Community Resources
Domestic Violence Classes for Children
Kids’ Club Programs: Group Programs for children affected by domestic violence
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Cascade People’s Center
309 Pontius Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-587-0320
Fax: 206-694-5777 ATTN: Cascade People's Center
E-mail: cascadepeoplescenter@lcsnw.org
Website: www.cascadepeoplescenter.org
Hours: Monday-Friday, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Additional Information: Ujima after-school program for 7-12 year olds. Includes homework help, snack and activities. Also hosts Family Fun Nights and Open Mic Nights which are recreational family activities provided every other month.
Center for Human Services (CHS)
17018 15th Avenue NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
Phone: 206-362-7282
Fax: 206-362-7152
Email: execdir@chs-nw.org
Website: www.chs-nw.org
Hours: After-school and in summer.
Cost: Free.
Duration: Varies.
Time: Varies.
Focus: Varies.
Additional Information: Programming in Bothell and Shoreline. Call to inquire.
Domestic Abuse Women’s Network, DAWN
P.O. Box 88007
Tukwila, WA 98138
Phone: 425-656-4305, #249
Fax: 425-656-4309
Website: www.dawnonline.org
Cost: Free
Additional Information: The shelter-based program offers domestic violence education, recreational activities, play times, tutors for school-age children, and access to daycare and schools. The Shelter children’s advocate provides moms and their children a supportive atmosphere, and access to information and resources to meet children’s needs. DAWN also offers Kid’s Club, which is open to all children in our community and is free of charge. Kid’s Club is series of group sessions which offer support and information to help kids deal with their exposure to domestic violence. Based on a national model, Kid’s Club can increase a child’s feeling of safety, decrease stress, anxiety and depression, and improve school readiness. Custodial parents join a number of the group sessions, but also meet in their own group to learn more about how to help their children cope with their experiences. A licensed mental health practitioner, who is very knowledgeable about domestic violence, facilitates the program.
Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP)
PO Box 6398
Bellevue, WA 98008
Phone: 425-746-1940
Fax: 425-649-0752
Website: www.edvp.org
Additional Information: For children who accompany their mothers to Support Groups. In a supportive, safe environment, children who have witnessed and/or been victims of abuse develop skills to help them better cope with their experiences and just be kids again. Through exercises and structured play – and just ordinary play – children learn appropriate ways to express anger, deal with their fears and stay safe. Children who grow up in abusive families are far more likely to become abusers or become victims as adults. In Children's Groups, we work to break that cycle.
Jewish Family Service
1601 16th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-461-3240
Fax: 206-461-3696
TTY: 206-861-3197
E-mail: contactus@jfsseattle.org
Website: www.jfsseattle.org
Hours: Office hours Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Additional Information: Kids' Club - a 12-week series of classes for children who have witnessed domestic violence.
New Beginnings
PO Box 75125
Seattle, WA 98175
Phone: 206-522-9472
E-mail: info@newbegin.org
Website: www.newbegin.org
Additional Information: Call or go online for more information.
Southeast Youth and Family Services
3722 South Hudson Street
Seattle, WA 98118
Phone: 206-721-5542
Email: seyfs@uswest.net
Website: www.scn.org/seyouth/index.htm
Additional Information: Offers numerous programs for youth, please see website for more details.
Southwest Youth and Family Services
4555 Delridge Way Southwest
Seattle, WA 98106
Phone: 206-937-7680
Fax: 206-935-9967
Email: info@swyfs.org
Website: www.swyfs.org
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday by appointment.
Cost: Free.
Additional Information: Classes offered in English, Spanish, Cambodian and Somali. Also offers ESL classes.