit a specific LCS program, please note it below:"

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A very special THANKS to TIGERS BLACK BELT ACADEMY
for the dedication and hard work this last Aquafest weekend.
Master and Mrs. Shin worked tirelessly breaking boards for the Lake Stevens Family Center and the Back to School project.

THANK YOU!

Brendan Cheap's Eagle Scout Project is already a popular spot for contributing to growing fresh vegetables for center programs and local families.
Fresh Tomatoes before too long thanks to
Heather, Sabrina and Amy Metcalf!

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Saturday June 6th, Brendan Cheap completed his Eagle Scout project; the fourth Eagle Scout project that has contributed to the betterment of the Family Center and it's usability by everyone in our community. 
Brendan had worked for months on designing, planning, procuring supplies and financial support.  His tremendous efforts have paid off and LSFC now has three community garden beds where vegetables can be grown by community groups and to support low-income dinners or possibly even support supplementing the LSFC emergency food pantry or our local Lake Stevens Food Bank.