Last year, Help Me Grow Washington served a growing number of families. We responded to 16,496 requests for support, serving 12,122 children and 892 pregnant people. Help Me Grow Washington provided 133,742 resources and referrals. Food security and family stability resources were the most common referrals.
We serve all families in Washington. Help Me Grow Washington coordinates access to the essentials: food security, family supports, medical care, and child development. We build connections with the families we serve and, over multiple interactions, ensure they are connected to helpful resources and programs. We also identify families most impacted by barriers to accessing services, and work to make sure these families have the resources they need, when they need them.
We know it is essential to have a coordinated approach and centralized access to resources that support families. We work with local communities that face gaps in services, and plan and implement Help Me Grow Washington in a way that honors the unique needs and resources of their regions. We provide access to funding, data, and resources to innovate and system-build. We collaborate with early childhood and learning coalitions, health care and social service providers, parents and caregivers, Tribal communities, and others to better serve families.
We advocate on behalf of families, communities, and our partners to build a better future. Help Me Grow Washington is strategically positioned to both define and support a shared agenda that promotes the optimal healthy development of all young children. Through advocacy and funding efforts, we coordinate requests from regional and local Help Me Grow Washington systems to reflect localized needs with funders and legislature. We build a process for communities to access catalytic funding, resources, and support to develop local Help Me Grow Washington systems.
We welcome all who are interested in learning more about Help Me Grow Washington and who support building an organized system of community resources to help children grow up healthy.
It can now be found at HelpMeGrowWA.org, where you will find the Resource Finder and all of information you’ve come to rely on to support your family with health, food, basic needs, and child development resources.
