Donations

WISH LIST 2008

You can help Youth Advocates in small ways and big ways.
When you care about youth, what do you wish?
Wish you could make a positive difference? You can!
Youth Advocates foster youth wishes are listed below for you to
choose from--or call us with a surprising wish you don't see listed and want to share!

YOUTH WISHES

• Dental or orthodontia care
• Corporate gift cards (any denomination for stores such as Target, Macy's, a grocery store, etc. where clothing, school supplies, books or food can be purchased)
• Scholarship for a foster youth’s school sport (uniforms, fees, etc)
• Gift cards for haircuts at local chain salons

AGENCY WISHES

• Website consultation, design and creation
• In-Kind Advertising (radio and/or newsprint)
• Office furniture (coffee table, 5x7 rug, stackable chairs), office supplies or computer equipment

• Financial gift for operations (rent, utilities, etc.)

WE WISH WE WISH

• Continuous Giving: Periodic automated withdrawals from your pre-selected account in the amount you wish!
• Planned Giving: Gifts to Youth Advocates via will, charitable gift annuities, life insurance or other options. Continue your legacy of giving for years to come!
• Donation of land or property for operational use or sale to benefit Youth Advocates programs and mission. Youth Advocates honors requests for namesake donations. What a legacy!

Please Mail Gift Card Donations to:

Youth Advocates
7509 Aurora Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103

Gift Shipping Information:

Please call (206) 388-5868 to coordinate shipping, delivery or pick-up of your charitable items.

Youth Advocates is a not-for-profit corporation under 26 USC 501(c)(3). A gift to Youth Advocates is tax-deductible.

If you would like to make a contribution to Youth Advocates, call Traci Russell at
206-781-2401 or click on the following link to use PayPal.

Youth Advocates has felt the impact of the needs for additional support services in our community. We have seen a rise in the most troubled and at-risk youth. Yet at a time when additional services for these special needs population is rising, we are faced with shrinking support for our programs. Youth Advocates receives primary funding on a contract basis from the Department of Social Services (DSHS) and as a United Way agency. Beginning in 2003, United Way has cut funding by 10% across the board to all programs. Staff medical insurance has increased by 50% in the past two years and liability insurance has quadrupled. Despite strong support from the community, United Way and DSHS, our budget is far from balanced. These additional expenses have caused budget deficits. In response to these deficits, we have taken belt-tightening steps to cut costs.

We are reaching out for your support. Strategies to protect and strengthen the youth and their families are critical to the success of our community, and the overwhelming needs of this population are immense. Youth Advocates is an organization committed to excellence, with a clear vision and a passion for helping those youth that others may have given up on. With your help we will continue helping these troubled youth find the security and caring they need to make their lives happier today and more productive tomorrow.