How do I help my kids when community violence happens? Timely support:

Help kids heal

Kids in our communities need you more than ever.

This spring, we are rising in a Surge of Hope.

The word “surge” once threatened our communities. Now we’re reclaiming it.

Your gift today — alongside a lead gift from M.A. Mortenson Companies — will connect children to trauma-informed care, support caregivers so they aren’t carrying this alone, and help us respond without waiting on public funding.

Washburn Center for Children is witnessing and responding to a steep increase in the demands of a children’s mental health crisis that threatens the future generation.

As we emerge from repeated traumas like the pandemic and community violence, the disruption to children’s lives, connections and stability cause cases to be more complex than ever before – and there’s no end in sight to this increased demand.

Children are experiencing more overlapping diagnoses and needing extended treatment plans.

But there is hope.

Donors are walking alongside Washburn Center as we strive to do more together. Your generosity is the difference-maker for youth in need as they learn, develop and grow.

You Transform Kids’ Mental Health

Washburn Center’s transparency has cemented the organization as a gold-level GuideStar participant in 2023. Learn more by clicking here.

Washburn Center for Children received a perfect financial score from Charity Navigator for use of funds and board member composition.

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